2026年中考英语复习热搜题速递之阅读理解（2025年10月）

第1页（共1页）2026年中考英语复习热搜题速递之阅读理解（2025年10月）一．阅读理解（共20小题）1．（2025秋•龙岗区校级月考）MsLiuwasbornin1973.Whenshewasachild，aneighborusedsignlanguagetocommunicatewithherbutLiucouldnotunderstandwhatshewastryingtosay.Withthehelpoftheneighbor'shusband，Liuknewthatshewantedtomakeherascarf.Liuwasmovedbyherkindgesture，andthoughtitwouldbegreatifshecouldspeak.TheexperienceleftindeliblemarksonLiu.Attheageof14，shedecidedtolearntoteachhearing﹣impaired（耳背的）students.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity，shebecameateacherataschoolofspecialeducation.Sheremembersclearlythattherewere14studentsinherclass，from6to12yearsold.Someofthestudentshadarunnynose；someevenwettheirtrousers.Shewasatalossandthoughtaboutgivingup，butherneighbor'sfaceflashedthroughhermind.Althoughshewasonly18atthetime，shetreatedthestudentsasherchildren.Withgreatcareandpatience，shetaughtthestudentshowtowashtheirfaceandclothes，andcliptheirnails.Tohelpherstudentsspeak，sheputherlips（嘴唇）againsttheirhandtoletthemfeelthemovementofthelipsandtheflowoftheair，whileallowingthestudentstoputtheirhandaroundherneckandonhernosesotheycouldfeelthevibration（振动）ofthethroat.ThankstoLiu'stirelessefforts，herstudentsshowedgreatimprovementandinher30yearsofteachingcareer（职业），manystudentsshehastaughthavereceivedhighereducation.（1）Paragraph1iswrittento.A．introduceLiu'sneighborB．showthepainofhearing﹣impairedpeopleC．showtherelationshipbetweenLiuandherneighborD．showLiu'sreasonforhelpinghearing﹣impairedstudents（2）Theunderlinedword"indelible"inParagraph2means.A．ever﹣lastingB．believableC．movingD．uncomfortable（3）Fromthepassage，weknow.A．LiulovedthestudentsonseeingthemB．LiuwasborngoodatspecialeducationC．Liu'sneighborhadagreatinfluenceonherD．Liuhadnodifficultyteachingthestudents（4）WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5？A．Liu'steachingwentwell.B．Liutriedherbesttoteachthestudents.C．ThestudentslovedLiu'steachingmethods.D．Lipsplayedthemostimportantpartinteaching.（5）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．NeverGivingUpB．WonderfulTeachingCareerC．ThirtyYearsofAchievementsD．SpecialLoveforSpecialYou2．（2025•苏州模拟）WangJijia，attheageof53，foundedaprivatemuseumtoexhibit（展览）olditemshecollectedoverthepast30years.Asafarmer，heisfullofloveforwhathappensontheland.Whenhewasinhighschool，Wangwasattracted（吸引）bythepapersfoundathome."Lookingatthoseyellowishpapersfromtheoldage，Icouldn'thelpwonderingaboutthestoriesbehindthem，"hesaid.★.Overtheyears，hiscollectionshavegrownlarger，sodidhisdream.In2017，aftervisitinganexhibitioninhisprovince，hehadtheideaofestablishingamuseumtoexhibithiscollections.Hehopedtoofferthepublicachancetorecallthosepastdays.Heborrowedmoneyfromthebankandusedhisknowledgefromvisitingdifferentpublicmuseumsacrossthecountrytodesignhisownmuseum.Intwoyears，Wangbuiltthemuseumthatcoversabout500squaremeterswithover20，000exhibits，ranging（变化）fromolditemsforseveralthousandyearstonewobjectsfromhisparents'generation（一代人）.Inhismuseum，hehopestheoldergenerationcanrecalltheunforgettabledaysandthattheyouthcanthinkaboutthechangesbroughtbytheirparents."Amuseumisaplacewherepeoplecantalktothepasttimes，"hesaid.SinceitsopeninginSeptember2019，themuseumhasreceivedmorethan16，000visitors，suchasculturelovers，elderlyvillagers，museumcolleaguesandmedicalstaff.Wangsometimesspendshiswholedayinthemuseum，readingabook，orfixingabrokenitemtobetterunderstandthestoriesbehindhiscollections."IbelieveI'mdoingagreatthing，andIwillcarryoncollectingolditems.Thenextgenerationsneedtoknowhowfarwehavecometomakeabetterworld，"Wangsaid.（1）WhydidWangstartcollectingoldthings？A.It'shisdreamtoexhibittheoldthingsoneday.B.Hewasfreeandfoundnothingelsetokilltime.C.Hewasinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheolditems.D.Helovedreadingoldnewspapersandwantedtokeepthem.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"establishing"inParagraph3mean？A.Lookingat.B.Closingdown.C.Givingup.D.Settingup.（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★？A.Sincethen，hehasspentmostofhissparetimecollectingoldthings.B.So，Wangstartedtofigureoutthestoriesbehindthem.C.Wangdecidedtobuildamuseumofhisown.D.Wang'sfamilysupportedhimalot.（4）Basedonthepassage，whatcanbeinferredaboutWang'sattitudetowardscollectingolditems？A.Hethinkscollectingolditemsisjustapersonalinterestandhasnolargerpurpose.B.Heplacesgreatimportanceonteachingtheyoungstersabouthistory.C.Hebelievesolditemsareonlyvaluablebecausetheybringbackmemories.D.Hecollectsolditemsmainlytomakemoney，notfortheirhistoricalvalue.（5）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.Wang'sPrivateMuseumB.APrivateMuseum'sOwnerC.AFarmer'sCollectionsD.TheOpeningofaPrivateMuseum3．（2025秋•上蔡县月考）Inearlyhumanhistory，homewaslikeasmallfireandacircleofclosepeople.Peoplesataroundthefire，sharingfoodandstories，andthedancinglightofthefireheldtheearliestsenseofsafety（安全感）.Overtime，homebecomesanimportantpartofhowwethinkandfeelabouttheworld.Itismorethanjustaplaceandithelpsusfeelsafeandconnected.Youcanfeelathomeinotherplaces，butit'sdifferentfrombeinginyourtruehome.Forexample，ifyoutraveltoanothercityorcountry，youmightstarttofeelcomfortablethere，butyoumayfeelveryhomesick（想家的）whenyouareawayforsomedays.Thatshowshowstrongtheline（界限）betweenhomeandnot﹣homecanbe.Foranimals，homeisoftenthenatural（自然的）worldthattheylivein.Forexample，abird'struehomeisitshabitat，liketheforest.Butforus，wecanlivealmostanywhere﹣ourhabitatismorelikeamental（精神的）space.Sometimeswhenyougobackhomeafteratrip，yourhousemightlooklikeanyotherhouseonthestreet.Butthatfeelingquicklygoesawaybecauseyourhomeholdsaspecialplaceinyourheart.Noplaceintheworldcancol.morewithyourownhome.People，memories（回忆），andfeelingsturnaspaceintoarealhome.Itisaplacefullofloveanddreams.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（1）Howdoesthewriterstartthetext？A.Bycomparing（比较）facts.B.Byshowingpictures.C.Bytellingstories.D.Bygivingnumbers.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"habitat"probablymean？A.Thefoodananimalneeds.B.Thewayananimalcommunicates.C.Theplacewhereananimalnaturallylives.D.Thegroupananimalbelongsto.（3）Whichparagraphtellsusthedifferencesbetweenhumans"homesandanimals'homes？A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.（4）Whydoesahousefeelspecialwhenyoureturnhomeafteratrip？A.BecauseitlooksdifferentfromotherhousesB.BecauseithasmanyexpensivethingsinsideC.Becauseitholdsaspecialplaceinyourheartwithpeople，memoriesandfeelingsD.Becauseitisthebiggesthouseonthestreet（5）What'sthebesttitleforthetext？A.HowtoBuildaHomeB.WhatIsHome？C.Animals'HomesD.LoveandDreams4．（2025秋•四平月考）Goodmorning!I'mJelena.Thisismyroom.Look!Whatcolourismyquilt（被子）？It'syellow.Whatcolourismyjacket？Itisblue.Thisismypen.It'sblack.Mycupisblack，too.Howaboutmyruler？It'swhite.Goodafternoon!I'mJane.Thisisapen.Whatcolourisit？It'sredandwhite.What'sthisinEnglish？It'sapencil.It'sablackpencil.Thatisanorange.Itisorange.Hello!MynameisKarry.Thisismyclassroom.Canyouseemycup？It'sgreen.It'sonthedesk.Look!Thisisabrownpen.Myrulerisbrown，too.Hi，mynameisBetty.Thisismybed.It'swhite.Abookisonit.（1）WhatcolourisJelena'sjacket？A．Yellow.B．Blue.C．Black.D．White.（2）Theunderlinedword（画线的单词）"It"refersto（指的是）.A．thejacketB．theorangeC．thepencilD．thepen（3）penisbrown.A．Jane'sB．Karry'sC．Jelena'sD．Betty's（4）Peoplecan'tseeKarry'sintheclassroom.A．B．C．D．（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A．Betty'sbedisblue.B．Karry'scupisinthedesk.C．Janehasablackkey.D．Jelena'sruleriswhite.5．Thevideo"Hello!SpringFestival"byChinaDailytellsuswhattheSpringFestivalislikeinsomeforeigners'eyes."ChineseNewYearisthemostimportantfestivalinChina，andthebeautifulthingIlikeisthewayweputup'fu（福）'outside.Wechangethedirection，anditmeansthatfuhasalreadycome，"saidEmma，fromFrance.RunningaFrenchrestaurantinHangzhou，Emmaseemstoknoweverythingaboutit.ActuallyBarbara，aGermandesignerwhoisrunningachildren'swearbrandinShenyang，isfullofpraiseforChinesefood，especiallyyuanxiao（元宵）."Wealwayspreparesomehandmadelanterns（灯笼）tocelebratetheLanternFestival，"sheadded."ThisyearforChineseNewYearIgaveoutsomespecialhongbao，butthemostimportantthingisthemoneyinside."ZhangLukafromItalyisabigfanofChineseculture.HetolduswhathisfirstexperiencewiththeSpringFestivalwaslike."Atthattime，Isaweveryoneleaving，takingbigbagsandgoingbackhome.Allofasudden，alltherestaurantswereclosedandtake﹣outfoodwasprettydifficulttoorderaswell.Whatanunbelievablestory!Luckily，afterthefirstyear，IgottomeetmanyChinesefriendsandenjoyedtheholidaysinaChineseway.ThiswastheopportunityformetoreallygetclosetoChineseculture."（1）WhydoesEmmachangethedirectionoffu？A.Becauseitcanmakeherrestaurantmorepopular.B.Becauseshethinksitisveryinteresting.C.Becauseitmeansfuhasalreadycome.D.Becauseshedoesn'tknowanythingaboutChinesetradition.（2）Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.EmmaisrunninganItalianrestaurantinHangzhou.B.BarbaraalwaysmakessomelanternstocelebratetheLanternFestival.C.ZhangLukafeltitwasveryusualwhenhesaweveryoneleaving.D.TherewasnomoneyinthehongbaothatBarbaragaveout.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"opportunity"inParagraph3mean？A.Chance.B.Luck.C.Tradition.D.Praise.（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A.WhereforeignerscelebratetheSpringFestival.B.WhattheSpringFestivalislikeintheeyesofforeigners.C.HowforeignerscelebrateNewYearintheircountries.D.WhyforeignerslikeChinesetraditionalculture.6．①MrWilsonisaseventy﹣three﹣year﹣oldman.HischildrenworkandliveinNewYork.MrWilsondoesn'tlikelivinginthebigcity.Sohelivesalone（独自）onthefarm.Heoftenwalksinasmallparknearthefarminthemorning.②Onemorning，alittlegirlnamedEmilysawMrWilsonwalkingalone.Shewalkeduptohimandsaid，"Goodmorning，sir.MynameisEmily.MayIhaveyourname？"③MrWilsonsaid，"Morning，Emily.I'mMrWilson.▲"Thentheyhadahappytalk.④Fromthatdayon，EmilyandMrWilsonbecomegoodfriends.Theyoftenmeetintheparkandtalkwitheachother.EmilytellsMrWilsonaboutherschool，herfavouritesportandherdreams（梦想）.MrWilsontellsEmilyabouthisstories，oldfriendsandlifelessons.⑤Theirfriendship（友谊）bringshappinesstothem.Theylearnthatagecan'tstopfriendship.（1）Whatisthebestfor"▲"？A.Let'sgo.B.Nicetomeetyou.C.I'mfine，thankyou.D.YoucancallmeEmily.（2）EmilytellsMrWilsonabouther.①dreams②lifelessons③school④favouritesportA.②③④B.①②③C.①②④D.①③④（3）Whatisthestructureofthepassage？A.①②③/④⑤B.①/②③/④⑤C.①/②③④/⑤D.①②③④/⑤（4）Whatisthepassageabout？A.Emily'sfunlifeonthefarm.B.Alittlefriendofanoldperson.C.Aninterestingmorningonthefarm.D.Friendshipbetweenagirlandanoldman.7．Wecanseelotsofdifferentkindsoffoodswithdifferentcoloursonourdiningtables.Doctorsandourparentsalwaysaskustoeatlotsofgreenvegetables，becausetheyarehealthyforus.It'salsogoodforustohavefoodinothercolours.Forexample（例如），wecanhaveredfoodliketomatoesandapples，yellowfoodlikebananas，brownfoodlikechocolateandorangefoodlikeoranges.Mostpeopleliketoeatredfood.Butwhataboutbluefood？Afoodcompany（公司）hasatest.Theworkersputthecolourblueincandies（糖果）.Childrenlikethecolourblueverymuch，sowouldtheylikethebluecandies？Thetestfindsthatchildrendon'tlikethematall.Theystilllikered，green，brown，yellowandorangecandies.Howmanykindsofbluefruitsorvegetablesdoyouknow？Youcanseealittlebluefoodinyourlife.Peoplemaythinkblueisnotafoodcolourandthatit'snotsafe（安全的）orhealthytoeatthebluefood.Peoplefindmanyblueplantsarepoisonous，andanimalsareafraidtoeatthem.Thisiswhypeopledon'toftenusebluewhentheymakedrinks，cakesandotherfood.（1）What'sParagraph3mainlyabout？A.Differentfoodcoloursintheworld.B.Atestonbluecandies.C.Anoldbutgreatfoodcompany.D.Children'sfavouritecandies.（2）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A.Peopledon'tliketoeatbluefood.B.Havingbluefoodcanhelpustorelax.C.Peopleoftenusebluefruittomakedrinks.D.Childrenlikebluecandiesverymuch.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"poisonous"meaninChinese？A.环保的B.芳香的C.柔软的D.有毒的（4）Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassage？A.HabitsandLikes.B.ColoursandFood.C.HealthandSports.D.JobsandHobbies.8．MsWanggetsmanylettersfromstudentsabouttheirdreamsthesedays.Let'shavealook.Ioftendreamabouthavinglonglegs.Theywouldhelpmerunfaster.Ilikerunningandalwaysjoinintherunningracesatschool.Butotherrunnersalwaysrunfasterthanmeinthebigrace.Itrymybest，butitdoesn'tworkbecauseofmyshortlegs.SoIwanttohavelongerlegs.—NancyIwanttochangemypessimistic（悲观的）attitude（态度）tolife.Sometimes，thingsarenotthatbad，butItakeeverythingtooseriously.Once，IthoughtIdidn'tdowellinanexam.Ibecameverysad.ButwhenIsawtheresult，itwastrulynotgoodenough.ButitwasnotasbadasIthought.Iworriedaboutittoomuch.IthinkIshouldn'tbesopessimistic.—TonyIwanttochangemybadtemper（脾气）.Everytimemymothercaresaboutme，Ialwaysthinkshetalkstoomuch.Sometimes，Ievenhaveafightwithher.ButIknow△.Ishouldn'tdothat.Iwilltrytochangemytemper.—JakeIamworriedaboutmyteeth.Myfrontteetharesobigthattheyalmostlooklikebuckteeth（龅牙）.WhenItakephotos，Ineverlaugh.Iamafraidmyclassmateswilllaughatme.IfIhadsmallerteethlikeotherpeople，Iwouldbeveryhappy.—Mary（1）WhydoesNancywanttohavelonglegs？A.Tobetaller.B.Torunfarther.C.Torunfaster.D.Tobemorebeautiful.（2）HowwasTony'sgradethattime？A.Itwasgoodenough.B.Itwasworsethanhethought.C.Itwasthesameashethought.D.Itwasbetterthanhethought.（3）Whichisthebestfor△？A.shelovesmeB.sheisstrictC.sheisbusyD.shelikestalking（4）WhatwouldMsWangmostlikely（最有可能）writebacktoMary？A.I'mhappyyoucanhavesuchadream.B.Dear，youshouldbrushyourteethmoreoften.C.Youtakegreatphotos.Canyoutakeaphotoforme？D.Beingdifferentiscool，andinfact，weallthinkyourteetharecute.9．（2025秋•秦淮区校级月考）The2025ShanghaiCooperationOrganization（SCO）Summit（峰会）washeldinTianjin，China，fromAugust31toSeptember1.ThiswasthefifthtimeChinahadhostedtheSCOSummit.Asmanypeopleexpected，itturnedouttobethebiggestoneintheorganization'shistory.Leadersfrommorethan20countriesandheadsof10internationalgroupscametothesummit.Duringthemeeting，theyshookhands，exchangedgreetingsandhadin﹣depthtalks.ThesummitshowedthatChinahadmoreandmoreinfluenceinregionalthings.ItalsoshowedChina'sroleasahelpfulleaderinworldmanagement.ManyleaderssaidtheyappreciatedChina'seffortsinorganizingtheevent.Thethemeofthesummitwas"UpholdingtheShanghaiSpirit：SCOinAction".Thisthemewasthefocusofalldiscussions.The"ShanghaiSpirit"hastheseparts：trustingeachother，helpingeachothergetbenefits，beingequal，talkingtogether，respectingdifferentcultures，andworkingforcommondevelopment.AllparticipantsagreedthatitwasthefoundationofSCO'scooperation.Thiseventdrewmuchattentionfrominternationalmedia.Over3，000journalistshadsigneduptoreportit.Theyarrivedatthevenueearlyeverydayandworkedhardtosendnewstotheworld.Thenewandgoodmediacenterhadadvanced（先进的）tools.TheseincludedAI﹣basednewsreportingandservicesthattranslatedatthesametime.Journalistssaidthesetoolsmadetheirworkmucheasier.Abouteconomiccooperation，officialnumbersshowedastrongsituation.In2024，China'stradewithotherSCOmembersreached512.4billiondollars.Thiswasa2.7%increasefromtheyearbefore.FromJanuarytoJuly2025，thetradeamounthit293.18billiondollars.Thiswasa1.8%increasefromthesameperiodlastyear.What'smore，bỳJuly2025，China'stotalinvestmentinotherSCOmembershadgoneover84billiondollars.Atthesummit，representativestalkedaboutexpandingcooperationfromtraditionalareastonewones，likedigitaleconomyandgreendevelopment.Theyevenmadesomeshort﹣termplansforthis.TheSCOhasgrownalotsinceitstarted.Atfirst，ithad6foundingmembers.Nowithas26countriesfromAsia，EuropeandAfrica.Duringthesummit，everyonetalkedabouttheorganization'sdevelopment.TheSCOworksforregionalsecurity，economiccooperationandculturalexchange.Allparticipantssaidtheywouldkeepworkingtogethertobuildasharedfutureforallpeople.（1）Whatcanwecanknowfromthepassage？A.The2025SCOSummitwasthefirsttimeChinahostedsuchanevent.B.Lessthan2，000journalistsparticipatedinreportingthe2025SCOSummit.C.The"ShanghaiSpirit"playsakeyroleinguidingthecooperationofSCOmembers.D.China'sinvestmentinotherSCOmemberswaslessthan80billiondollarsbyJuly.（2）Whatcanwelearnaboutthemediacoverageofthe2025SCOSummit？A.Themediacenterprovidednoadvancedtoolsforjournalists.B.Journalistsfounditdifficulttocompletetheirreportingworkduetopoorfacilities.C.Thesummitreceivedwideattentionfrominternationalmedia.D.Mostjournalistswerenotinterestedinreportingthesummit'seconomiccooperationpart.（3）Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingdatainthefifthparagraph？A.ToproveChinahasthemostinvestmentintheworld.B.ToshowthepositivestateofSCOeconomiccooperation.C.ToexplainhowtoexpandSCOcooperationtonewareas.D.Tocomparetradeamountsofdifferentyearsrandomly（4）WhatdoesthegrowthoftheSCO（from6foundingmembersto26countries）suggest？A.TheSCO'sinfluencehasexpandedwidelyandmorecountriesrecognizeitsvalue.B.TheSCOisfacingdifficultiesinmaintainingcooperationamongsomanymembers.C.The"ShanghaiSpirit"isnolongersuitableforthedevelopmentoftheSCO.D.MostnewmembersoftheSCOarefromNorthAmerica.（5）Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？A.TointroducethehistoryoftheShanghaiCooperationOrganization.B.Toreportdetailsandsignificanceofthe2025SCOSummit.C.Toexplaintherulesofthe"ShanghaiSpirit"inSCOcooperation.D.TocompareChina'stradewithSCOmembersindifferentyears.10．Onceuponatime，therewasaredClownFishinthesea.Shedidn'thaveanyfriends，soshefeltlonely.Oneday，sheswamouttomakefriends.First，shesawashoeontheground.Sheswamupandtalkedtotheshoe."Hello，canyoubemyfriend？"Butafteramoment，nothingwasheard.So，sheunderstood：Ifyouwanttomakefriendswithsomeone，youshouldmakesureyoucantalktohimorher.Thensheswamawaytocontinuelookingforfriends.ShesawagroupofJellyfish（水母）.Jellyfishweretalkingtoeachotherhappily.TheClownFishtriedtomakefriendswiththem."Hello，mydearJellyfish，canIbeyourfriend？"However，whentheClownFishtouchedtheJellyfish，shefelthurt.TheClownFishsuddenlyunderstood：Ifyouwanttomakefriendswithothers，youshouldunderstandtheirfeelingsfirst.Afterthat，shemetasharkandmadefriendswithhim."Letusswimtheretoeatthatgroupoffish，"thesharkproposed.However，theClownFishdidn'twanttoeatotherfish.Shefoundout：Friendsshouldsharethesamepurpose（目的）.ThelittlepoorClownFishswaminlotsofplaces.Oneday，sheswamtoapatchofcoralandsawablueclownfishbehindoneofthenicecorals.Atlasttheylivedhappilyinthefieldofcoral.（1）WhichofthefollowingisTrue？A.ThelittleClownFishlovetheshoe.B.TheJellyfishdon'tlikethelittleClownFish.C.TheSharkwantstoeatthelittleClownFish.D.Thehomeoftheblueclownfishisbeautiful.（2）AccordingtoParagraph3，whichkindofpersonyoumighthavedifficultymakingfriendswith？A.Apersonyoudon'twanttounderstand.B.Apersonwhodon'tcareaboutyou.C.Apersonwhohurtyou.D.Apersonwhodon'ttalktoyou.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"us"inParagraph4referto？A.ClownFish.B.Shark.C.Agroupoffish.D.BothAandB.（4）Thebesttitleofthisarticleshouldbe"".A.WhatweshouldknowbeforemakingfriendsB.LittleredClownFishandtheSharkC.BecarefuloftheJellyfishD.LittleredClownfishfinallymadefriends11．（2025•巴中）Lotsofwildanimalsoftendobabysittingduty.Youngfemaleelephantswhohaven'thadbabiesyetliketohelpguideandtakecareofbabyelephants.Recently，ateamofresearchersattheSouthwestForestryUniversityinChinanoticedthatduringthebreeding（繁殖）season，black﹣and﹣whitesnub﹣nosedmonkeyspassedaroundtheirbabiesalot.Themonkeyswouldtaketurnstocarryorevenfeedthenewborns.Thisbehaviourremindedtheteamofthewayhumansbabysitforeachother.Sotheydecidedtowatchthemonkeysmoreclosely.Theyfollowedthegroupforsixmonthsandrecordedmorethan400scenesinwhichafemalemonkeyinteracted（互动）withamotherandnewbornorgentlypulledthemcloser.Oncethenewbornshadgrownupabit，themotherswouldallowotherfemalestotakecareofthem.Theymadetheirdecisionaccordingtowhohasthemostparentingexperience.Afteramoreexperiencedmonkeyhadgivenupherbabysittingduty，theyoungerfemaleswithlessexperiencewouldstillbeallowedtolookafterthebabies.CuiChunyan，oneoftheresearchersinthestudy，mentionedthatthishelpstheyoungerfemalestolearnmoreaboutparentingtopreparethemforhavingtheirownbabiesinthefuture.Shealsosaidthatmoreresearchneedstobedonetofindoutifmothersmaketheirchoicesbasedonthesocialstatusofothermonkeysoronwhethertheyarerelatedtoeachother.（1）Whathavetheresearchersnoticedinthestudy？A.Monkeysbabysitothers'babies.B.Monkeysaretoobusytobabysit.C.Elephantswouldtakebabysittingduty.D.Elephantswouldguidebabyelephants.（2）Howdidtheresearchersstudythemonkeys？A.Byinteractingwithmothermonkeys.B.Bywatchingthemfromtimetotime.C.Byrecordingandstudyingtheirbehaviours.D.Bylookingafterthemotherandbabymonkeys.（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbeaperfectbabysitter？A.Amonkeythathasnochildren.B.Amonkeythatcaresforitsparents.C.Afemalemonkeywithrichparentingexperience.D.Afemalemonkeywithlessparentingexperience.（4）WhatcanwelearnfromCuiChunyan'swordsinthelastparagraph？A.Theywillcontinuetheirresearch.B.Theyaresatisfiedwiththeresults.C.Theyhavefoundoutmonkeys'socialstatus.D.Theyhavecompletelyunderstoodmonkeys'babysittingchoices.（5）Whatcanwefindoutfromthestudyofmonkeys'babysittingchoices？A.Monkeyslikehumanbehaviours.B.Peopleshouldprotectthemonkeys.C.Researcherscomparedelephantswithmonkeys.D.Youngermonkeyswillbebettermothersbycaringforbabies.12．Growingoldissomethingthathappenstoallofus.Howdoyoufeelaboutgettingold？Ichattedwithmygrandmatofindoutheropinion.Bornin1927，mygrandma，SolveigKing，grewupinSwedenduringthehardtimesofthe1930s.Everythingwasrationed（定量配给）.Therewerenooutdoorlightsandnorunningwater."Butitwasaveryhappychildhood：snoweverywinterandalwayssunshineinsummer，enoughfood，butnothingexpensivewhichisnotnecessary，"shesaid.Thisexplainswhereshegotherhabitofkeepingoldboxesandbottlesandneverwastinganyfood.It'sahabitthatmanypeopleofherageseemtohave.In2015，Iwenttolivewithmygrandmaforafewmonths.Wewouldsittogetherandreadbooks，gototheswimmingpool，watchsometravelprogramsordocumentariesonTV，dosomegardening，trysomeboardgames，andthendoitallagainthenextday.Ifeltliketimewasflyingby!Now96yearsoldandinawheelchair（轮椅），Solveigcan'tgoswimminganymore，butshestillkeepsupwithherotherhobbies."Idon'tfeel'old'，justalittledisabled!ButIneverwishIcoulddosomethingIknowIcan'tdo.That'sawasteofenergy!NordoIeverwishtoreliveanypartofmylife.IamveryhappywiththeroadIhavetaken."Asforgettingolderandwiser，Solveigkeepsanadventurousmindset（思维模式）."Soon，I'llneedtogoandliveatanursinghomefortwoweekswhilemyfamilyisaway.I'mexcitedbecauseI'llgettolearnallaboutoldpeople!"shesaid.（1）Thewriterchattedwithhisgrandmabecause.A．hewasinterestedinhisgrandma'sstoriesB．hisgrandmamissedthedayswiththewriterC．hisgrandmaisover90nowandinawheelchairD．hewantedtoknowhisgrandma'sopinionaboutgettingold（2）Grandma'shabitofnotwastingthingscamefrom.A．herhappychildhoodB．theotherpeopleofherageC．thehardtimesshehasexperiencedD．theweatherinwinterandsummer（3）Accordingtoparagraph3，wecaninferthatSolveig.A．haslotsofhobbiesB．taughtthewritertoswim.C．feelslonelywithoutthewriterD．likesdoingthesamethingseveryday（4）WhenSolveigis96yearsold，.A．shegivesupmostofherhobbiesB．sheisdisabledandfeelssadC．shewishesshecouldgoswimmingagainD．sheisverypleasedwiththechoicesinher