三年（2023-2025）武汉中考英语真题分类汇编：专题05 阅读理解之说明文（原卷版）

专题05阅读理解之说明文

考点01中考真题分类汇编

（一）

（2025·湖北武汉·中考真题）Doyouknowthefivemainsenseswehave?Theyaretouch,taste,sight,smell

andhearing.Theyarecontrolledbydifferentpartsofourbrains.Sowecallthebrainourbuilt-in“BeiDou”.Brains

helpourbodiesworksmoothly.Trythis:closeyoureyesandtouchyournose.It’seasy,right?That’sbecauseour

brainscanreceivemessagesaboutwhereourbodypartsare.Wecanalsostandononelegwithoutfallingdown.If

weloseourbalance,ourbrainswillgiveusorderstofixit.

★.Testsshowthatpeopleseespiderpicturesfasterthanflowers.Someresearchersalsofoundthatpeople

react(作出反应)toloudnoisesfasterthantoafriend’svoice.Scientistsaren’tcompletelysureaboutthereasons.

Somesuggestthatthisskillmightcomefromancienttimes.Ourancestorswereoftenfacedwithpredators.Sothey

hadtoprotectthemselvesfromdangerousanimalslikespidersandtigers,ortheywouldlosetheirlives.Untiltoday,

westilljumpatsuddennoisesorshadows(影子)indarkrooms.

Hereismoreaboutbrains.Canyouimagineseeingcolorswhenyouhearmusic,ortastingcandywhenyou

seethesunshine?It’scalledsensemixing.Scientiststhinkthishappenswhendifferentsensesintermingle(相互交

织).Anotherfactisthattemperaturesometimesinfluencesoursenses.Somepeoplecanfeelstormscomingthrough

kneepain.Soweoftenjokethatwe’re“humanweatherapps”.Also,ourbrainsareabletomakeadjustment(调整)

tosomesenses.Ifsomeonecan’tseewell,hishearingortouchmightbecomestronger.

Thoughscientistshavedonemuchresearchonthebrain,there’sstillalottodo.Haveyoueverwondered

whysomepeoplearebetteratsports?What’sthesecrettoimprovingmemory?Thenit’stimeforyoutostartyour

discoveringjourney.

1．Whatdothetwoexamplesinthefirstparagraphshow?

A．Brainshelpourbodiesworkwell.B．Humanbrainsaredifferent.

C．Humanscantouchtheirnoseseasily.D．Peoplehavemanylivinghabits.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．It’sfuntostudyourancestors’lifeB．It’seasytolearnaboutsenses

C．AnimalshelppeopleinmanywaysD．Brainsarealsolife-savingheroes

3．Whichanimalinthefollowingpicturesisprobablya“predator”?

A．B．C．D．

4．Accordingtoparagraph3,whatmighthappenifyoursensesmix?

A．Youcantieyourshoeswithoutlooking.B．Youtastesweetnesswhenseeinganapple.

C．Youjumpwhensomeoneshoutssuddenly.D．Youfeelpaininyourkneesbeforetheraincomes.

5．Whatisthewritingpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A．Toimprovepeople’smemory.B．Toencouragebrainstudies.

C．Toshowthevalueofourbrains.D．Toadmirescientists’efforts.

（二）

（2024·湖北武汉·中考真题）Youmayhaveahouserobotthatcandohouseworkforyou.Butisitsosmart?

MeetLaura,arobotintheNationalLibraryinMadrid,Spain,copyingouttheoldbooksandwritingsinits

collection.SeeAurora,aheadlessdog-sizedrobotusedtokeepbirdsandotheranimalsawayatanAlaskanairport.

Watchanother1.8meter-tallleglessrobotcalledEveR6,wavingitsarmstoguidemusiciansthrougha

performance.

Thoserobotsaboverequireartificialintelligence(AI)(人工智能).AIisacomputersystem(系统)thatcan

understandlanguages,makedecisionsandsolveproblems.AIcanbetaughtskillsusingaprocesscalledmachine

learning.HumansgiveAIinformationsuchasbooks,photosorvideostotrainit.Themoreinformationitstudies,

thebetteritcandoitsjob.

________.Forexample,whenyouwatchTV,AIiswatchingyou.It’llknowwhatyourfavoriteisand

suggestsimilarones.Inhospitals,AIisverygoodatsuggestingtreatmentsandcaneveninventnewmedicines.To

cutdownfoodwaste,someschoolsintroduceonlinesystemsforthestudentstochoosemealsaheadoftime.In

cities,AIisusedtowatchoutforcarsthatmakeblacksmoke.Itworkstogetherwiththepoliceandtransportation

teamstostopthemandkeeptheairclean.AIcanhelpusfightclimate(气候)changebyfindingcleverwaysto

reduceenergyuse.

SomepeopleworrythatAIwilltakeawayalargenumberofjobsandalsofearthatAIcoulddevelopoutof

ourcontrolandbringdangertohumans.However,AIisexpectedtobeamorepowerfulproductiontoolthatwill

helphumansachievemoreinlesstime.Itisbelievedthattheflyingcarwillbemadetoofferaneasierwayoutof

themorningtrafficjam(交通堵塞).HumansimagineAImightevenfindawaytosolvetheproblemsofour

energyneedscompletely.Anyway,thereisstillalongjourneyforhumansandAI.

1．InwhichpicturescanweseeAuroraandEveR1?

A．a,cB．b,dC．b,cD．a,d

2．WhatBIGquestiondoesparagraph2answer?

A．WhatisAI?B．WhyareAIrobotsmade?

C．WhereisAIused?D．HowmanyAIrobotsarementioned?

3．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?

A．AIwillbedevelopedrapidlyB．HumansdependtoomuchonAI

C．HumanswonderifAIcouldthinkD．AIhasbecomepartofdailylife

4．Inthefuture,AIisexpectedtobeableto________.

A．suggestTVprogramsB．cutdownfoodwaste

C．inventnewmedicinesD．helpproduceenoughenergy

5．Whatwouldtheauthorwriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A．TheendofAI.B．ThehistoryofAI.

C．ThewaytogetalongwithAI.D．TheskillofmakingAIrobots.

（三）（2023·湖北武汉·中考真题）

WhenthefamousscientistAlbertEinsteinwas16yearsold,heimaginedhimselfridingalongsideabeam

(束)oflight.Heusedthispictureinmindtohelphimwhenworkingoutthe“theoryofrelativity(相对论)”.

“Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge,”saidEinstein.

Daydreaming,called“thoughtexperiments”byEinstein,canmakeyouhavewildimaginings,likeflying

aroundinspace.Itletsyourmindwalkslowlyaroundideas,memoriesandexperiencesthataren’thappeningright

now.Itmeansthinkingaheadtoaholidayorrememberinghowmuchyouenjoyedabirthdayparty.Accordingto

China’shealthauthorities(权威机构),daydreamingforawhileeachdaycanimproveyourhealthandcreativity.

Disappearingintoadaydreamletsyourmindescapewhenthingsaredifficult.Ithelpsyoudealwithworries

andfears.Forexample,imagininghowyou’regoingtospeakupinclassislikepracticingthesceneinyourhead,

whichcanmakeyoufeelcalmer.Daydreamingalsoinspirescreativityandletsyoufindnewworldswherethereare

nolimits(限制)towhatyoucandoorwhoyouare.GuoQiang,anexpertinthoughtsandfeelings,thinkswe

shouldallmaketimetodaydream.“Thinkingforpleasurecanbeapowerfultooltoshapeourfeelings,”hesaid.

However,trynottoletyourmindbeabsentwhenyouneedtofocus(聚焦)inclassorcrosstheroad.Instead,

findatimewhenyoudon’thavetofocusonanything,likegoingforawalkorbrushingyourteeth.Guosuggests

youcanstartbyfocusingonahappymemoryorimaginingafuturesuccess,likescoringagoalintheWorldCup.

Toencouragecreativity,thinkaboutinterestingideasandseewhereyourmindtakesyou.Researchshows

thatpeopleoftencomeupwithmoresolutionstoproblemsafterthey’vetakenabreak.Sonexttimeyou’restuck

withhomework,stopforamomentandseewhereyourdaydreamstakeyou.

1．Whichwritingskillisusedinparagraph1?

A．Givinganexample.B．Raisingaquestion.C．Listingnumbers.D．Comparingfacts.

2．Daydreamingcanmakepeople_________.

A．flyaroundB．walkslowlyC．thinkfreelyD．beabsent-minded

3．GuoQiangfirstsuggests_________.

A．escapingfromthehardtimeB．lookingfornewworlds

C．findingtimetoimagineD．focusingonsuccess

4．Whatismentionedinparagraph4?

A．Thestepstodaydream.B．Thethingstodaydreamof.

C．Thereasonsfordaydreaming.D．Themeaningsofdaydreaming.

5．Daydreamingistalkedabout_________.

A．toremindpeopletohaveamindbreakB．tosuggestlivingatthemoment

C．tofindsolutionstohomeworkproblemsD．toshowascienceresearchresult

（四）

（2023·湖北武汉·中考真题）BertwonanationalprizecalledYoungHeroesforhis“green”project.This

public-spiritedyoungpersonwasnowauniversitystudent.Hisloveforinsectsgrewdeeperandhewasprotecting

themforthefuture.

_________.Whenhewasaround4or5,healwayslovedtowatchdifferentinsects,especiallybeautiful

swallowtails(凤蝶).Oneinterestingfacthelearnedaboutswallowtailswasthattheirbrightcolorswarnedhungry

animalsthattheytastedbad.Anditwasalsofuntowatchhowtheycameintobeing.Butthereasonhereallyfellin

lovewiththemwasthattheywereveryaccessible.Forexample,ifyouwantedtoattract(吸引)swallowtails,you

plantedsomezinnias,akindofbrightflowers.

Bertstartedazinniagardenathishouse,whereheraisedalargenumberofswallowtailsovertheyears.With

theworld’sswallowtailpopulationfalling,Bertwantedpeopletorealizethatifinsectslikeswallowtails

disappeared,sowouldalltheothersabovethemonthefoodchain.Tomakethefactclearandeasytounderstand

forotherstudents,healsocreatedazinniagardenathisjuniorhighschool.

PartofthejoyforBertwaswatchingtheyoungerstudentsgetexcitedwhenrunningafterswallowtails.

“Wheneveraswallowtaillandsonthem,theyoungstudentswillsoonfallinlovewiththesecuteinsects.They

developanewappreciationforthem,”hesaid.

Bertputhiseffortsintotheenvironmentaleducationalprojectandmadeittakeflight.

1．AfterBertwashonoredwithYoungHeroes,_________.

A．heoftengavespeechesinpublicB．hesetuphis“green”project

C．hebecameinterestedinswallowtailsD．hewentonprotectinginsects

2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin_________?

A．BertsavedmanyswallowtailsB．Berthadadullchildhood

C．BertfoundhisloveearlyinlifeD．Bertmadeaharddecision

3．Theunderlinedword“accessible”inparagraph2means“_________”.

A．dangeroustofeedB．easytogetcloseto

C．hardtoraiseD．safetoreach

4．ThemainreasonforBerttocreateazinniagardenatschoolwas_________.

A．towatchstudentshavefunB．tomakehisschoolmorebeautiful

C．tostopswallowtailsfromdisappearingD．tohelpkidslearnaboutswallowtails

5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ABrightFlowerB．AFlyingProjectC．AGreenGardenD．AWarningAction

考点022025年中考模拟

（一）

（2025·湖北武汉江汉·三模）Haveyouevermadeadecisionbutstillfeltunsure?Maybeyouwrotea

messagebutpaused(停顿)beforesendingit,orchoseclothesbutkeptchangingyourmind.Inaworldthatvalues

quickactions,hesitation(犹豫)isoftenseenasaweakness.Butwhatifitisactuallyawiseguide?

Ourmindsandbodiesworktogether.Whenwehesitate,itmightbeasignthatweneedtopayattentionto

somethingimportant.Imaginestandinginfrontofadoorbutnotwantingtoopenit.Yourbodycouldbetellingyou

aboutpossibledangersyourmindhasn’tfullynoticed.Thishesitationisn’talwaysfear—itmightmeanweneed

moretimeorinformationtomakeabetterchoice.

Hesitationcanalsocomefromourintuition(直觉).Ithelpsusknowwhatistrulyright.Forexample,ifyou

feelnervousaboutjoiningacompetitionevenwhenyouarefullyprepared,askyourself:Isthisfearfrompast

failures,orisyourintuitionwarningyouaboutrealdanger?______.Pretendyouhavealreadychosentojoinand

noticehowyourbodyreacts(反应)—Doesitfeellightandcalm,orheavyandworried?

Here’showtousehesitationwisely:First,slowdown.Ifadecisionfeelstoobig,sleeponitandthinkagain

thenextday.Second,talktofriendsyoutrustorwritedownyourthoughts.Theiradviceoryourownwordsmight

showhiddenworriesornewideas.Third,rememberthathesitationisnotfailure.Itisatooltocollectmissingparts

ofthestorybeforetakingaction.

Intheend,hesitationteachesustolisten—notjusttoourthoughts,buttoourwholeself.Nexttimeyou

pause,ask:Whatismybodyorintuitiontryingtosay?Theanswermighthelpyoumakewiserchoices.

1．Whymightwehesitatebeforeenteringaroomaccordingtothepassage?

A．Becausethebodysensespossibleuneasiness.B．Becausethedooristooheavytoopen.

C．Becausewewanttogetinquickly.D．Becauseweneedotherstohelpus.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?

A．Tocalmdown,listentomusic.B．Tofindout,trythissimpletest.

C．Ifyoudon’tthinkso,justdoit.D．Ifyoudon’tknow,askafriend.

3．Whatdoes“sleeponit”meaninParagraph4?

A．Changedecisions.B．Makequickchoices.

C．Reconsiderafterrest.D．Forgettheproblem.

4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“hesitation”?

A．Itleadstofailure.B．Itisatoolforbetterdecisions.

C．Itshowspersonalweakness.D．Itwastesvaluabletime.

5．Whichwouldbethebestthemepictureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．

（二）

（2025·湖北武汉新洲·二模）HaveyoufoundithardtogetoutofbedforschoolonMondaymornings?

Nowadays,manystudentshavehadthisexperience,sonotgettingenoughsleepamongteenagershascomeinto

focus.

Betweenhomework,after-schoolactivitiesandtemptation(诱惑)touseelectronicdevices,manyteenagers

sufferfromnotgettingenoughsleep.InChina,about50%ofyoungpeoplebornafter2000gotobedbefore

midnight.IntheUS,77.3percentofhighschoolstudentsdonotgetenoughsleep.Thusit’snowondermany

studentsfeelsleepyduringtheday.

Infact,qualitysleepisimportantforeveryone,especiallyforteenagers.Theyneednineto10hoursofsleep

eachday—morethanadults.Thisisbecausedeepmental,physical,socialandemotionaldevelopmenthappensin

one’steens.

Forstudents,sleepplaysakeyroleinschoolperformance.Ithelpswithlearningbyimprovingattention,

memoryandthinkingskills.★.Astudyinthelate20thcenturycomparedcreativeperformancebetweenpeople

whodidn’tgetenoughsleepandthosewhosleptnormally.Thefirstgroupscoredloweronthetestsofcreative

thinking.Theyrepeatedthesamemistakesandcouldnotthinkupnewideas.

Morerecently,in2023,aresearchteamdiscoveredthat“sleeponset”,aspecialstageofsleep,isgoodfor

creativity.Thisstagehappenswhenwearebetweenbeingawakeandasleep.Whenpeopleareencouragedtodream

aboutacertaintopicduringsleeponset,theyperformmorecreativelythanatanyothertime.

Howimportantitisforstudentstogetenoughsleep!Anewreportshowsthat54.7%ofpeoplewhoofteneat

lateatnightand65.4%ofpeoplewhoareusedtosmokinghavetroublesleeping.What’smore,85.5%ofpeople

whoseldomusetheirphonesbeforebedsleepwell,comparedto73.9%ofthosewhousethemoften.Sokeepgood

habits!

1．What’sthemainideaofparagraph2?

A．Whatstudentsdoafterschool.B．Howmanystudentsdon’tgetenoughsleep.

C．Howstudentsgetenoughsleep.D．Whystudents’sleepproblemscomeintofocus.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．SchoolperformanceisveryimportantB．Andsleepalsosupportsteens’creativity

C．AlltheseskillscanbegotthroughpracticeD．Anexampleshowshowtoimproveattention

3．Whendoes“sleeponset”happen?

A．Whenpeoplearedreaming.B．Fromwakinguptogettingup.

C．Whenpeopleareindeepsleep.D．Betweenbeingawakeandasleep.

4．What’sthegoodhabitforqualitysleep?

A．Ofteneatinglateatnight.B．Beingusedtosmoking.

C．Seldomusingphonesbeforebed.D．LyinginbedwatchingTV.

5．Whichwouldbethebesttheme(主题)pictureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．

（三）

（2025·湖北武汉洪山·三模）Areyougoingthroughpuberty(青春期)?Youmighthavestartedpuberty

earlierthanyourparentsdid.

Pubertybeginswhenyourbodytellsyourbraintoproducecertainhormones(激素).Duringpuberty,

teenagersgrowquickly.

Studiesshowthatpubertyishappeningearlier.TakegirlsintheUSforexample.Theyaregettingtheir

periodsaboutsixmonthsearlierthantheydidafewdecadesago,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalof

theAmericanMedicalAssociation.Theaverageageusedtobe12.5yearsold.Butnowit’sjustunder12.

Manythingscancauseearlypuberty.Obesity(肥胖)isoneofthekeyreasons,accordingtoSoumya

AdhikariwhoworksatChildren’sHealthinDallas,US.Somechemicalsincareproductsandfood,aswellas

stress,mayalsobethereasons.

_________Itcanincreasetheriskofhealthproblemslikeheartdiseaseaswellasshorteradultheight.

Mentally,teenagerswhostartpubertyearliermightfeelscaredorangry.Theymightbetreateddifferentlybecause

theylookolderordifferent,whichcanmakethemdoubtthemselves,saidAvivaSopher,adoctoratachildren’s

hospitalinNewYork,US.

“Theproblemoftenhitsgirlsharder,”YeZihuafromtheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignintheUS

toldGermannewspaperDieWelt.“Thisisbecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirbodies,whichcanputgreater

socialpressureonthemtoactinamore‘adult’way,”saidYe.

AccordingtoNationalPublicRadio¹,topreventearlypuberty,teenagersshoulddevelopsomegoodhabits.

1.NationalPublicRadio:美国国家公共广播电台(简称NPR).是美国最大的公共广播电台。

1．WhatBIGquestiondoesparagraph3answer?

A．Howdoesearlypubertyinfluenceteenagers?B．Whatdostudiesfindaboutpuberty?

C．Whydoespubertyhappenearlier?D．Whatisearlypuberty?

2．Whichpictureshowsthemainreasonforearlypubertyaccordingtothepassage?

A．B．C．D．

3．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?

A．Earlypubertyhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

B．Teenagersaretakingactionstodealwithearlypuberty.

C．Earlypubertycanhelpteenagersgetconfidence.

D．Earlypubertymightcausesomeproblems.

4．AccordingtoYeZihua,earlypubertyoftenhitsgirlsharderbecause________.

A．girlspaylessattentiontotheirbodies.B．girlshaveweakerphysicalhealth.

C．girlsfacemorepressurefromthepublicD．girlsoftendoubtthemselves.

5．Whatwouldtheauthorwriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A．ThemedicalwaytotreatearlypubertyB．Thehabitsteenagersneedtopickup

C．Thefuturedevelopmentofpuberty.D．Thehistoryofearlypuberty.

（四）

（2025·湖北武汉江岸·一模）OnFebruary5th,HubeiProvinceamazedtheworldwithits“Chucai”robot

family.Tenintelligentrobots,including“Worker,”“Jingchu,”and“Tianwen,”showedofftheirskills.Somelifted

weights,smiledandchattedwithhumans,othersbalancedperfectlywhenpushed,andoneevenstoodupquickly

afterfalling,justlikeasuperhero!DevelopedbytopteamsfromHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

WuhanUniversity,andtechcompaniesin“OpticsValley”(光谷),theserobotsarenowbecomingthenewstarsof

thecity.

Lookingback,robotsplayedabigroleindailylife.In2025,robotvolunteersshowedupattheWuhan

Marathon.Duringcherryblossomseason,asmartpolicerobotnamed“Xiaoluo”helpedmanagethecrowds.Coffee

loversmet“Tianwen,”arobotcoffeemakerthatserveddrinkssmoothlywithoutpouringadrop—howimpressive!

★BehindthesecreationsareWuhan’stechheroes.CompanieslikeHubeiSwitDriveproducetinybut

powerfulrobot“joints”(关节)usedglobally.Engineershavealsocreateda“robotbrain”thatallowsmachinesto

copyhumanmovementsperfectly,evendancinginstepwitheachother!Anotherbreakthroughiselectronic“skin,”

givingrobotsahuman-likesenseoftouch.

Wuhanisputtingbillionsintotheprojecttobuildarobot-friendlyfuture.Over300techcompanieshave

joinedtheproject,attractingtalentedandfosteringminds.Withsuchefforts,whoknowswhattheserobotswill

achievenext?Fromsportseventstopublicsafety,Wuhan’srobotsarenotjustmachines—they’repartnersshaping

asmarterworld.

1．Howmanyrobots’namesarementionedinParagraph1.?

A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.

2．Whichrobotisdesignedtohelpkeepthepeopleinorder?

A．Worker.B．Xiaoluo.C．Jingchu.D．Tianwen.

3．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．Andwhenweretherobotscreated?B．Butwhatmakestherobotssosmart?

C．Sowherewilltheengineersmakemorerobots?D．Orhowarethetechcompaniesproducingtherobots?

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetalentedandfosteringmindssuggest?

A．Trainedrobots.B．Excellentuniversities.

C．Greencompanies.D．Creativeengineers.

5．Whichwouldbethebesttheme(主题)pictureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．

（五）

（2025·湖北武汉黄陂·模拟预测）Manycultureshavestoriesoftalkingtreesthatgiveadviceaswellas

warningstopeople.AlexandertheGreatandMarcoPoloweresaidtohavevisitedsuchatreeinIndia.Andinsome

modernstories,suchasthefilmAvatar,treescancommunicatewithanimalsandpeople.Withourlongbelieving

thattalkingplantsareunreal,newresearchhasfoundsomethingamazing:Itturnsoutthatplantscanreally

communicate.

Ithasbeenknownthatplantsusechemicals(化学物)tocommunicatewitheachother:Thishappenswhena

plant,sayabeanplant,getsattacked(袭击)byinsects.Theplantgivesoffchemicalsfromtheleavesthatarebeing

eaten.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp,“I’mbeingattacked!”Whenanotherbeanplantfeelsthechemicals

fromitspoorneighbor,itstartstogiveoffitsown,differentchemicals.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway.

Othersattract(吸引)insects—thewasps(黄蜂)!Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatareeatingthebeanplant.Scientists

hopetolearnmoreaboutthisplantwarningsystem,sothatwecanuseittogrowcropsinamorescientificway.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundstocommunicate.Peoplecan’thearthesesounds,butplantsare

makingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Cornandchiliplantsdothis.Theyalso“listen”tothe

noisesfromotherplants.Achiliplantcantellifaneighboringplantishelpful,orunfriendly.Sometreesmake

clickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater.

Mostsurprisinglyofall,plantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplantin

aforest.Scientistscallthissystem“woodwideweb”.ItisinsomewaysliketheInternetweuse.Thiswoodwide

webislinkedundergroundbyfungi(真菌).Usingthiswoodwideweb,★.However,itmayleadtobadeffects.

JustlikeourInternet,thiswoodwidewebhasitsownversionof“cybercrime”(网络犯罪).Plantscanstealfood

fromeachother,orspreadsomethingharmfultoattackotherplants.

Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeachother.Who

knows?…

1．Whydoesthewritermention“beanplant”and“wasps”inparagraph2?

A．Toexplainhowplantsdevelopnewchemicals.

B．Toproveallplantscanattractwasps.

C．Togiveaspecificexampleofchemicalcommunication.

D．Tocomparebeanswithothercrops.

2．Accordingtothepassage,plantscommunicatewith_______.

A．smells,chemicalsandsoundsB．chemicals,soundsandwoodwideweb

C．feelings,chemicalsandfungiD．chemicals,soundsandfungi

3．Theunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3refersto______.

A．usingsoundstowarnothersB．listeningtothenoises.

C．makingnoiseswithrootsD．makingclickingnoises.

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．plantscanshareinformationandevenfoodwitheachother.

B．scientistscanhelpstoptheplantsfromattackingeachother.

C．plantscandrawinsectstoattackotherplants.

D．scientistscanbuildasystemtolinkalmosteveryplantinaforest.

5．Whatwouldtheauthorwriteaboutafter“Whoknows?”inthelastparagraph?

A．StoriesaboutscientistsB．theimportanceofprotectingplants

C．ThewaysofstudyingplantcommunicationD．Humanwishfor“talking”withplants.

（六）

（2025·湖北武汉江岸·模拟预测）Haveyouheardtheoldtalesay“Celestial(天上的)hours,earthlyyears”?

Letmetellyouamagicalstoryabouttwins.SupposeLucybecomesanastronautandfliesthroughspaceinasuper

fastrocket,whilehertwinsisterLilystaysonEarth.WhenLucyreturnsafterherjourney,somethingamazing

happens-Lilymightappearolder,butLucystilllooksyoung!Einsteincalledthisthe“TwinParadox”orTime

Dilation(膨胀).Why?Becausetimeslowsdownwhenyoumovesuperfast.

Ofcourse,timemovesalittleslowerorfasterdependingonthespeedorEarth’sgravity(引力).Butthe

effectsaretootinytonoticeinourdailylife.Forexample,ifyoudriveveryfast,like100km/h,timeslowsby

0.0000000001secondsperhour.You’dneverfeelit!Apilotwhoflewfor40years,ages0.0005secondsslower

thansomeoneonEarth.Stilltoosmall!

Scientiststestedthetimedilationwithtwospecialandthesamekindofatomicclocks(原子钟).Theyput

oneclockinaplaneflyingaroundtheworldandlefttheotherontheground.Afterthetrip,theflyingclockwasa

tinybitbehind—justafewmicroseconds(微秒)!Eventhoughthedifferenceisreallytiny,thismattersalotfor

technology.

Yourphone’sGPSusesthissecret!Satellites(卫星)highaboveEarthfacetwo“timetricks”:Theymove

superfast(14,000km/h),makingtheirclocksslowdownby7microsecondsdaily.BeingfarfromEarth’sgravity

makestheirclocksspeedupby45microsecondsdaily.

Engineerssubtract(减去)thesenumbersandfixsatelliteclocksby38microsecondsdaily.Withoutthis,GPS

wouldguideyouwrongby10kmeveryday