三年（2023-2025）浙江中考英语真题分类汇编：专题02 阅读理解之说明文（原卷版）

专题02阅读理解之说明文

（2025·浙江·中考真题）Plainswanderersaresmall,rarebirdsthatliveingrasslands.Unlikemostbirds,

femaleplainswanderersarelargerandstrongerthanmales.Femalestaketheleadinprotectingtheirnestsand

babiesfromanimalslikefoxes,whilemalesoftensitontheeggstokeepthemwarm.Thesebirdsarehardtofind

becausetheirfeathersblendintothegrass,makingthemlooklikepartofthelandscape.Sadly,theirnumbershave

beendroppingbecausepeoplearetakingovertheirgrasslandhomesforfarmsandcities.

Tosavethem,scientistsareusingAI.Thekeyisthebirds’calls.Motherwanderersmakesoftsoundstotalk

totheirchicksandwarnaboutdanger.Thesecallsarequietandeasytomiss,butAIcanhearthemclearly.

Scientistsputmicrophonesinthegrasslandstorecordsoundsalldayandnight.Thentheyputtheserecordingsinto

acomputerprogram.TheAIlearnstotellthewanderers’callsapartfromothernoises,likethewindblowingor

insectschirping.Thishelpsscientistsfindwherethemotherbirdsareandhowmanychickstheyhave.

“AIhelpsusmonitorthesebirdswithoutbotheringthem,”saysDr.Lee,wholeadstheproject.“Wecanfind

themostimportantareasforthemandworktoprotectthoseplaces.”Once,theAIhelpedscientistsfindahidden

nestwiththreebabybirds.WithoutAI,theymightnothavefoundit.Thankstothistechnology,thereisnewhope

fortheserarebirds,showingthatAIcanbeapowerfultoolinsavingwildlife.

1．Whatdoweknowaboutplainswanderers?

A．Malesarelargerthanfemales.B．Theyareeasytofindingrasslands.

C．Motherbirdsarebiggerandprotectbabies.D．Theyarecommoninmanyhabitats.

2．Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“________”.

A．seeB．catchC．feedD．follow

3．HowdoscientistsuseAItofindplainswanderers?

A．Bytakingphotosoftheirnests.B．Bytrackingtheirflyingpaths.

C．Bycountingeggsinthegrass.D．Byanalyzingcallsfrommotherbirds.

4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Whyplainswanderersarerare.B．Howmotherwanderersprotecttheirchicks.

C．WhatAIcandoindailylife.D．HowscientistsuseAItoprotectplainswanderers.

（2025·浙江·中考真题）Sunprotectionismorethanjustavoidingsunburn—it’saboutkeepingyourskin

healthyandfeelinggoodallsummerlong.Herearesomewaystoprotectyourself.

1.Usesunscreen(防晒霜)properly

ApplysunscreenwithSPF30orhigher20-30minutesbeforegoingoutside.Don’tforgettoreapplyevery

twohours,especiallyafterswimmingorsweating.Studiesshowthatmostpeopleapplytoolittlesunscreen,so

usingenough(about1teaspoonfortheface)iskey.

2.Weartherightclothes

Wearlongsleeves,hats,andUV-protectivesunglasses.Dark-coloredclotheswithtightweavesblockmore

UVraysthanlightones.Agoodpairofsunglassesnotonlyprotectsyoureyesbutalsopreventsfinelinesaround

theeyescausedbysquinting(眯眼).

3.Seekshadeduringpeakhours

Thesunisstrongestfrom10a.m.to4p.m.Usenaturalshadefromtreesorcreateyourownshadewith

umbrellasortents.

4.Drinkenoughwater

Drinkingplentyofwaterisimportantforskinhealthandoverallcomfort.Whenyousweat,yourbodyloses

waterandsalt,sodrinklotsofwaterevenifyou’renotthirsty.Youcanalsoenjoydrinksliketeaorfruitjuice.

Byfollowingthesesteps,you’llreducetheriskofskindamage.Thenyoucanenjoybeingoutsidewithout

worry.Remember:healthyskinmeansfeelinggood!

1．Sunprotectioncannotonlypreventsunburnbutmakeus_________.

A．avoidsweatingB．lookyoungC．preventallergiesD．feelgood

2．Whatshouldyoudotokeepskinhealthyduringhotweather?

A．Wearlight-coloredclothes.B．Drinklotsofwater.

C．Avoidusingsunglasses.D．Applysunscreenonceaday.

3．Thisarticleismostlikelytakenfromwhichsectionofamagazine?

A．Health.B．Sports.C．Science.D．Travel.

（2024·浙江·中考真题）Everyyear,lotsofanimalsaroundtheworldgoonmigrating(迁徙)journeys.

Someneedtofindfood,othersarelookingforsomewheretoproduceandraisetheiryoung.Migrationscanbelong

anddifficultforanimals,butnewresearchonbirdshasfoundthatfarmlandalongthewaycanhelptheirprogress.

Inspring,hundredsofthousandsofbirdslivingnearLakePoyang,inChina,flynorthtoSiberia,Russia.On

theway,theyfindplacestostopandeattokeeptheirenergylevelsupforthelongjourney.Somebirds,suchas

geese,eatyounggrassthatstartstogrowatthebeginningoftheseason.Thisfoodcanlastforonlyafewweeks.

Andrisingtemperaturescausedbyclimatechangecansometimesmakethegrassgrowearlierthanusual.This

meansthatsomebirdsarearrivingtoolatetoeatthegrass.Asmorelandisusedforfarming,thenaturalwetlands

wherebirdsliketosearchforfoodaredisappearing,too.

Ateamofresearchershaverecentlychosentofollow246birds,includinggeeseandtundraswans,thatare

flyingfromLakePoyangtoSiberia.Theyfindthatthebirdshavechangedtheirdietstoadapt(适应)tothe

environmentstheypassthrough.Aswellaseatinggrassfromthewetlandsalongtheway,thebirdsarealsoeating

seeds(种子)droppedbyfarmers.

Theresearchersbelievethatseedswillbecomeamoreimportantpartofmigratingbirds’dietsasmore

naturalwetlandsdisappear.Theysuggestthatiffarmersusedifferentwaysofharvesting,suchasusingmachines

thatleavebehindmoreseedsinfields,itcouldhelptofeedmigratingbirds.However,theyalsosaywetlandsmust

beprotected,sothebirdscanenjoydifferentfoodsduringtheirlongjourneys.

1．WhichcanbeareasonforanimalmigrationaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Raisingtheirbabies.B．Enjoyingthejourney.

C．Sendingfoodtoothers.D．Takingcareoftheold.

2．WhatproblemmightthebirdsmeetwhenflyingfromLakePoyangtoSiberia?

A．Thereisnograssgrowingalongtheway.

B．Thereisasuddendropintemperatureontheway.

C．Fewernaturalwetlandsareleftforthemtofindfood.

D．Someofthebirdssetoutearlyandeattoomuchgrass.

3．Howdothebirdsadapttotheenvironmentstheypassthrough?

A．Bychangingtheirdiets.

B．Bychangingthewaytheyfly.

C．Bymakingtheirhomesinwetlands.

D．Bymakingfiendswithfarmers.

4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．Stopkilling,stoppollutingB．Savewater,savelife

C．BidshelpharvestingworkD．Farmshelpmigratingbirds

（2024·浙江·中考真题）IfyouarelookingforsomewherespecialtovisitinLondon,wemayhavethe

answerforyou:SirJohnSoane’sMuseum.ThemuseumisoneofLondon’sbest-keptsecrets,andit’swellwortha

visit.SirJohn,agreatarchitect(建筑师),livedinLondonduringthe18thcentury(1753—1837),andtheamazing

thingisthathishouseisexactlythesameasheleftit.Infact,visitingthehouseisjustlikesteppingbackintime.

Therearethreefloorswhichareopentothepublic.Youcanstartonthefirstfloor.ThiswasSirJohn’swork

area.Youcanasktheguardsaboutthepaintingsonthewallsastheytellyousomethingaboutthisfamilyandlife.

Anddon’tworryabouttheguardsastheyarereallyniceandhelpful.Next,youcangodownstairstotheground

floor.Hereyoucanseehisrichcollectionofpaintings.Forexample,thereisaseries(系列)ofinterestingpaintings

about18thcenturylifeinLondon.Nowcomesthelastpart,theundergroundfloor.It’sfullofthousandsofvaluable

objects,suchassculptures(雕塑)andmodelsoffamousbuildingsfromallovertheworld.Walkingaroundthis

partofthehouseisabitlikebeingonatreasurehunt,asyoucanfindthingshiddenawayinsecretcorners.Anyway,

you’llhavetogothereyourselftosee.

SirJohnSoane’sMuseumisaverysmallplace.It’sonlyabouttenminutes’walkfromtheBritishMuseum.

Thereisafreehour-longguidedtoureverySaturdayat2:30pm,butthebestthingisjusttowalkaboutbyyourself.

Sonowyouknowwheretogonexttimeyou’reinLondon.Weguaranteethatit’sanexperienceyouwon’tforget!

1．WhyisSirJohnSoane’sMuseumspecialaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．ItistheoldestmuseuminLondon.B．Thereisatimemachineinit.

C．ItiskeptthesameasSirJohnleftit.D．Therearelotsofsecretboxesinit.

2．Inwhichorderdoesthewriteradvisepeopletovisitthemuseum?

①theundergroundfloor②thegroundfloor③thefirstfloor

A．①②③B．②①③C．①③②D．③②①

3．Whatcanbeseenonthegroundfloorofthemuseum?

A．Aseriesofinterestingpaintings.B．PicturesofSirJohnandhisfamily.

C．Avaluablecollectionofsculptures.D．Modelsoffamousbuildingsintheworld.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“guarantee”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A．hearB．decideC．promiseD．remember

（2023·浙江湖州·中考真题）ScientistsbelievetheEarthis4.6billionyearsold.However,themountains,

valleys(山谷),hills,rivers,desertsandforestsweseetodayaremuchyoungerthanthat.Forexample,Mount

Qomolangmaisabout60millionyearsoldandtheAmazonrainforestisonly10millionyearsold.Theyoungest

seaintheworldistheBalticSea,atabout15000yearsold.

TheEarthisalwayschangingbecauseofvolcanoes(火山),earthquakesandofcourse,windandrain.Some

ofthesechangesareveryslowandothersarequick.Waterandicecanmakeverygreatchangestotheplanet.For

example,glaciersriversoficecancutthroughmountainsandmakelakesanddeepvalleys.Manyvolcanoesare

undertheoceansandsometimestheybecomenewislands.ThisishappeningintheSouthPacific,nearTonga.

It’snormalforourplanettochange,butatthemoment,scientiststhinkit’schangingfasterthanusual.Some

desertsaregrowingandmanyforestsaregettingsmaller.Theweatherisgettingwetterinsomeplacesanddrierin

others,andtherearemorebigstorms.Accordingtotheresearch,thesealevelwillcontinuetoriseinthenext

hundredyears.Asaresult,manycitieswillpossiblybecoveredbywaterandmuchofthemostproductivefarming

areaswillbelost.Someislandcountriesarelikelytodisappearonthemapoftheworld.

Thesechangeswillbringgreatharmtotheplanet.However,theycanbebeneficialtosomepeople.For

example,astheArcticisgettingwarmer,somepeopleinGreenlandnowownbusinessesandsellvegetablesthey

growontheirland.Thatwasn’tpossibleinthefarnorth50yearsago.FarmersinGreenlandlikethewarmweather

andhopeitwillcontinue.

1．HowdoesthewriterdescribethechangesoftheEarthinParagraph2?

A．Byusingsayings.B．Bygivingexamples.

C．Bytellingstories.D．Bylistingnumbers.

2．FromParagraph3,wecanmainlylearnabout________.

A．theageoftheEarthB．problemsfortheplanet

C．thelifeofthefarmersD．influencesonthemountains

3．Theunderlinedword“beneficial”inParagraph4istheclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A．harmfulB．normalC．helpfulD．uncomfortable

（2023·浙江衢州·中考真题）①Onemorning,Igotupearlyanddecidedtomakeanapplepieformymum.

Icalledmygrandmaforhelp,followedaTVprogramtomakejamandwaitedexcitedly.Ienjoyedeverystepso

muchthatIdidn’tnoticethreehourspassby.Althoughthepielookedterribleandwasnotthatdelicious,Mumate

itupandtoldmeitwasthebestpiethatshehadeverhad.Forthefirsttime,IrealisedthatalthoughIdidn’tmake

thepiesuccessfully,Ireallyenjoyedtheprocess(过程).

②Theprocessisimportantbecauseitbringsussomethingbiggerthantheresultitself.Thatis,wealways

havenewexperiencesduringtheprocess,whichmayhelpusimproveourskillsorformgoodrelationshipswith

others.Ifwejustconcentrateontheresultanddonotenjoytheprocess,wewillbemorelikelytofeeldisappointed

andwanttogiveup.Asaresult,wewillneverunderstandtherealmeaningofsuccess.

③Butinthisbusyworld,weseealotofsuccessfulpeopleareincompetition.Howcanweenjoythe

process?Well,thequestionhastheanswerinitself.

④Don’talwayscompareyourselfwithothers.Firstofall,wearealldifferent.Andsuccessmeansdifferent

thingstous.Forsome,successmeansbeingfamous,whileforothers,itmaybehealthorpower.Rideyourown

ride.

⑤Slowdown.Youneedtostopexpectingimmediateresultsinwhatyoudoandlearntobepatient.

Impatienceleadstounhappiness.Doitslowly,butneverstop.

⑥Reward(奖励)yourself.Dividetheprocessintosmallsteps,andgiveyourselfarewardaftercompleting

eachofthem.Rewardingyourselfforsmallwinscangoalongway.Forexample,ifyouareintheprocessoflosing

weight,enjoyyourfavouritecakeonceinawhile.

1．Howdoesthewriterstartthearticle?

A．BygivinganexampleB．Bycomparingfacts.

C．Byusingoldsayings.D．Bylistingnumbers.

2．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“concentrateon”meaninParagraph2?

A．Makeup.B．Getreadyfor.

C．Pointout.D．Payattentionto.

3．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?

A．B．C．D．

4．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．EnjoytheprocessB．Whatdoessuccessmeantous?

C．NevergiveupD．Howcanweachievegoodresults?

（2023·浙江衢州·中考真题）Chinaisacountrywithmanygreatmountains.Someofthemhavebeautiful

sightswhileothersarerichinculturalvalue.Themountainslistedbelowareeitheramongthemostfamousorthe

mostbeautiful.

MountTaishan

MountTaishanisoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Ithasalwaysbeenseenasasymbolofpower

(权力)andpeace.Manyemperorscameheretoshowrespecttoheavenandearth.

Therearetwomust-seesightsonthemountain.ThefirstistheJadeEmperorPeak,whichisatthetopof

MountTaishan.Itofferstouristsamazingviewsofthewholemountain,includingsunrise,sunset,andaseaof

clouds.ThesecondisBixiaTemple.Ithasagroupofancientbuildingswithfivelargehalls.

MountHuashan

MountHuashanisfamousforitsnaturalcliffs(峭壁)andnarrowpaths.Ithasfivegreatpeaks.TheEast

Peakisthebestplaceforseeingsunrise;theNorthPeakisfamousforitsseaofclouds;theSouthPeakisthe

highestpeak(2,155meters)ofMountHuashan;theWestPeakisahugerockshapedlikealotusflower;the

MiddlePeakisatthecenterofthefivepeaks.

Thewayupthemountainisknownasoneofthemostdangerouswalksintheworld.Themountainalsohas

severalfamoustemples.

MountHuangshan

_________:

●StrangePines(松树).Somestandaloneonpeaks.Othershangdownwardsfromthecliffs.

●AbsurdStones.Theycanlooklikehumansoranimals.Itdependsonthedirectioninwhichyoulook.

●SeasofClouds.Theyoftenmakethepeaksseemlikelargeandsmallisalnds.

●HotSprings.Theyhavebeenwell-knownsinceancienttimes.

1．WhatcanweknowaboutMountTaishanaccordingtothetext?

A．Itstandsforhealthandpeace.

B．Thehotspringsthereareveryfamous.

C．ItisthemostdangerousmountaininChina.

D．WecanenjoywonderfulviewsfromtheJadeEmperorPeak.

2．Accordingtothetext,ifBettywantstoenjoytheseaofcloudsinMountHuashan,sheshouldgoto________.

A．theEastPeakB．theSouthPeak

C．theWestPeakD．theNorthPeak

3．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblank“_________”?

A．MountHuangshanisfamousforits“fournaturalwonders”

B．MountHuangshanplaysanimportantpartinChineseculture

C．MountHuangshanispopularwiththosewholikestrangepines

D．MountHuangshan’ssightsofsunsetandsunrisearenottobemissed

4．Whydoesthewriterwritethetext?

A．Toshareexperiencesofmountainclimbing.

B．TointroducethegreatmountainsinChina.

C．ToofferwaystoresearchmountainsinChina.

D．Toadvisepeopletoprotectthegreatmountains.

（2023·浙江丽水·中考真题）Seagrass,anunderwaterplantthatgrowsontheoceanfloor,isveryimportant

forsealife.Italsohelpspreventglobalwarmingbystoringcarbon,aharmfulgas.However,scientistsdon’tknow

exactlyhowmuchseagrassisatthebottomoftheocean.Withthehelpoftigersharks,ateamofresearchershas

discoveredtheworld’slargestseagrassmeadow（grassland）ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.

Seagrassmeadowsarehometomanydifferentkindsoffish,shellfish,andsoon.Largeseaanimals,suchas

sharks,alsospendalotoftimetherelookingforfood.Seagrasscangrowinverydeepanddarkwaters,makingit

difficulttofind.Butsharkscandivedeepintothewaterandgettotheareaspeoplecannotreach.

AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmericanscientistworkedwith

aseagrassexpert,tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants.Theresearchersfittedseventigersharkswithcameras.

Sincetigersharksswimingroups,theyplacedsatellitetrackingtags（卫星跟踪器）oneightothersharkstofindout

exactlywheretheanimalsswam.Theycollectedhoursofvideosofthetigersharksswimmingthroughseagrass.

TheresearchersfoundmoreseagrassgrowingneartheBahamasthantheyexpected—infact,theybelieve

thatthereismoreseagrasstherethananywhereelseonEarth.Thenewfindingincreasedthetotalnumberof

seagrassknowntoexistby41%.However,moreresearchisneededtodiscoverthetruesizeoftheseagrass

meadow.

Scientistsoftendependonfindingsfromdiversandboatstostudyabouttheunderwaterworld,butthisteam

foundthatworkingwithanimalsimprovedtheirunderstanding.Theyarenowplacingcamerasonseaturtlesto

studyseagrassintheRedSea.Hopefully,moremysteriesaboutseagrasswillbesolved.

1．Whatarethescientistsstudyingaccordingtothepassage?

A．Sharks.B．TheBahamas.C．Seagrass.D．TheRedSea.

2．Whichitalic（斜体）wordhasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword“map”inParagraph3?

A．IsthereamapofChinaintheclassroom?

B．Amymappedoutherplansonthenewproject.

C．ItistheWestlakethatreallyputsHangzhouonthemap.

D．Thepolicehavesuccessfullymappedwherethemissingboyis.

3．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Thereasonforthestudy.B．Themethodtodotheresearch.

C．Thefindingoftheresearch.D．Thedifficultyincarryingoutthestudy.

4．Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A．Totelltheimportanceofsavingseagrass.

B．Toexpressthestronglovefortigersharks.

C．Toshareanewwayofdoingundersearesearch.

D．Tointroduceaspecialprojectonglobalwarming.

（2023·浙江台州·中考真题）

Theraceisontogetmoreelectriccarsontheroad.Peoplepredictthatelectriccarsmightbemorecommon

inthefuture.Butaccordingtoa2021surveybyPewResearchCenter,morethanhalfofU,S,adultslike

gas-poweredcarsbetter.Theysayelectriccarsareexpensiveandcharging(充电)themisabigproblem.Fornow,

mostpeopleplantostickwithgas-poweredcars.Weaskyoungreaderswhattheythinkaboutelectriccars.

Henry,12yearsold,SanFrancisco

Ithinkweshouldallhaveelectriccars.Thiswouldcutdownairpollutionandallowustobreathebetter.

Cleanerairalsomeanstherewillbefeweranimalsdying.Thinkofalltheliveswehavelostbydestroyingour

environment.

Somepeoplethinkelectriccarsarepricey.Buttheirpricesarecomingdown.What’smore,gascostsalot

morethanelectricity.Onceyouusethegas,it’sgone.Anyway,Ithinkwe’regoingtorunoutofgasatsomepoint.

Thiswillmakeelectriccarsaneed.Also,doyouknowthatelectriccarscantravel33milesforaboutadollar?You

can’tsaythatforgas.Allcarsshouldbeelectric!

Sandy,13yearsold,NewYork

Idon’tthinkallcarsshouldbeelectric.Firstofall,chargingstationsarelesscommonthangasstations.This

makeselectriccarsalotlessconvenientforlongtrips.What’smore,coldweatherdoesharmtothebatteries(电池).

Theycan’tworkwellasusual.Andelectriccarsarealsomoreexpensivethancommoncars.Anewelectriccar

usuallycostsaround$11,000morethananewgarcar.True,electriccarshelpslowclimatechange.Butthrowing

batteriesawaycanhurtourplanet.

1．OverhalfoftheAmericanadultsagreethatelectriccars________accordingtothesurvey.

A．havenoprobleminchargingB．arebadfortheenvironment

C．areexpensiveandlessconvenientD．canworkbetterincoldweather

2．Theunderlinedword“pricey”probablymeans“________”.

A．fastB．slowC．cheapD．expensive

3．Sandydevelopsherideamainlyby________.

A．tellingstoriesB．listingfactsC．askingquestionsD．usingsayings

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Shouldallcarsbeelectric?

B．Willcarsbecommoninthefuture?

C．Canelectriccarshelpslowclimatechange?

D．Aregas-poweredcarsbadfortheenvironment?

（2023·浙江台州·中考真题）

4USEFULEXPRESSIONSTOIMPROVEYOURSPOKENENGLISH

DoyouwanttospeakEnglisheasilyandwell?Inthislesson,we’llhelpyouimproveyourspokenEnglishwith

somereallyusefulexpressions.Forexample,“Tomwentmissingduringtherainstormlastnight,butluckily,hewas

found▲.“Bestofall,Americansusethemalot.Theyarereallyuseful!OK?Let’sstart!

BrightandearlyIfyougetup“brightandearly”,FairandsquareIfsomethingsuchasagameordecisionis

yougetupveryearlyinthemorning.“fairandsquare”,it’shonestandfair.

Example:IliketogetupbrightandearlyeverydayExample:IthinkIwonthatgamefairandsquare,even

onholidaysoIcangoforaswimbeforebreakfast.thoughMarkwouldprobablydisagreewiththat.

AliveandwellIfsomeoneis“aliveandwell”,FirstandforemostWeuse“firstandforemost”beforewe

they’refinallysafeafterbeingindanger.refertothemostimportantpartofsomething;it’slikesaying

Example:I’mpleasedtoreportthatthemissing“mostimportantly”.

climbersareallaliveandwell.Example:Firstandforemost,I’dliketothankeverybodyfor

alltheirhelp.

1．Thepassageismainlytohelp.

A．practicesomereadingskillsB．understandsomegrammarrules

C．improvesomewritingmethodsD．learnsomeusefulexpressions

2．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttofillin“▲“inthepassage?

A．brightandearlyB．fairandsquare

C．aliveandwellD．firstandforemost

3．Thepassagecanusuallybereadinthepartofinamagazine.

A．EnglishCornerB．HealthGardenC．NewsSquareD．SportsWorld

（2023·浙江杭州·中考真题）Weallenjoybeingpartofagroup—there’snobetterworkthanteamwork,

right?Actually,Idisagree.Teamworkcanbehard.Infact,itwassodifficultthatIleftmyofficejobandstarted

workingfromhomeonmyown.It’samuchbetterfitforme,andithasmademethinkaboutwhyteamworkcan

makeourjobsharderratherthaneasier.

Personalities(个性)canmaketeamworkdifficult.There’softensomeoneontheteamthatputstheirneeds

first.Theteamoftengoesalongwiththisperson,whoseideasmightnotbethebest,justtheloudest.Justone

difficultpersonalitycanmaketeamworkhard.Combine(结合)severalchallengingpersonalitytypes,andit’seven

harder.

Nothavingenoughtimetogethercanalsomaketeamworkchallenging.Forexample,Iwasonceonateam

whereweneverhadenoughtimetomeetasagroup.Tosuccessfullyworkasateam,youneedtimetogether—and

lotsofit.

Afinalreasonteamworkisdifficultisbecausethere’softennotrainingonhowtoworkonateam.Youcan’t

justputpeopleinaroomandexpectthemtoworkwellwitheachother.Youneedtobuildtrustwithyourteam

members.Thinkoffootballplayers:Theyaren’tjustgivenaballandtoldtoplay.Theypractice,andtheytrain.

Teamcanbehard,butworkingalonehasitschallenges,too.Whenmycomputerdoesn’twork,Idon’thave

anITpersontoturnto.WhenIhaveagreatidea,Idon’thaveanyonetoshareitwithtoseeifitreallyisagreat

idea.Don’tgetmewrong—Istilllikemyteamofoneandenjoymakingalloftheimportantdecisionsmyself.But

nowIrealizewhatwaswrongwiththeteamworkIdidinthepastandhowgoodteamworkcouldbeifdone

correctly.Andthat’susefulinformation—becauseonedayImightwanttoturnmyMETEAMintoaWETEAM.

1．Whydidthewriterchoosetoworkfromhomeonhisown?

A．Tokeephimselfbusier.B．Tokeephimselfhealthier.

C．Tomakehisjobeasier.D．Tomakehisteamharder.

2．Whichofthefollowingmakesteamworkdifficult?

A．Strongpersonality.B．Lotsofteamworktime.C．Challengingideas.D．Clear

teamroles.

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．WETEAMhashardlyanyadvantages.B．METEAMneedsalotofITengineers.

C．METEAMhasnochallengesforthewriter.D．WETEAMmaybethewriter’schoiceoneday.

4．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toshowtheadvantagesofteamwork.B．Totelltheimportanceofteamwork.

C．Tointroducetheinfluenceofteamwork.D．Toexplainthedifficultiesofteamwork.

（2023·浙江杭州·中考真题）Cyclocrossiscross-countrybicycleracing.Racersspendonlypartofaraceon

theirbikesbecauseonlypartofthetwo-mileraceissmooth.Otherpartsoftheracehavethechallengeofobstacles

(障碍).Whenracersreachthem,theycanrideoverthem,orpickuptheirbikesandrun.

Tobeatopracer,youmustdismountwithoutslowingdownatall.Todothis,swingyourrightlegoverthe

bikeseat.Atthesametime,movethebikeawayfromyourbody.Thismakesroomforyourrightfoottohitthe

groundnexttoyourleftfoot.Asyourrightfootnearstheground,takeyourleftfootawayfromthebik