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（解析版）

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.

【答案】1．C2．D3．D4．D

【导语】本文介绍了濒危鸟类平原流浪鸟的独特习性及科学家利用AI技术保护该物种的创新方法。

1．细节理解题。根据“femaleplainswanderersarelargerandstrongerthanmales.”及“Femalestaketheleadin

protectingtheirnestsandbabiesfromanimals”可知，母鸟体型较大，并会保护幼鸟，故选C。

2．词义猜测题。根据“AIhelpsusmonitorthesebirdswithoutbotheringthem”“Wecanfindthemostimportant

areasforthem”“Once,theAIhelpedscientistsfindahiddennestwiththreebabybirds”可知，AI可以帮助人们监

控到这些鸟的一些情况，所以划线单词与follow词义最相近，故选D。

3．细节理解题。根据“Motherwanderersmakesoftsoundstotalktotheirchicksandwarnaboutdanger.Thesecalls

arequietandeasytomiss,butAIcanhearthemclearly.…Thishelpsscientistsfindwherethemotherbirdsareand

howmanychickstheyhave.”可知，通过分析母鸟的叫声来寻找平原流浪鸟，故选D。

4．主旨大意题。根据“Thankstothistechnology,thereisnewhopefortheserarebirds,showingthatAIcanbea

powerfultoolinsavingwildlife.”可判断，本文介绍了濒危鸟类平原流浪鸟的独特习性及科学家利用AI技术保

护该物种的创新方法，故选D。

（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.

【答案】1．D2．B3．A

【导语】本文介绍了防晒的重要性，并介绍了一些防晒的方法。

1．细节理解题。根据“Sunprotectionismorethanjustavoidingsunburn—it’saboutkeepingyourskinhealthyand

feelinggoodallsummerlong”可知，防晒不仅能防止晒伤，还能让我们感觉良好。故选D。

2．细节理解题。根据“Drinkingplentyofwaterisimportantforskinhealthandoverallcomfort”可知，在炎热的

天气里，多喝水对皮肤健康很重要。故选B。

3．推理判断题。文章主要介绍了防晒的方法和重要性，这些内容与健康相关，因此文章最有可能来自杂志

的健康版块。故选A。

（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

【答案】1．A2．C3．A4．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了农田如何帮助迁徙的鸟类。

1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Someneedtofindfood,othersarelookingforsomewheretoproduceandraisetheir

young.”可知，动物迁徙的原因之一是为了繁殖和抚养后代。故选A。

2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Asmorelandisusedforfarming,thenaturalwetlandswherebirdsliketosearchfor

foodaredisappearing,too.”可知，鸟类在迁徙途中可能面临的问题是自然湿地的减少，导致觅食困难。故选C。

3．细节理解题。根据第三段“Theyfindthatthebirdshavechangedtheirdietstoadapt(适应)totheenvironments

theypassthrough.”可知，鸟类通过改变饮食来适应经过的环境。故选A。

4．最佳标题题。根据文章内容，尤其是第一段“farmlandalongthewaycanhelptheirprogress”以及第四段“seeds

willbecomeamoreimportantpartofmigratingbirds’diets”可知，文章主要讲述了农田如何帮助迁徙的鸟类。

故选D。

（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

【答案】1．C2．D3．A4．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了约翰·索恩爵士博物馆。

1．细节理解题。根据“andtheamazingthingisthathishouseisexactlythesameasheleftit”可知令人惊奇的是，

他的房子和他离开时一模一样。故选C。

2．细节理解题。根据“Youcanstartonthefirstfloor...Next,youcangodownstairstothegroundfloor...Nowcomes

thelastpart,theundergroundfloor.”可知先参观二楼，然后下楼到一楼，最后到地下楼层。故选D。

3．细节理解题。根据“Hereyoucanseehisrichcollectionofpaintings.Forexample,thereisaseries(系列)of

interestingpaintingsabout18thcenturylifeinLondon”可知在这里你可以看到他丰富的绘画收藏，例如，有一

系列关于18世纪伦敦生活的有趣画作。故选A。

4．词义猜测题。根据“Weguaranteethatit’sanexperienceyouwon’tforget!”可知是保证这是一次你不会忘记

的经历，故此处划线部分和promise意义相近。故选C。

（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

【答案】1．B2．B3．C

【导语】本文主要讲述了地球因为各种原因总是在变化，详细地介绍了这些变化的好处和坏处。

1．推理判断题。根据“Forexample,glaciersriversoficecancutthroughmountainsandmakelakesanddeep

valleys…”可知，通过举例子的方式来描述地球的变化，故选B。

2．推理判断题。根据“Theweatherisgettingwetterinsomeplacesanddrierinothers,andtherearemorebig

storms…Asaresult,manycitieswillpossiblybecoveredbywaterandmuchofthemostproductivefarmingareas

willbelost.Someislandcountriesarelikelytodisappearonthemapoftheworld”可知，第三段主要介绍了这些

变化所带来的问题，故选B。

3．词义猜测题。根据“Thesechangeswillbringgreatharmtotheplanet.”以及“However,theycanbebeneficialto

somepeople.”可知，这些变化会带来危害，However表示转折，划线句子应说也可以带来好处，也就是给一

些朋友带来帮助，故选C。

（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?

【答案】1．A2．D3．C4．A

【导语】本文主要是作者通过讲述自己做苹果派的经历告诉我们，做任何事情不要看重结果，要享受这个

过程，并就如何享受过程提出了几点建议。

1．推理判断题。根据第一段可知，作者是通过结合自身做苹果派的例子来引出本文主题，故选A。

2．词义猜测题。根据“Ifwejustconcentrateontheresultanddonotenjoytheprocess,wewillbemorelikelyto

feeldisappointedandwanttogiveup.”可知，如果只关注结果而不享受过程，更有可能感到失望，想要放弃，

所以划线单词表示“关注”，与“Payattentionto”词义接近，故选D。

3．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段作者讲述了自己做苹果派的经历；第二段讲述了自己的感悟；第三

段引出问题“如何享受过程”，第四段到第六段提出建议，C项符合文章的结构。故选C。

4．最佳标题题。本文主要是作者通过讲述自己做苹果派的经历告诉我们，做任何事情不要看重结果，要享

受这个过程，并就如何享受过程提出了几点建议，文章整体以“享受过程”为线索展开介绍，所以最适合本文

的标题是：享受过程，故选A。

（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.

【答案】1．D2．D3．A4．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的三座山脉。

1．细节理解题。根据“ThefirstistheJadeEmperorPeak,whichisatthetopofMountTaishan.Itofferstourists

amazingviewsofthewholemountain”可知，我们可以从玉皇峰上欣赏美丽的景色，故选D。

2．细节理解题。根据“theNorthPeakisfamousforitsseaofclouds”可知，北峰以云海而闻名，所以应该去北

峰，故选D。

3．推理判断题。根据“StrangePines”、“AbsurdStones”、“SeasofClouds”及“HotSprings”可知，下文提到了

黄山的四处自然景观，所以此处应是提到了这四处自然景观，故选A。

4．主旨大意题。根据“Themountainslistedbelowareeitheramongthemostfamousorthemostbeautiful.”及全

文的内容可知，作者是为了介绍中国的三座山脉，故选B。

（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.

【答案】1．C2．D3．C4．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了海草的重要性以及科学家如何利用虎鲨进行海底研究，以及他们在巴哈马发现的

世界最大的海草草地，这种创新的研究方法有利于增加人类对海底世界的了解。

1．细节理解题。根据“Withthehelpoftigersharks,ateamofresearchershasdiscoveredtheworld’slargest

seagrassmeadow（grassland）ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.”可知科学家在研究海草。故选C。

2．词义猜测题。根据“AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmerican

scientistworkedwithaseagrassexpert,tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants”可知在注意到虎鲨在巴哈马群岛

附近的海草中游动后，一位美国科学家与一位海草专家合作，试图绘制这些植物的位置图，故此处mapped

意为“绘制……的位置”；分析四个选择可知，选项D“警方已成功绘制出失踪男孩的位置”中的mapped也以

为“绘制……的位置”。故选D。

3．段落大意题。根据“Theresearchersfound...”以及本段内容可知本段主要介绍了研究的发现。故选C。

4．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了海草的重要性以及科学家如何利用虎鲨进行海底研究，以及他们在巴哈马

发现的世界最大的海草草地，这种创新的研究方法有利于增加人类对海底世界的了解，故作者写本文的意

图是分享这种新的海底研究方式。故选C。

（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

makes