2024年中考英语真题分类汇编-说明文语篇阅读（含答案）

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页专题08语篇阅读--说明文【备考2025】2024年中考英语真题分类汇编全国版（2024·安徽·中考真题）Duringtheirbusylives,peopledonotpaymuchattentiontotheexpirydates(有效期)onthefoodintheirfridges.Asaresult,alotoffoodisforgottenaboutandwasted.However,accordingtoarecentresearch,beingawareof(意识到)whatyouthrowawaycanhelpyouwasteless.Theresearchersmeasured(计量)foodwastefrom154familiesacrosstheUK.Halfofthesefamiliesintheresearchwereaskedtolistthefruitsandvegetablestheyhadboughtandtheirexpirydates.Thefamiliesstuckthelistonthefridgedoorandreceivedatextmessageeverydaytellingthemtocheckit.Theotherhalfdidnothavetomakealistanddidnotreceivetextmessages.Overasix-weekperiod,allthefamilieswereaskedtomeasuretheirfoodwasteattheendofeachweek.Theresearchersweresurprisedtofindthatmakinglistsandgettingtextsmadelittledifferencetohowmuchfoodwaswasted.However,eachfamilyintheresearchwastedlessfood—about0.1kiloaweek.Theresearcherscarriedontheresearchforsixmonths,andfoundthatallthefamiliescontinuedtowastelessfood.Thisshowsthatjustmeasuringfoodwasteencouragespeopletopaycloserattentiontoitandthrowlessaway.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto(指的是)?A．Theresearch. B．Thelist. C．Thedoor. D．Themessage.2．Whatisintroducedinparagraph3aboutthesix-weekresearch?A．Itspurpose. B．Itsmethod. C．Itssteps. D．Itsresults.3．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle(标题)forthetext?A．MeasureFoodWastetoStopIt B．PayAttentiontoWhatYouBuyC．ChecktheFoodBeforeStoringIt D．GiveThoughttoYourBusyLife（2024·江苏苏州·中考真题）ArecentTVseriesTotheWonderhasbecomeChina’sbreakoutTVhitoftheyear.Ithasalsowonpraiseatafilmfestivalabroad.TotheWonderisbasedontheaward-winningnovelofLiJuan,MyAltay,andisdirectedbyTengCongcong.Itisverypoeticandfilledwithbeautifulwisdom.TheTVdramafollowsthejourneyofLiWenxiu.SheoncewishedtoleaveAltay,anareainNorthernXinjiang.AfterfailingtorealizeherdreaminthecapitalofXinjiang,Lihastomovebacktoherhometownandtriestofindanewdirectionforherself.Atfirst,Lifindsithardtounderstandherneighbours’traditionalwayofthinking.UndertheinfluenceofhermotherZhangFengxia,Listartstoseetheplaceanditspeopleinanewlight.Later,shecomestounderstandtheirlifestyleandrespectfornature.Fansdescribewatchingthedramaasanexperienceinthewonderland.“It’slikebreathinginfreshairorlyingunderthesun,”saidonefan.“Itisauniquedrama,verydifferentfromtheusualChineseseries.Amust-watchifyouwanttodiscoverthebeautyofthegrasslandandlifethere,”anotherfansaid.“PeopleenjoythewonderfulviewofAltay.Butthekeytothesuccessoftheseriesliesinitsabilitytoconnectwiththeviewersonahumanlevel,”saidTengCongcong.“Inthedrama,everyonecommunicatessincerely.EvenifIdisagreewithyou,Isincerelyrespectyou.Infact,thisisaveryimportantpartofhumannature—thelovefortruth,goodnessandbeauty.”4．TotheWonderisthenameof______.A．aforeigndrama B．afamousfilm C．aTVseries D．abeautifulpoem5．WhydoesLiWenxiucomebacktoAltay?A．Tolookafterhermother. B．Tofindherselfanewdirection.C．Tohelpthelocalpeople. D．Toenjoyitsbeautifulview.6．Theunderlinedword“unique”hastheclosestmeaningto______.A．serious B．common C．special D．strange7．WhatisthekeytothesuccessofTotheWonderaccordingtoDirectorTeng?A．Itssincererespectfornature. B．Thebeautifulwisdomofthewriter.C．Thelifestyleofthelocalpeople. D．Itssincereconnectionwithviewers.（2024·安徽·中考真题）Ifyougetangrymanytimesinaday,itistimeforyoutothinkabouthowtodealwithit.Herearesomeofmysuggestions.Whenyouareangry,trytotellyourselfthroughanothervoicethatyouareangryandthatitisnotabadthing.Itjustshowsthatyouhavedifferentideas.Acceptthatmanythingsarenot100%rightorwrong.Inourcommunicationwithothers,thefinalpurposeisnottodecidewhoisrightandwhoiswrong,buttolookforsomethingincommon.Ifyoustillfeelstronganger,trytakingadeepbreath(呼吸)andletangeroutofyourbodyalongwiththebreath.Don’tsayangrywordswhenyouareveryangry,foryouwillregretsayingthemwhenyoucooldown.Discussingwithathirdpartyishelpful.Itishardforthetwopartiesinangertounderstandeachother,buttheideaofanoutsidercanhelpbothpartiestogetmutual(相互的)understanding.Angerisjustoneofthemanyemotions(情绪)thatmakeushuman,andtowellmanageitaddstoourabilitytotrulyunderstandtheworld.8．Whatisthefinalpurposeofcommunicationwithotherpeople?A．Toshowdifferentideas. B．Tolookforsomethingincommon.C．Toacceptusefulsuggestions. D．Todecidewhetheroneisrightornot.9．Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwecan’tcooldown?A．Sayangrywords. B．Trytakingadeepbreath.C．Controlourvoices. D．Stoptalkingwithothers.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“party”inparagraph4mean?A．Anactivity. B．Avisitor. C．Aperson. D．Ameeting.11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Howtomanageanger. B．Howtoshowfeelings.C．Howtodealwithregrets. D．Howtounderstandtheworld.（2024·江苏扬州·中考真题）Chinahasnamedthespacecraftthatwillputitsastronautsonthemoon.ThenewmannedspacecraftisMengzhouandthelunarlanderisLanyue.Chinaplanstolanditsastronautsonthemoonaround2030.CheckthetabletolearnthedetailsonChina’sexcitingjourneytothemoon.MENGZHOUANDLANYUETakeChinesePeople’sDreamToTheMoonCloserMengzhou—ThemannedspacecraftMeaningofthename:DreamboatThenamecarriestheChinesepeople’sspaceexplorationdreamstothemoon.Maintasks:•CarryoutChina’smannedlunarexploration•Operatenear-EarthspacestationPayload:Forlunartasks,itcancarry3astronautsroundtripbetweenthegroundandlunarorbit(轨道).Fornear-Earthorbittasks,itcancarry7astronautsroundtripbetweenthegroundandspacestation.Lanyue—ThelunarlanderMeaningofthename:ClaspingthemoonThenamesymbolizesthebraveryandconfidenceoftheChinesepeopleinexploringtheuniverseandlandingonthemoon.Maintasks:•Transportbetweenlunarorbitandlunarsurface•Serveasthecenterforastronautactivities,energysupply,anddatatransmissiononthemoon•SupportlunarexplorationandactivitiesPayload:Itcancarry2astronautsroundtrip,lunarrover,andscientificpayloads.ExplorationSteps1.TwoLongMarch-10rocketsarelaunched(发射).OnecarriesMengzhouandtheothercarriesLanyue.2.Thetwospacecraftmeetandjoininlunarorbitandtheastronautsenterthelander.3.TheLanyuelandersendstheastronautstothelunarsurface.4.Theastronautscarryoutscientificexplorationandsample(样本)collectiononthelunarsurfaceasplanned.5.Aftercompletingthejobonthemoon,theLanyuelandertakestheastronautstogouptolunarorbit.6.Thetwospacecraftmeetandjoinagain,andtheastronautstakethelunarsamplestotheMengzhouspacecraft.7.TheMengzhouspacecraftreturnstoEarthwiththemoonsamples.12．WhichofthefollowingisLanyue’stask?A．Operatenear-Earthspacestation.B．SupportEarthexplorationandactivities.C．Transportbetweenthegroundandspacestation.D．Workasthecenterforenergysupplyonthemoon.13．Whatcanwelearnfromtheexplorationsteps?A．ThesamerocketsendsMengzhouandLanyueintospace.B．AstronautsreachandleavethemoonintheLanyuelander.C．MengzhouandLanyuejointogetheratthespacestation.D．TheLanyuelanderreturnstoEarthwiththesamplesonthemoon.14．Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．ToencouragetheyouthtomakeinventionsforChina’smoonprogram.B．TotellthereaderaboutthehistoryofChina’slunarexplorationjourney.C．Tooffersuggestionsonhowtotakeupchallengesinthelunarexplorationtask.D．TogiveinformationonthenewspacecraftforChina’smannedlunarexplorationtask.（2024·江苏扬州·中考真题）Thinkabouthowmuchtimeyouspentoutsidelastweek.Really“outside.”Walkingfromthecarintothemalldoesn’tcount.Nowthinkabouthowmuchtimeyouspentindoors—ontheInternetorplayingvideogamesorwatchingTV.Youmaysay,“IplayinsidemorethanoutsideandIliketoplaygamesonthecomputer.”Ifso,it’slikelythatyouspentmoretimeinsidefourwallsthanoutsideinfreshair.Kidstodayspendtwofewerhoursperweekonsportsandoutdooractivitiesthankidsdid20yearsago.That’saccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy.Non-movingactivitiesaremorepopular.Thecosts“includeoverweight,greaterstress,higherratesofphysicalandemotionalillnessandlessjoy…,”saysRichardLouv,writerofLastChildintheWoods:SavingOurChildrenfromNature-DeficitDisorder.Playisimportant,evenforadults.Outdooractivitybettersyoursenses.Thenexttimeyousitdowntomessageyourfriends,takenoteofyoursensesduringandafteryourtexting.Thendothesameexperimentafteryou’vedonesomethingoutside.Youwillfindbeingoutdoorsbringsthesensestolife.“Hiking,exploring,andfishinghelphoneallofyoursenses,”saysBetsyKeller.She’saprofessorofexerciseandsportssciencesatIthacaCollegeinNewYork.“Smell,sight...allofyoursensesareinusewhenyou’reoutside.”Outdoorplayfreesyourmind.Areyoustressedout?Havingtroubledevotingyourmindtowhatyou’redoing?Toomuchtimeindoors—awayfromthenaturalworld—maybeacause.Louvusesatermtodescribethesetofproblemscausedbytoomuchtimeindoors:naturedeficitdisorder.Hesays,“Iuseittodescribethepricewepayforbeingsoseparatedfromnature.”Spendingtimeoutdoorsbringsyouclosertotheenvironment.Whenyou’reout,breatheinfreshair,heartheleavescrackleunderfootandsearchcoolbirdsandplantsinthewoods.Itcanhelpyoufeelmoreconnectedtothenaturalworld.Nowoodsnearby?Naturecanbefoundrightoutsideyourbackdoororinyourlocalpark.Sothenexttimeyousitdowntospendqualitytimewithavideogame,considertreatingyourselftoalittleoutdoorplayinstead.15．Howdoesthewriterfirstintroducethetopicofoutdoorplay?A．Bypresentingtheresultsofarecentstudy.B．Byintroducingdifferentkindsofoutdoorplay.C．Byinvitingthereadertothinkabouthisorherowncase.D．Bytellingthereaderoutdoorplayisgoodforbodyandmind.16．WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinParagraph5?A．Outdoorplayhelpsformrelationships.B．Justgettingoutdoorsdoeswonders.C．Naturecanremindusoflifebeyondourworries.D．Theoutdoorsisthebestplacetopractisephysicalskills.17．Whichwordisclosesttothemeaningof“hone”inParagraph6?A．improve B．limit C．produce D．organize18．Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytoenjoyoutdoorplay?A．Walkingfromyourcarintothemall.B．SpendingyourqualitytimewithTVdramaseries.C．Playingavideogameofmakingsandcastlesbythebeach.D．Watchinginyourlocalparkhowfastthecloudsaremoving.（2024·江西·中考真题）InOctober2018,someoneinSouthCarolinawon$1.5billion.Thenearlyimpossibleodds(概率)ofwinningwere1in302.5million!Manypeopleprobablywishthey’dbeentheluckyoneshappilyacceptingtheprize.It’snothardtoimaginethethingsonecoulddowiththisnewfoundwealth,butwouldthismoneyactuallymakesomeonehappy?Theexperiencesofseverallottery(抽奖)winnersshowthatitprobablywouldn’t.Suddenlycomingintobigmoneycanchangeaperson’slifeinunexpectedandsometimesunpleasantways.TakeWilliamPost,forexample,whohadonly$2.46inthebankwhenhewon$16.2millioninaNewYorklotteryin1998.Within3months,hewaspooragainbecauseofcarelessspending.Hewasn’tashappyashefeltbeforewinningtheprize.ThentherewasCallieRogers,aBritishteenagerfromacommonfamily,won$3millionin2003.Sheboughtherfamilyandfriendslavishgiftsandboughtherselfexpensiveclothes.Aftersixyears,Callielostallhermoneyandrealizedthatmoneydidn’tmakeherhappy.Infact,shebecameworriedthatpeoplewerefriendlywithheronlytogethermoney.Lotterywinnersarenottheonlyoneswhocanendupunhappy.Peoplewhogetbigmoneyforsomeotherreasons,e.g.receivingmoneyfromothers,arealsoatrisk.Theymaynotknowhowtodealwithmoneyanddonotaskexpertsforadvice.Theywastemoneyonthingstheydon’tneedandgiveawaytoomuchmoneytofriendsandrelatives.Researchersfoundthatpeoplearehappywhentheyareabletopayfortheirbasicneeds,suchasfood,clothes,asafeplacetolive,andhealthcare.Peoplearealsohappywhentheygivereasonable(合理的)amountsofmoneytocharities.Givingmakesthemfeelasifthey’remakingadifference.Lavishthings,suchasexpensiveclothesandcars,onlymakepeoplehappyforamoment.Peoplecanhopeandwishtosuddenlycomeintolotsofmoneytoimprovetheirlives,butperhapstherearebetterwaystofindhappiness.19．HowdoesthewritersupporthisopinioninParagraph2?A．Bygivinganexample. B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Bytellingthedifferences. D．Byaskingaquestion.20．WhatdidWilliamandCalliehaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A．Theycamefromthesamecountry.B．Theywonthelotteriesinthesameyear.C．Theywerepoorbeforewinningthelotteries.D．Theyspenttheirmoneyquicklyandcarelessly.21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lavish”inParagraph3mean?A．Expensive. B．Funny. C．Surprising. D．Lucky.22．Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Bigmoneybringslastinghappiness.B．People’slivesdependonlotteryprizes.C．Reasonablespendingmakespeoplehappy.D．Thebasicneedsofpeopleareeasilysatisfied.23．What’sthewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragereaderstomakebigmoney.B．Toadvisepeopletostayawayfromlotteries.C．Toshowhisopinionaboutmoneyandhappiness.D．Tosharesomesuccessstoriesaboutfindinghappiness.（2024·山东滨州·中考真题）Zigong,inSichuanProvinceishometoChineselanterns.Zigonglanternisknownasthebestlanternintheworld.TheZigongLanternFestivaldatesbacktotheTangDynasty.Thefestivalhasrapidlydevelopedwithtraditionalcultureandmoderntechnologies.In2008,theZigongLanternFestivalwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家级非物质文化遗产),becomingashiningnamecardforChineseculturetogooutintotheworld.“Makingahugelanternforexhibitionrequires17steps,”saidWanSongtao,aninheritor(传承人)ofZigonglantern-making.“Eachstepisfinishedbyateaminsteadofasinglemaker.”Wanadded.Thesundial(日晷),akindoflantern,madebyWan’steam,forexample,tookabout80makersover50daystocompletethewholeprocess.Unlikethelanternsinotherplaces,ZigonglanternsusemoderntechnologiessuchasAI,mechanicalengineering(机械工程),andholography(全息摄影术).Theyareperfectcombinations(结合)oflights,soundsandmovements.What’smore,thethemeofthelanterncanbechosenindifferentways.“Anythingthatcanbedesignedonalanterncanmakeawonderfulshow,andeveryoneisencouragedtoturntheirideasintorealworks,”saidZhangFanglai,aleadingresearcherattheColorfulLanternMuseumofChina.AndtherichthemesofZigonglanternsshowthespiritofcreativityandwarmthfromthebottomofthelocalpeople’sheart.Thegovernmentencourageslocalpeopletolearnlantern-makingwidely.Withoutdoubt,attheheartoftheZigongLanternFestival’ssuccessisthelocaltraditionofpullingtogether.Zigonglanternsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Drivenbythecollectiveeffortsofthewholecity,theyhavereachedover80countries.It’sbelievedthatZigonglanternswillreacheverycorneroftheworldinthefuture.24．WhichofthefollowingpoetscouldprobablyenjoyZigonglanterns?A．CaoCao. B．LiBai. C．TaoYuanming. D．CaoZhi.25．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromParagraph2?①Holographyisakindoftraditionaltechnology.②It’shardformakerstocompleteahugelanternforexhibition.③Zigonglanternsaredifferentfromthelanternsinotherplaces.④TheworkersofZigonglanternmakingworktogetherinateam.A．①②③ B．①④ C．②③④ D．②③26．Accordingtothepassage,what’sParagraph3mainlyabout?A．TherichthemesofZigonglanterns.B．ThelonghistoryofZigonglanterns.C．TheexcellentinheritorsofZigonglanterns.D．ThemoderntechnologiesofZigonglanterns.27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．PeopleinZigong. B．Zigonglanterns.C．ThemakersofZigonglanterns. D．Manymuseums.28．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthispassage?（①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2...）A． B．C． D．（2024·山东滨州·中考真题）Asacountrypowerfulinmath,Chinahasmanyfolkgamesfullofmathwisdom(智慧).Youmayplaymanyofthembefore.Let’stakealookatthreeofthem.ChineseninelinkedringspuzzleIt’sbelievedthattheninelinkedringspuzzlewascreatedintheWesternHanDynasty.Anditisusuallymadeupofnineringsconnectedtoahandle(手柄).Playershavetoremove(移除)alltheringsfromthehandletowinthegame.Thisisnotasimplegame.Thesolutiontakes341moves,solotsofpatienceisrequired.Butifyoulearntosolveit,it’shardtoforget.TangramFirstpopularintheMingandQingdynasties,thetangramisapuzzlemadeupofsevenpiecesofdifferentshapes.Foreachpuzzle,playersneedtouseallthepiecestomakeashape.Todoit,theyhavetoknowaboutgeometry(几何学).Inthe18thcentury,thetangramwasbroughttotheWestandsoonbecamepopularthere.LubanlockTheLubanlockwasfirstcreatedbyLuBan2,000yearsago.Thelockhasalottodowithsolidgeometry(立体几何).It’shardtoseparatethesixpieces.However,itisusuallyeasiertounlockaLubanlockthantoputitbacktogether.Now,thereareLubanlocksmadeupofnineormorepieces.29．Whichofthefollowingsubjectsdothethreefolkgameshavetodowith?A．English. B．Music. C．Math. D．Chemistry.30．_________isfirstpopularintheMingandQingdynasties.A．Tangram B．LubanlockC．Chineseninelinkedringspuzzle D．Nine-squareGrid31．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A．thereareLubanlocksmadeupofonlysixpiecesnowB．thetangramwasbroughttotheWestinthe19thcenturyC．itisusuallymoredifficulttounlockaLubanlockthantoputitbacktogetherD．playershavetoremovenineringsfromthehandletowintheninelinkedringspuzzle32．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inasciencebook.C．Inatravelmagazine. D．Inasportsmagazine.33．Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto_________.A．explainthewaystolearnmathB．sharehisskillsofplayingfolkgamesC．tellustheimportanceoflearningmathwellD．introducefolkgameswithmathwisdominChina（2024·甘肃白银·中考真题）阅读下面材料，按要求完成1至5小题。AHealthyMindThebrainisanamazingpartofourbody.Evenwithlotsofresearch,noonecanfullyunderstandit.Likeourbodies,itneedssimplecare.Sleepingwell,eatingright,andtakingdeepbreathshelplookafterourbodiesandbrains.Somethinkthebrainslowswithage,andmemoryweakens.①However,wecan________.Ihelpmymemorybypicturingwhattoremember.②IfIneedbread,milk,andabirthdaycardformybrother,Iimagineapieceofbread,aboxofmilkwithacowonthefront,andabirthdaycardwithafootballonit.Thismethodworksforrememberingimportantdatestoo.It’seasiertorecalleventswithamentalpicturethanjustadateonacalendar.③Exploringnewplacesandhavingnewexperienceshelpthemindaswell.Personally,learninganotherlanguagekeepsmybrainactive.Anylanguagecommunicationisimportant.TalkingisbetterforyourbrainthanwatchingTVorascreen.34．Whatcanhelpustakecareofourbodiesandbrains?Listatleast2ways.)35．Whatmethodishelpfulforrememberingimportantthingsanddates?36．CompleteSentence①.（补全①句，使文意通顺、正确。）37．What’sthefunctionofSentence②intheparagraph?（用英语写出②句在文段中的作用。）38．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Exploring”meaninSentence③inEnglish?（2024·四川成都·中考真题）根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。Humanshavelongtriedtopredict(预测)theweather.Fromthehuntersofancienttimestotoday’spilots,predictingrainorshinecanshapepeople’slifeandmakeadifference.In650BC,theBabylonianstriedtopredicttheweatherbasedontheappearanceofclouds.Around340BC,Aristotle,afamousGreekthinkerandscientist,wroteMeteorologica.Itintroducedthetypesofweather,suchasrain,cloudandlightning.Aristotlebelievedthattherewaswater,airandfirearoundtheEarth.Itwasalmost2,000yearsbeforehisideaswerereplacedbynewones.By300BCinChina,acalendardividedtheyearinto24festivalsgradually,eachfestivalrelatedtoatypeofweather,liketheRainWater(thestartofthespringrains),theWakingofInsects(thespringthunderawakenssleepinginsects)andsoon.Thatwasusefulforfarmerstoplanwhentoplantandharvest(收获).Peopleusedlotsofwaystopredicttheweatheroverthecenturies.Youmighthaveheardtheexpressionslike“Redskyatnight,sailor’sdelight”,whichsuggestsaredskyintheeveningisfollowedbygoodweather.Thishasabasisinscience,asdoestellingwinddirectionthroughsmokefromthefire.Ontheotherhand,somethoughtthatifsheepcrowdedtogether,itmeantrain.Butthereisn’tanysciencebehindit.Thescienceofweatherpredictionreallytookoffinthe1830swiththeinventionofthetelegraph.Itsentmessagesoverhundredsofthousandsofmiles,soweathermapsweredrawnupandstormsystemswerestudied.Thenextbigstepcameinthe1920swiththeinventionofthe“radiosonde”,aballooncarryingweatherinstrumentshighabovethegroundtocollectinformation.Expertstooktheinformationandbuiltapictureoftheweatheroverthefollowingfewdays.Today,supercomputersareusedtotakedata(数据)fromtheworldandprocessitveryfasttoworkouttheweather.Forexample,theyoncehelpedpredictwhereHurricaneLee,whichhittheUSandCanada,wouldlandninedaysinadvance(提前).39．40．41．42．43．（2024·重庆·中考真题）“TheGreenWallInitiative”isaprojectthatencouragesstudentstoprotecttheenvironmentbycreatingtheirowngardensonthewalls.Theprojectwasstartedin2007bytheAfricanUnion.UrbanMiddleSchoolinBeijingisthefirstonetotakepartintheprojectinChina.TheprojectinUrbanMiddleSchoolteachesstudentsaboutsustainable(可持续的)practices,plantcareandteamwork.Intheproject,studentsmakeplans.Apieceofwallisgiventoeachclass.Thenstudentschooserightplantstogrowonthewall.Theytaketurnstotakecareoftheplants.Theyalsorecordthegrowthoftheplants.Theprojectisasuccess.Thoselivingwallsnotonlybeautifytheschoolenvironment,butalsohelpmaketheairfresherandlowerthetemperatureofthecity.Studentsputintopracticewhattheyhavelearnedinenvironmentalscience.Theyalsolearntoworkwithothersandtakecareoftheirowncommunity.Now,moreandmoreschoolsfollowtheexample,hopingtospreadtheideaofenvironmentalprotection.44．WhenwastheprojectstartedbytheAfricanUnion?A．In2007. B．In2010. C．In2015. D．In2023.45．Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheproject?A．It’sboring. B．It’seasy. C．It’safailure. D．It’sasuccess.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintoNo.3andNo.4?ProjectTheGreenWallInitiativeinUrbanMiddleSchoolMemberTeachersandstudentsGoalToprotecttheenvironmentProcess●Studentsmakeplans.●Apieceofwallisgiventoeachclass.●Studentschooserightplantstogrowonthewalls.●3._______●Studentsrecordthegrowthoftheplants.4._______●Theenvironmentbecomesbetterthanbefore.●Studentslearnaboutsustainablepractices,plantcareandteamwork.●Moreschoolstakepartintheproject.46．A．Studentstaketurnstotakecareoftheplants.B．Studentsfollowtheexamplesofotherschools.C．Studentsdoscientifictestsaboutthetemperature.D．Studentscleantheirowncommunityatweekends.47．A．Example B．Achievement C．Reason D．Difficulty（2024·四川成都·中考真题）Haveyoueverlookedatacat’sfaceandwonderedwhatitisthinking?Well,accordingtoanewstudy,catshavemanydifferentfacialexpressions,whichshowhowtheyarefeeling.TheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,intheUS.Theyvisitedalocalcatcaféoverseveralmonthstorecordvideosof53cats,collecting194minutesofvideos.Theyfoundthatthecatshave276differentexpressions.“Eachexpressionwasamixtureoflipdifferentfacialmovements,whichincludedlicking(舔)theirnose,openingtheirmouth,orwideningthepupilsoftheireyes,”saidthescientists.Theyalsofoundcatsuse26ofthesefacialmovementsintotal,whichcanbemixedtoexpresshowtheyarefeeling.Dogsuse27facialmovementsandhumansuseatotalof44.Outoftheexpressionstheyrecorded,45%werefriendlyand37%wereangry.“Afriendlycatmovesitsearsandwhiskersforwardandclosesitseyes.However,anangrycatoftenflattensitsearstoitshead,makesitspupilssmallerandlicksitslips,”saidtheteam.Althoughtheresearchersaren’tsurewhatthecatsweretryingtocommunicatewitheachotherusingtheirfaces,theyplantostudycatsinotherplacestoimprovetheirunderstanding.Theyalsohopethattheresearchcouldhelpanimalshelters(收容所)improvethewaytheylookafterthecats.Somepetownersevensuggesttheresearchersdevelopanappforthemtofindoutwhattheircats’facialexpressionsreallymean.48．Whichofthefollowingusesthemostfacialmovements?A．Humans. B．Dogs. C．Cats.49．Whichpictureshowsacat’sangryexpression?A． B． C．50．Whatmightthescientistsdonext?A．Useanapptostudycats’expressions.B．Buildananimalsheltertolookaftercats.C．Keeponstudyingtoknowmoreaboutcats.51．Howdoesthewriterdevelopthetext?A．Bygivingnumbersandchoices.B．Byshowingexamplesandresults.C．Bypresentingopinionsandfacts.52．What’sthewritingpurposeofthetext?A．Tocallonpeopletolovecatsmore.B．Tointroduceanewstudyaboutcats.C．Totellreaderswhytheteamdidtheresearch.（2024·重庆·中考真题）①Morethan100,000peoplecheeredatthebreathtakingmomentwhen3,000