阅读单选20题（模拟期中试题）-2023学年九年级英语上学期考点复习

专题05阅读单选（名校模拟期中真题）精练20题（解析版）

一、阅读单选

ItwasagreatgifttotheworldfromancientChina.Beforeitwasinvented,sailorshadto

passdependonthestarstofinddirection.Afteritwasinvented,theoceanswereopentotravel.And

manynewdiscoveriesweremadewiththehelpofit.

Itwasoneofthegreatestinventions.Itissaidthatinthe3rdcenturyaChinesemanwrote

abouthowtomakeit.Atfirst,itwasusedformakingfireworks.AttheendoftheTargDynasty,

Gunpowder

peoplebegantouseitinwars.ThemethodofmakingitwasbroughttotheArabworldand

Europeinthe13thand14thcenturies.

Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtomakepaper.DuringtheWesternHanDynasty

(202B.C.—9A.D.),paperwasmadeinsomeplacesinChina.ItwasdevelopedintheEastern

PapermakingHanDynasty(25A.D.—220A.D.)byCaiLun.Hemadepaperwithbark,ropes,ragsandso

on.Beforeitwasinvented,(heancientChinesecarvedcharactersonanimalbonesandstones.

Theyalsowrotethemonbambooandwoodensticks.

Itwasdevelopedin1041—1048intheSongDynasty.AmannamedBiShengcarved

charactersonpiecesofclayandwoodThenheputinkonthemAfterthecharacterswereprinted

Printing

onpaper,thepiecesofclayorwoodcouldbeusedagain.ThistechnologythenspreadloKorea,

JapanandEurope.Itwasthebasicmethodatthattime.

travel.Athewasinvented,theoceanswereopentotravel.A.passB.printingC.gunpowder

D.papermaking

2.Atfirst,gunpowderwasusedfor.

A.findingdirectionB.makingfireworks

C.carvingcharactersD.writingcharacters

3.developedpapermakingintheEasternHanDynasty.

A.SomesailorsB.BiShengC.CaiLunD.PeopleintheArabworld

4.Printingwasdevelopedinthe.

A.TangDynastyB.SongDynastyC.HanDynastyD.Wedon'tknow.

5.Thebesttitleforthereadingmaterialis.

A.TheFourDynastiesofAncientChina

B.TheFourGreatInventorsofAncientChina

C.TheFourGreatInventionsofAncientChina

D.TheFourGreatInventionsofChina

Whenyouwantioaskyourteacheraquestionduringclass,whaidoyoudo?Doyousimplyshoutoutyour

questionassoonasitentersyourmind?Ordoyouraiseyourhandandwaituntil（heteachercallsyourname?

Ifyoupolitelyraiseyourhandfirst,it'sprobablybecauseyourteacherhasanilethatregulates（规定）what

youareallowedtodowhenyouhaveaquestion.Canyouimaginewhatitwouldbelikeifeveryonecouldsimply

talkwhenevertheywantedduringclass?Doyouthinklearningwouldtakeplace?Insteadofapeacefullearning

environment,aclassroomwithoutruleswouldbechaolic。昆乱的）！

Whenyoulearntodrive,you'llrealizehowmanyrulesyouhavetofollow.Youcan'tgoasfastasyouwant

atanytimeinanyplace.Youcan'tparkyourcaranywhereyouwantto.You'renotevenallowedtodriveacarif

youareunder18yearsold!

Therulesfordrivingshareamonpurpose（目的）withmanyrulesyoumustfollowinyourdailylifetokeep

yousafe.AsanancientChinesesayinggoes,“Norules、nostandards."Ifyoumakealistoftherulesyoufollow

eachday,youwillquicklyrealizehowmanyofthemcankeepyousafeandmakeyourlifemoreenjoyableasa

result.

Althoughsometimesyoufeellikearuleisunjusl（不公平的）,don'tbreakit.Instead,decidewhatyoucando

toirylochangetherule.Workingwithintherulestochangetherulesiswhatyouneedtodo.

6.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.askingsomequestionsB.describingasituation

C.providingsomematerialsD.sharinganidea

7.Howdoteacherskeeporderintheclassroom,accordingtoParagraph2?

A.Byteachingstudentshowimportanttherulesare.

B.Bypunishing（惩罚）studentswhobreaktherules.

C.Bychangingsomeunjustrules.

D.Bysettingsomerulesinadvance（提前）.

8.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninChinese?

A.不以规矩，不能成方圆。B.吃一堑，长一智。

C.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。D.言无二贵，法无两适。

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewritergivesanexampletoexplainwhyrulesarcimportant.

B.Followingrulescangiveyouasafeandhappylifeinaway.

C.Weneedn'tpayattentiontounjastrules.

D.Thepurposeofrulesisioregulateyourbehavior.

10.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtomakefairrulesB.howstudentsshouldactinschool

C.whysocietyneedsrulesD.whatchangesyoucanmaketotherules

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.AwanttogelmoreinformationaboutHealthCenter,youcancall.A.B.C.D.

12.OnecangetfreephysicalexaminationinHealthCenterifheorsheis.

A.9B.67C.73D.18

13.TheSunnyEnglishclubisopenhourseverySaturday.

A.2B.3C.4D.5

14.YouwillpayyuanifyouwanttobeamemberofTheSunnyEnglishclubforhalfayear.

A.200B.600C.1,200D.1,400

A.Stage1sleep.B.Stage2sleep.

C.Stage3sleep.D.Stage4sleep.

19.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

A.L?13「4I」

c.

20.What'sthisreadingabout?

A.Whatdoesdreamingstartwith.

B.Whatyourdreamsaretellingyou.

C.Whatstagesofsleepwegothrough.

D.Whatkindsofdreamsdowehave.

Mr.Whitewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedonthelightand

lookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock.44Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?^^Hethought.Hedecidedtogoand

findout.Sohegotoffbed.pulonhisdressinggown(晨衣)andwenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,(here

wasnobodythere.

“That'sverystrange.^^hethought.Thenhewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotback

intobed,turnedoffthelightandtriedtogotosleep.

Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellringagain.Mr.Whitejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyandrushedtothe

door.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednottofeelangry.Thenhesawa

pieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewordsonit,“ItisnowaRermidnight(午夜)，soitis

AprilFool'sDay.Aprilfboltoyou!”

“Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor^^^Mr.Whiteexclaimedandalmostsmiled.Hewentbacktobedand

fellasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.

21.Mr.Whitewhenthebellrang.

A.wasgettingreadyforbedB.wasplayingputergames

C.wasmakingacall.D.waswatchingTV

22.WhydidMr.Whiterushtothedoorwhenheheard(hebellring(hesecondtime?

A.Hewanted(oopenthedoorforthevisitor.

B•Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.

C.Hewasafraidofthering.

D.Hewaswaitingforsomeone.

23.Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecanonAprilFoci'sDay.

A.writenotestoeachother

B.visitothersatnight

C.playjokesoneachother

D.sendpresentstochildren

24.Whaidoestheunderlinedword“exclaimed“meanintheIasiparagraph?

A.惊叫B.哭喊C.沉默D.跌倒

25.WhatdidMr.WhitethinkabouttheEnglishboy?

A.Hewasabadboy.B.Hewasfriendlywithhim.

C.Heshouldn'tringthebellatmidnight.D.Hedidadangerousthingjustnow.

HerearefivesuggestionsyoucanfollowtoimproveyourEnglish,and(hefirstoneisthemostimportant.

It,sYourDutytoAchieveYourAims!StudyingEnglishisyourownduty.Itisn'ttheduty

ofyourEnglishteacheroryourparents.Youmusttakeanactivepartinyourstudy!

GetaTeacherorAttendaClass!It,salittledifficulttostudyEnglishalone.Itwillbe

difficulttolearnhowtospeakEnglishifyoudon'thaveanEnglishteacherorsomeoneelseto

talkwith.

WorkHard!

YouneedtopracticespeakingEnglishoften.Youshouldfinishallofyourhomework,

improveyourvocabuiaiyoutsideclassandcheckthehomeworkintime.

KeepStudying!Don'tstopstudyingibralongtimeevenduringasummerholiday!To

makegreatprogress,youshouldstudyatleastfivehourseachweek.

MakeEnglishYourHobbyandHaveFun!YoucanimproveyourEnglishthroughsome

activities:

Reading-chooseEnglishbooksthatyouwant(oread.

Englishsongs—chooseyourfavoriteEnglishsongsandsingthemoften.

Movies—watchmoviesthatareinEnglishwithsubtitlesinyourlanguage.

Travel—travelinginEnglishspeakingcountriescanhelpyouwithyouEnglish.

suggestions.Asmoreimportantthanothersuggestions.A.Suggestion1B.Suggestion2C.Suggestion4

D.Suggestion5

27.Accordingtothepassage,anEnglishlearnershouldstudyeveryweektomakegreatprogress.

A.abouttwohoursB.lessthanfourhoursC.atleastfivehoursD.atmostfivehours

28.Theunderlinedword“subtilles“inthepassagemeansinChinese.

A.情节B.字幕C.画面D.人物

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.ReadingEnglishbooks.B.SingingEnglishsongs.

C.WatchingEnglishmovies.D.WritingemailsinEnglish.

30.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howtoimproveEnglishB.howtochoosegoodEnglishbooks

C.howtostudyEnglishforpleasureD.howtosingEnglishsongswell

Asastudent,Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass,andIfoundthatthestudentsaroundwerejust

likeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass,whentheteacheraskedaquestion,IalwaysloweredmyheadbecauseI

wasafraidthattheteachersawme.Oneday,inaforeignlanguageclass,Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedus

tobeactiveinclass,soheaskedussomequestions,butnooneanswered.44Letmetellyouastoryfirst,“hesaid.

“WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy,theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopletomakespeeches.Before

thebeginningofeveryspeech,Ifoundaninterestingthing.Thestudentsaroundmealwaystookacardboard

folded（折叠的）inhalf,wrotetheirnamesboldlywiththemosteyecatchingcolor,andthenplacedthecardboard

ontheseat.Sowhenthespeakerneededtheanswersfromthestudents,hecouldseeandcallalistener'sname

directly.”

“Icouldn'tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetoldmethespeakerswerealltoppeoplewhomeantchances.

Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise,itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances.Infact,ireallysawafew

studentsgotgreatchancesbecauseofthat.^^

Afterlisteningto（hestory,Iunderstoodthatthechancewouldnotfindyouitself.Ybumustshowyourselfall

thetimesothatyoucouldfindachanceonthecard.

31.WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?

A.Readloudly.B.Takenotescarefully.C.Beactive.D.Listentohimquietly.

32.Howdidthewriter'sclassmatesbehavewhentheywereaskedquestions?

A.Theyraisedtheirhands.B.Theyshooktheirheads.

C.Theyclosedtheireyes.D.Theyloweredtheirheads.

33.Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents'names?

A.Hegotthemfromtheputer.B.Hesawthecardboardsontheseats.

C.Heaskedthestudentsfbrtheirnames.D.Hegotthemfromthenamelistontheteacher'sdesk.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eyecatching”inParagraph1ireaninChinese?

A.引人注目的B.眼睛疼痛的C.目光呆滞的D.睡眼朦胧的

35.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?

A.Doingasothersdoisnecessary.B.Answeringquestionsbravelyiseasy.

C.Attractingothers'attentionisinteresting.D.Showingyourselfbravelycanwinchances.

“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It'safriendlywaythatpeopleintheU.S.A.greeteachother.But“How

areyou?^^isalsoaveryunusualquestion.

It'saquestionthatoftendoesn'tneedananswer.Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?”hopestchearthe

answer“Fine”，eveniftheperson'sfriendisn'tfine.

Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?"isn'treallyaquestionand“Fine"isn'treallyananswer.Theyaresimply

otherwaysofsaying“HeHo”or“Hi”.

wrong...s,peoplealsodon'tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks“Doyou

agree?”theotherpersonmightthink,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou'rewrong../'Butitisn'tverypolitetodisagreeso

strongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay'Tmnotsure.^^It'sanicerwaytosaythatyoudon'tagreewithsomeone.

Peoplealsodon'tsayexactlyv/hattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishtalkingwithotherpeople.Forexample,

manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenonepersonsay"I'vetogonow."Often,thepersonwhowantstohangup

givesexcuses:"Someone'satthedoor.”"Somethingisburningonthestove.Theexcusesmightbereal,ornot.

Perhapsthepersonwhowantstohangupsimplydoesn'twanttotalkanymore,butitisn'tpolitetosaythat.

Theexcuseismorepolite,anditdoesn'thurttheotherperson.

Whenpeoplearegreetingeachotherortalkingaboutanidea,theydon'tsayexactlythattheyarethinking.

Il'sanimportantwaythatpeopletrylobenicetoeachother,andit'spartofthegameoflanguage.

36.WhenapersonintheUnitedStatesasks"Howareyou?”heorshewantstohear“"

A.Howareyou?B.Hello.C.Idon'tknow.D.Fine.

37.Whenapersondisagreeswithsomeone,itispolitetosay"

A.You'rewrong.Idisagree.B.fmnotsure.

C.PmsureIdisagree.D.No,Idisagree.

38.Apolitewaytofinishatalkistosay"

A.YouhavetogonowB.Iwanttohangup

C.IhavetogonowD.Idon'twanttotalkanymore

39.Whenapersonsays“Ihavetogonow""Someone'satthedoor',thepersonmaybe,

A.givinganexcuseB.hurtingsomeone'sfeeling

C.illinbedD.askingyouaquestion

40.Thenileofthegameoflanguageisprobably"

A.AlwayssaywhatyoumeanB.Don'tdisagreewithpeople

C.NeversayexactlywhatyouarcthinkingD.Bepolite

Inl998,RyanHreljac'sclassinKemptville,Ontario,wasraisingmoneytodigwells（井）inAfrica.Ryan's

teacherexplainedthatgettingwaterformostCanadianswasaseasyasturningontheTV,butmanychildrenin

Uganda（乌干达）hadtowalkoverthreemileseachday（ocollectwaterfortheirfamilies.Somechildreneven

walkeduptosixhourseverydaytogetwater,leavinglittletimeforschool—nottomentionanythingfun!

Theteachertoldpeoplethatevenafterthekidsputinallthosehoursofwork,thewaterwasoftennotsafeto

drink.Manychildrendiedfromdrinkinguncleanwater.

Theteachersaidtothefirstgradeclassthat$70wasenoughtodiganewwell.Itcouldgivewatertoawhole

Ugandanvillage.Remember,toasixyearoldchild,thatisalotofmoney.

Heknewhisfamilydidn'thaveenoughmoneybutRyanwantedtomakeachange.Whenhegothomefrom

schoolthatday,hetoldhismomanddadthatheneeded$70forawellinAfrica.Hisparentssaid,“ifyouare

reallyseriousaboutraising$70,youcandosomehouseworkaroundthehouse.^^

Ryandidallkindsofhousework.Aftermonthsofhardwork.Ryanfinallycollected$70,Thenheandhis

parentswenttotheofficeofanorganizationcalledWatcrCan.ThepeopleatWatcrCanwerehappywithRyan's

donation（捐赠）.Ryanwasalsohappythathecouldhelp.

41.Whatcanweknowfrom（hefirstparagraph?

A.ThechildreninUgandalikedwatchingTVtoomuch.

B.ThechildreninUgandadidn'twanttodoanythingfiin.

C.IttookthechildreninUgandatoomuchtimetogetwater.

D.ManychildreninUgandalikedwalkingtogethertogetwater.

42.WhatwasanotherproblemaccordingtoRyan'steacher?

A.Thewaterwasn'tclean.B.Thewaterwaseverywhere.

C.Thekidsdidn'tlistentotheteacher.D.Ryandidn'tgetonwithhisclassmates.

43.Ryangotmoneyby.

A.playingfootballB.dancing

C.doinghouseworkD.doinghomework

44.Ryanwashappybecauseatlast.

A.histeachergavehimanAinatest

B.hemadefriendswithaboyinUganda

C.hegotaprizeforwinningapetition

D.hecouldhelpthechildreninUgandagetcleanwater

45.Whatisthebesttitlefor（hepassage?

A.Ryan'sparentswantedtohelp.B.Ryan'sschoollifeandfamilylife.

C.ChildreninUgandaneededateacher.D.Ryanraisedmoneyfordiggingwells.

StartingwithChineseshooterYangQian,whowonthefirstgoldmedalattheTokyo2020Gamesinthe

women's1OmeterairrifleonJuly24,YangLihasfinishedfiveclaysculptures（雕塑）ofChineseplayerswho

wongoldmedalsattheGames.BesidesYangQian,theplayersincludeWangShun,MaLong,QuanHongchan

andGuanChenchen.Yang,afineartteacherinShanxiprovince,startedcreatingclaysculpturesin2015.Before

creatingasculpture,sheusuallywatchesvideosandphotosoftheplayerandthenmakesthebasicshapeusing

clay."ThenIwillputthesculptureintotheovenfbrfiring,whichhelpskeepthesculpturefbrlongtime,”shesaid.

“Last,Iwillpaintitindifferentcolors.^^

JiYulan,apapercutcraftswoman,isshowingtouristssimplepapercuttingskills.Jitakesapieceofpaperand

beginsperforming.Thescissorsswimlikeafishinherhand.Thepapermoves.Whensheunfoldsthepaper,an

image（形象）ofaXinjiangchildappears.

“Ihavebeenmakingpapercutsfbrmorethan40years,MJisaidwithalaugh.uMydadisovereightynow.He

stillkeepsonpapercutting,althoughhishandsshakewhenholdingscissors/'Influencedbyherfamily,Jiloves

papercutting.kvInthepast,mygrandmataughtmetomakepapercuttingportraitswithtraditionaleyes.Now,I

knowyoungpeoplelikebigeyes,sonowImakepapercuttingportraitsintheshapeofbigeyes,“Jijoked.Unlike

folkpapercutting,Ji'spapercuttingsaysalotaboutthelocalhistory,cultureandcustomsofXinjiang.

46.BesidesYangQian,howmanyotherplayers5claysculpturesareincluded?

A.Five.B.Four.C.ThreeD.None.

47.YangListartedcreatingclaysculptures

A.in2020B.in2019C.in2015D.in2014

48.Beforecreatingasculpture,YangLiusuallydoesthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.

A.winninggoldmedalsattheGainesB.watchingvideosandphotosoftheathlete

C.makingthebasicshapeusingclayD.paintingitindifferentcolors

49.WhotaughtJiYulantomakepapercuttingportraitswithtraditionaleyes?

A.Herself.B.Herfather.C.Hergrandma.D.Ybungpeople.

50.WhatdoesJiYulan\papercuttingsay?

A.AboutthelocalhistoryofXinjiang.B.AboutthelocalcultureofXinjiang.

C.AboutthelocalcustomsofXinjiang.D.Alloftheabove.

TherearemanycitiesinChina.Guilinismyfavoritecitybecauseofitsbeauty,itswaterways,itscafes,and

mostofallbecauseImetmywife（here.Ilisherhometownandwewillbothrelire（退休）thereinafewyears.

NotonlyisGuilinawonderfulcity,buttherearemanyinterestingplacestovisitwithinashortdrivefrom

there.

TheLingCanal,oneofthewonders,istheoldestcanalintheworld.Itwasbuiltabout2,200yearsagoand

connectstwomajorriversystems,theYangtzeandthePearlRiver.

TheLongshcngRiceTerracesisanotherman-madewonder.Itwasbuiltaround650yearsago.Ihavesome

photosofbothoftheseplacesinmyChinaDailyHomepageAlbums.

TheGudongWaterfallParkisanotherfamousplacethatisworthvisiting.Thehiketo（he（opofallthese

waterfallsisn'tverydifficultandifyouwant,youcantakeridetothebottomonpersonalrailcar.Youcancontrol

thespeedorstopthecarwithabrake.Ifyouwant,youcanalsoclimbupsomeofthewaterfallswiththehelpof

chains（链条）.Itisveryconvenientfortheclimbers.

IhaveonlybeeninGuilinduringthewinterandspring,butmywifetellsmeitgetsprettyhotinthesummer

time.That'sOKbecauseIgrewupintheMidwestoftheUSwhereitgetsveryhotandwetduringthesummer

months.

InGuilin,almosteverythingiswithinwalkingdistance.Ifyouneedtogofurther,thebusesebyevery5

minutesonthebusystreets.Therearcplentyoftaxis,too,andmost（ripsarconly6yuan.Guilinisaperfectplace

tohavearetiredlife.

51.ThewriterlikesGuilinbestmainlybecause.

A.ithasmanywaterwaysB.hemethiswifethere

C.helikesitsbeautyD.hewillhavearetiredlifethere

52.Whichofthefollowingistheman-madewonderinGuilin?

A.TheLingCanal.B.TheGudongWaterfallPark.

C.TheLongshcngRiceTerraces.D.BothAandC.

53.TheChinesemeaningof^brake''inParagraph5is.

A.车灯B.刹车C.喇叭D.油门

54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Guilinisthewriter'shometown.

B.Guilinisreallyagoodplacetofindajob.

C.It'sdifficultfbrtheclimberstoclimbupsomewaterfallswiththehelpofchains.

D.TheLingCanalhasalongerhistorythanthatoftheLongshcngRiceTerraces.

55.Thispassageisprobablyfrom.

A.a（ravelmagazineB.abookreview

C.aschoolreportD.anexercisebook

Foralmost100years,theWinterOlympicshasbeenacelebrationofsnowandicesportsaroundtheworld.It

isaspecialeventthatonlyhappensonceeveryfouryears.

AlthoughtheWinterOlympicsstartedwithjustfivesportsacrossninedisciplines（项目）inFrancein1924,it

hasgrowntoincludesevensportsacross15differenldisciplinesandhasbeenhostedin12countriesacrossthree

continents（大陆）.In2022,fbrthefirsttimeeverintheGames'history,Beijingbecamethefirstcitytohave

hostedboththeSummerandWinterOlympics.

ChinahasealongwayandachievedmanygoalssinceittookpartintheWinterOlympicsfortliefirsttime

in1980.Inthisshortperiodoftime,China'splayershavewonmedalsinsixoftheevent'ssports.Shorttrack

speedskating（短道速滑）hasbeenanareaofexpertise（专长）fbrChina.

China'sloveforwintersportshasbeengrowing.TheMinistryofEducationhassetagoalofbuilding5,000

specialschoolsby2025toimprovewintersportseducation.

Thegovernmenthasalsobeenencouragingprimaryandmiddleschoolstoaddwintersportstotheirsubjects.

Manyprovincesandcitieshavealreadyactedonthissuggestion.Classeswillbesetupinschoolsinnorthern

Chinatoimproveinterestinwintersports.InsouthernChina,schoolscanworkwithicerinks(溜i水场)andwinter

sportsclubs.

Beijinghasalreadyseiagoodexample,hisreportedthatnearly840,000siudemsin(hecityhavebegun

takingwintersportslessons,includingskatingandskiinglessons.

56.HowmanysportsdidtheWintsrOlympicsstartwithin1924?

A.9.B.5.C.7.D.15.

57.What'sthefirsttimefbrBeijingintheGames'history?

A.BeijingisthefirstcitytoholdtheSummerOlympics.

B.Beijinghasthemostsportsanddisciplinesinhistory.

C.Beijinghasthemostspecialschools(oimprovesportseducation.

D.BeijingisthefirstcitytohosttheSummerandWinterOlympics.

58.WhendidChinajoinintheWinterOlympicsforthefirsttime?

A.In1924.B.In1980.C.In2020.D.In2022.

59.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“acton”？

A.对……起作用B.实施C.作用于D.立即行动

60.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplelikewintersports.

B.ThereismorethanonecitytohosttheSummerandWinterOlympics.

C.ChinaonlytookpartintheWinterOlympicsninetimes.

D.Thegovernmentencouragesallschoolstoaddwintersportstotheirsubjects.

China

TheShenzhouXIIImannedspaceshipsetoff

ThreeChineseastronautsenteredChina'sspacestationcoremoduleTianhc,andtheShenzhouXIIImanned

spaceshipwassuccessfullysetoffonOctober16,2021.TheteammembersZhaiZhigang,WangYaping,andYe

GuangfuareexpectedtoliveandworkinChina'sspacestationfbrsixmonths.WangYaping,a.motherofa

5yearoldgirl,hasdrawnworldwideattention,forsheis（hefirstChinesewomantocarryoutaspacev/alk.

Singapore

Robocopspatrol（巡逻）streets

Singaporegovernmentistryingoutpatrolrobotstowatchpeople'saction.Therobotsarefittedwithseven

camerasandareprogrammedtowampeopletaking"undesirablesocialaction”.Thisincludesparkingbicyclesin

thewrongplace.Therobotsarethenewesttoolsthatareusedtowatchpeople.Somepeoplethinktheydoharmto

people'sprivacy.

TheUK

Aftertwoyearsoftesting,TonyEdwardshasbuilttheworld'sfastestlawnmower（割草机）.Edwardsisa

mechanicalengineerfromtheUK.NotonlycanthelawnmowerracealongataGuinnessWorldRecordspeedof

143milesperhour,butitcanalsocutgrass.4tlamreallyhappy.Ittooktwoyearsandalotofwork,^^Edwards

said."IthinkI'llhavetofindsomethingelsetodonow.”

.Anewsabovehassomethingtodowith.A.HealthandSportsB.Histoi-yandCulture

C.ScienceandTechnologyD.PopulationandEnvironment

62.Theideaof“Robocopspatrolstreets^^isto.

A.dohanntopeople'sprivacyB.helptoparkbicycle

C.monitorpeople's