2026年中考英语阅读理解提分练：阅读四选一之热点话题类 （原卷版）

2026年中考英语阅读理解提分

专题阅读四选一训练之热点话题类

（2023•湖南长沙•统考中考真题）

Itiscommonlybelievedthatchildrenaretooyoungtofullyappreciate（欣赏）theexperienceandknowledge

oftlieirelders,whilemanythinkthatoldpeopledon'tunderstandtheyoung.Butactually（事实上），bothgroups

havealottolearnfromeachother.

JamesSmithrunstheSmith'sCareHomeinmycity.Itismainlyanorganization（机构）forservingtheelderly.

Butnotailofitsvisitorsarcoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterfbrpre-schoolkids.Thereisa

playgroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmoreabouteach

other,andrespect（尊重）andunderstandoneanother.

Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmoreold

people.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantfbryoungpeopletobeableto

understandandcarefbrtheelderlyinthecoiningyears.

Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren'taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inever

gottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhenthey

weremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery—hardtounderstandorexplain.

However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations（辈）.Imightfindsomeoftheirideas

outofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration'swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstill

leamfromeachotheranyway.

1.WhatisspecialabouttheSmith'sCareHome?

A.Itisonlyachildcarecenteractually.

B.Theelderlylookafterkidscarefullythere.

C.Itacceptsboththeelderlyandpre-schoolkids.

2.Inthewriter'sopinion（观点）,whatproblemistheworldfacing?

A.Therearcmoreandmoreoldpeople.

B.Theworld'spopulationisdroppingrapidly.

C.Theworldisshortofcarehomesfbroldpeople.

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3.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“mystery”meaninParagraph4?

A.笑话B.悲剧C.谜团

4.Ilowdoesthewriterdevelophis/herideainthistext?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Byraisingquestions.

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toexplainwhytheworld,spopulationages.

B.Toencouragedifferentgenerationstolearnfromeachother.

C.Toshowthatoldergenerations'waysofthinkingareincorrect.

（2023・辽宁锦州•统考中考真题）

GiantpandaYaYacamebacktoChinaattheendofApril.ShewasbornatBeijingZooin2000.Shetraveled

toMemphisZooin2003aspartofagiantpandaprotectionandresearchprogrambetweenChinaandtheUS.Ya

Yaisnowold,butpandakeepersaretakinggoodcareofher.

Cheeredby10,000homefans,LiaoningteamwontheCBAchampionship（冠军）afterbeatingZhejiang

teamintheFinalsonMay15th,2023.Theclubhaswontheleaguetrophy（联赛奖杯）twiceinarow,andits

thirdintotal.TheheadcoachYangMingtookgreatprideandsaid,"It'sbeenaseasonfullofupsanddowns.Our

teamworkhelpsusgetthroughthechallengingseason.”

Recently,Zibohasbecomesopopularnotonlyfbritsdeliciousbarbecue（烧烤）butalsofbrthe

warm-heartedpeoplethere.Whenthequarantine（隔离）wasover,thelocalgovernmentofferedmanystudents

whohadtostaythereagreatbarbecuedinner.Italsoinvitedthestudentstocomebackagainthenextspring.It'sa

nicepromisebetweenthem.

AIeducationwillbecomemoreandmoreimportant.In2020,ZhejiangaddedAIeducationtotextbooksfrom

Grade5inprimaryschoolallthewaytoseniorhigh.InWenzhou,thegovermentisplanningtobuild1,000Al

schoolsby2025.Inthefuture,therewillbemorejobsthatrequireAlknowledge.

1.YaYaisyearsoldthisyear.

A.23B.15C.20D.8

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2.It'sthetimethatLiaoningteamhaswontheCBAcharnpionship.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

3.Thethirdnewsismainlyabout.

A.whypeopleinZiboarewann-heartedB.whyZibohasbecomepopular

C.whatthebarbecueislikeinZiboD.howZiboinvitedcollegestudents

4.Thefourthnewswantstotellthereaders.

A.AIeducationisaddedtoallthe:extbooksinZhejiang

B.therehasalreadybeen1,000AIschoolsinWenzhou

C.youcan'tfindagoodjobwithoutAIknowledge

D.AIeducationwillbemoreandmoreimportantinthefuture

5.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Acomedybook.C.Aplay.D.Anewspaper.

（2023•山东聊城•统考中考真题）

XieXiaohuaisaspecialeducationteacher.ShehaswontheheartsofhundredsofchildrenandiscalledMum

Xiaohuabymanyofthem.

“Itismygreatesthappinesstocarefbrthem,^^said49-year-oldXie.ShehasbeenworkingatYiyuanCounty

SpecialEducationSchoolinZibo,ShandongProvincefbr27years.

Xieknowsthedifferencebetweenspecialeducationandgeneraleducation.Shetakescareofeachstudent

accordingtotheirphysicalconditions.Andshealsohelpsthemwithlearningandtheirdailylife.Sheusedtohelp

canyastudenttorestrooms,thedininghall,classroomsandthedormitoryfbrnineyearsuntilthestudentgraduated

（毕业）fromtheschool.

In2003,theschoolsetuparehabilitation（康亚）centreandXieworkedharder.Tomakesureeverychild

receivedthebesttraining,shemadespecialplansfbrthem.Thenshebegantoteachthempatientlythebasicskills

oftakingcareofthemselves.Shealsospentlotsoftimetrainingthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems.

Thatoftenmadeherthroatache.

2015,theschoolstartedofferingdoor-to-dooreducationtostudentswithphysicalproblems.BesidesXie,there

areover30teachersteachingandhelpingthosestudents.Theteachershavewalkedover60,000kilometresover

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thepastsevenyearsbecausemanystudentsliveinmountainvillages.

“Althoughwefeeltiredsometimes,wefeelourworkisvaluableafterseeingthestudents'progress,evenjust

alittlebit,“Xiesaid.

1.XieXiaohuabegantoworkattheschoolattheageof.

A.22B.27C.29D.49

2.WhatdoesParagraph3（第3段）mainlytellus?

A.WhatXieknows.B.HowlongXiehelpedcarrythestudent.

C.HowXietakescareofthestudents.D.Whatthestudents?physicalconditionsare.

3.Xieprobablyfirsttohelpthemreceivethebesttraining.

A.madesomeplansfbrthechildren

B.taughtthechildrenthebasicskills

C.setuparehabilitationcentrefbrthechildren

D.trainedthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Xiesaidtheteachersalwaysfehtired.

B.Xiethinkstheirworkisusefulandimportant.

C.Eachteacherhaswalkedover60,000kilometres.

D.Theschooloffereddoor-to-dooreducationtoallthestudents.

5.Whatisthebesttitle（题目）fbrthepassage?

A.SpecialstudentsB.Afamousschool

C.MountainvillagesD.MumXiaohua

（2023•四川眉山统考中考真题）

Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit'sbettertotravelwithfriends?Ifyou'restilldeciding,please

readon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.

Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoumakethenilesaboutwhereyougoandwhatyoueat.

You'llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.

Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou'remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrength（内心的力量）

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youdidn'tknowyouhad.Besides,jtalsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarcwideopen,

you'llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.

It'seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetnie,you'rehardlyeveralone.

Whenyoutravelinaone-personteam,thiscanprovideachancefbryoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartof

travel-communicatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcorersoftheworld.

Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There'sresearchtobedone,flightstobebooked

andchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan—andoftendo-gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesof

travelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit'sjust

someonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.

Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it'struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyif

you'renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there'ssomeonetoholdyourhand

whenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.

There'snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itdependsonyou.

1.HowdoesthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassageinParagraph1?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bygivingexarrples.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.Bydescribingascene.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Travelingalone.B.Innerstrength.

C.Outsideinfluence.D.Travelingwithothers.

3.TravelingwithfriendshasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.

A.sharingalotofthingsB.knowingyourselfbetter

C.gettingsupporteasilyD.havingasenseofsafety

4.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

(Q=ParagraphI@=Paragraph2...)

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（2023•湖北恩施・中考真题）

Bookshavegreatpower.Betweentheirpages,readerscantraveltoanyplaceandbecomeanyoneoranything.

Unfortunately,manychildrenallovertheworlddon'thaveanybookstoread.

MariaKeller,anAmericangirl,wantedtochangethatfhet.WhenMariawasyoung,shelovedreading.When

shewaseight,shenoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn'treadasmuchasshedid.Sheaskedhermotherwhy

thatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheywerenotabletoaffordbooks.Afterhearinghermother'swords,she

decidedtocreateanorganizationtohelpthosechildren.

Withhermother'shelp,MariacreatedReadIndeed.Itisanon-profit（非盈利）organizationthatcollectsand

givesbookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthefirstgoal-tocollectand

giveonemillionbooks.Attheageof18,sheachievedthisgoal.

Mariasays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.SoIjustcan'tgiveuphelpingthekidswhohavenobooks.^^Shehas

recentlysetanewgoal—tocollectandgivebookstomorekidsinneedineverystateoftheUSA,andevenother

countriesintheworld.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatfactMreferto?

A.Manybooksareveryinteresting.B.Manychildrencan'ttraveltoanyplace.

C.Manychildrendon^likereading.D.Manychildrenhavenobookstoread.

2.WhohelpedMariawhenshecreatedReadIndeed?

A.Hergrandparents.B.Hermother.C.Herfather.D.Herteacher.

3.HowoldwasMariawhensheachievedherfirstgoal?

A.Eight.B.Fourteen.C.Eighteen.D.Twenty-fbur.

4.Maria'snewgoalisto.

A.makemoremoneyB.collectandgivebookstomorekids

C.traveltomoreplacesD.createanotherorganization

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5.HowdoyoulikeMariaKeller?

A.Sheishelpful.B.Sheishonest.C.Sheiseasy-going.D.Sheisshy.

（2023•黑龙江大庆•统考中考真题）

Time:June30th.1948

Event:China'sfirstcolourfilmRemorseatDeathstartedfilming.

YanHemingstudiedabroadandbroughtthemostdevelopedcolourfilmmakingtechnologybacktoChina.He

invitedMeiLanfang,agreatoperaperformertoactinthisfilmandFeiMu,awell-knowndirectortodirectthe

film.ThefilmhadgreatimportanceinexploringtheroadtocolourfilmmakinginChina.

Time:June17ih.1984

Event:Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames（残奥会）forthefirsttime.

24Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames.Withthegreateffortfromallofthem,theywon2golden

medals,12silvermedalsand8bronze（铜制的）medalsfbrChinaintotal.PingYaliwonthefirstgoldenmedalin

thelongjumpevent.

Time:June7th.2023

Event:Rocketcarried26satellites（卫星）intospace.

ChinahassentaZK1AcarrierrocketattheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwesternChinatocarryatotal

of26satellitesintospace,settingar.ewrecordfbrthemostsatellitessentbyoneChineserocket.

1.WhowasinvitedinRemorseatDeathasdirect?

A.PingYali.B.FeiMuC.MeiLanfang.D.YanHeming.

2.HuwmanymedalsdidChineseulhlclcswininthe7lliPaialympicGames?

A.12B.14C.22D.10

3.Whatdothethreeeventshaveincoinmon?

A.Theyallsetworldrecords.B.TheyallhappenedinJune.

C.TheyalltookplaceinJiuquan.D.Theyareallabouttechnology.

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（2023•四川内江・统考中考真题）

TheSpringFestivalholidayrunsfromJan.21to27thisyear.Influencedbythe2022EkijingWinter

Olympics,ice-and-snowtoursfloweramongChinesepeopleduringtheseven-dayholiday.

HeRuispentthefirstdayoftheSpringFestivalholidayathome.Hewenttotheskiresort（滑雪胜地）inhis

cityearlyontheseconddayandwasreadytostarttheYearoftheRabbitonhissnowboard.

Sincehestartedskiingtwoyearsago,the11-year-oldhasgottenusedtogettingupearlyandpracticingskiing.

“PeopleusedtostayathomeduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Butasoursocietypaysmoreattentionto

healthylifestyle,morepeoplewanttospendtheirholidayskiing/'saidChangYulin,directorofaskiresort.**We

holdcolorfillactivitiesheresothatvisitorscanbothenjoyskiingandhaveaspecialSpringFestivalholiday,“said

RenXiaoqiang,manageroftheresort.

ForQiaoJian,askiloverfroirShanxi,skiinghasbecomehisnewhabittocelebratetheSpringFestival.He

hasflowntoHeilongjiangProvince［省）andIlebeiProvince,becausethere'smoreiceandsnow.

“Besidestakingpartinwintersports,wecanvisitnearbyplacestoexperiencemorelocalculture.5'Qiaosaid.

ThenumberofsnowandicetravelersinChinaisexpectedtoreachmorethan300millioninwinter.The

numberisexpectedtoreach520millioninthreeyears.Andthemoneyfromice-and-snowtourswillprobably

reach¥720billion.

1.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“flower”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Becomepopular.B.Growslowly.C.Costmuchmoney.D.Developdifficultly.

2.WhendidHeRuigototheskiresort?

A.OnJanuary21.B.OnJanuary22.C.OnJanuary27.D.OnJanuary28.

3.Whohasbeentootherprovincestoenjoyskiing?

A.HeRui.B.QiaoJian.C.ChangYulin.D.RenXiaoqiang.

4.Whereisthistextprobablyfrom?

A.Atourguide-book.B.Aninvitationletter.C.Ashortstory.D.Anewsreport.

（2023・四川泸州•统考中考真题）

It'sreportedthatShenzhou-16willbringinternationalpaintingsbyteenagersfrom10Africancountriestothe

ChinaSpaceStation.

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JingHaipcng,oneoftheastronautsfortheShenzhou-16mannedspaceflightmission,sharedtheinformation

duringtheShenzhou-16'spressconference（新闻发布会）attheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinNorthwest

China'sGansuProvinceonMonday.

Thesepaintingswerebeautifiillydrawnbyteenagersfrom10AfiicancountriesincludingAlgeria,Democratic

RepublicoftheCongo（DRC）,Egypt,Madagascar,Mali,Mauritius,Nigeria,Somalia,SouthAfricaandZimbabwe.

“Indeed,wehavethisspecialandmeaningfulpurpose,whichistoshowintemationalpaintingsforthefirst

timeontheChinaSpaceStation,andtheseexcellentworksarefromthewinnersof4TianheAward'fbryoung

friendsfromthe1（）Africancountries/'Jingexplained.

“Atpresent,wchavenotseenthepaintings.Ibelievetheywillbebright.Exploringthevastuniverse（宇宙）

isthecommondreamofallhuman,nomattertherace,age,ornationality.Welookforwardtojoininghandswith

allpeace-lovingpeopletocreateabettertomorrow,“hecontinued.

“Wewilltakethechildren'sbestyouth,bestfriendship,andbestdreamsintospace,planttheseeds（种子）of

science,friendship,anddreamsontheChinaSpaceStation,andletthemgrowandbearfruit,''Jinghoped.

1.WhatdoesJingHaipengdo?

A.Areporter.B.Anartist.C.Agardener.D.Aspaceman.

2.Wherearesomeoftheteenagersmentionedfrom?

A.Egypt,MauritiusandMexico.B.Mali,ColombiaandZimbabwe.

C.Madagascar,AlgeriaandSomalia.D.Nigeria,SouthAmericaandMadagascar.

3.WhatdidJingHaipengthinkofthesepaintings?

A.Wonderful.B.Funny.C.General.D.Fashionable.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThepaintingswerechosenfromChineseteenagers.

B.Ihepaintingshavenotbeenshownbeforemspace.

C.JingHaipenghasseenthepaintingswheninterviewed.

D.Thewinnersof4lTianheAward''cangetaspaceticket.

5.What'sthemainthemeofthepassage?

A.Humanandnature.B.Peaceandfriendship.

C.Scienceandtechnology.D.Cultureandeducation.

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（2023•浙江•统考中考真题）

RogerFederer,aworld-famoussportsstar,quit（放弃）the2020OlympicGamestodealwithhiskneeproblem.

Itwasaharddecisionbecausenoonewantedtobeaquitter.Butfindingthecouragetoletgocanbegoodfbryou.

Nothingisfunallthetime.Stickingatsomethingdifficultteachesusimportantskillslikeperseverance（毅力）.

However,learningtoletgowhenthingsaren'trightisimportanttoo.Maybeyourheartisn'tinplayingthepiano

anymore,oryouonlyplayfootballbecauseyourfriendsdoandyouwanttotryadifferentsportinstead.Making

thedecisiontowalkawaycanfreeuptimeandenergytospendonsomethingyoureallyenjoy.Infact,studies

showthatlettinggoofgoalsyoucan'treach,ordon'treallywant,canbuildupyourconfidenceandhelpyouleada

happierandhealthierlife.

Buthowcanyouknowit'stimetostopandmoveon?EricBeanisanexpertinsportspsychology（心'理学）

whohelpsathletesandteamsunderstandtheirfeelings.Hesays,“Ouittingisneveramatterofblackandwhite."He

suggeststhinkingcarefullyaboutwhyyouaren'tenjoyingsomethinganymore.Isitbecauseyou'vearguedwitha

teammateorcan'tgetonwithanewartteacher?Talkaboutthiswithatrustedadultorfriend.Thatcanhelpyou

decidewhetheryoushouldstayandstick,orquitandmoveon.

Quittingdoesn'thavetomeantotallygivingup,though.Forexample,playinganinstrumentmightbemore

fiinifyoutakeawaythepressureofexams.Ifyoudodecidetogiveupanactivity.Beansuggestspickingup

anotherwhereyoucanstillenjoythingsliketeamwork,creativity,andexercise.

1.Thewritermentions“RogerFederer”inParagraph1toshowthat.

A.weshouldnevergiveupB.weshouldgetawayfromtrouble

C.it'sallrighttostopandquitD.it?sdifficulttowinOlympicmedals

2.AccordingtoParagraph2,learningtoletgoisimportantbecausewecan.

A.learnaboutperseveranceB.haveenoughmoneytospend

C.liveabusierandfullerlifeD.fecimoreconfidentinourselves

3.BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3,EricBeanmeansthat.

A.it'snotgoodtostickatthingswedon'tlike

B.weshouldthinktwicebeforequittinganactivity

C.wedon'thavetotakeexamstoshowourtrueabilities

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D.it'swisertopickupanewhobbythantokeeptheoldone

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.KnowingWhentoStopB.WorkingHardtoMoveon

C.LearningHowtoGrowupD.StartingEarlytoMakeChanges

（2023•浙江丽水•统考中考真题）

Honie>ChinaTours>

ThereisnobetterwaytovisitChina'sGreatWallthanbyhiking.Takeyourtimeandfeelthehistorycometolife.

WewillhelpyouhaveanenjoyableGreatWallHike.

TheGreatWallHike

Therearcaboutninesections(段)oftheGreatWallaroundBeijing.Herearcthreesectionsfbryoutoconsider.

Mutianyu(Repaired)

Jinshanling(Half^Repaired)Simatai(Wild)

2hoursbycarfromBeijing

2.5hoursbycarfromBeijing2.5hoursbycarfroinBeijing

Hikingdifficulty:

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Withcablecar:★★Nighttourwithcablecar:★

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Jiankou-Mulianyuhike:★★★★

ThissectionhasbeautifiilsceneryThisistheonlysectionopenfbrday

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1.HowmanysectionsoftheGreatWallarctherearoundBeijingaccordingtothetext?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Seven.D.Nine.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.BadalingistothewestofJuyongguan.

B.HikingfromJiankoutoMutianyuistheeasiest.

C.Ittakes2hourstodrivetoJinshanlingfromBeijing.

D.Simataiisthewild-sectiononlyopenfbrtoursatnight.

3.Onwhichofthefollowingwebsitescanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

A./sport-evcnts/B./inovies/

C./book/D.www.chinahigh1/greatwal1/

（2023•山东薄泽・统考中考真题）

ChenShaoqin,avolunteeronart,guidesvisitorsatanartcenterinBeijingonMarch8.[PhotobyWANGWEI/fbr

ChinaDaily]

Attheageof73,ChenShaoqinfromBeijinghasshowntheworldhowlifeshouldbelived.

Althoughsheonlyhadamiddleschooleducation,ChenbeganstudyingEnglishattheageof40andpasseda

collegeentranceexam,makingherselffromafactoryworkertoawhite-collarclerkinaninternationaltrade

company.Chencontinuedtostudyartafterretirement（退休）andfinallybecameanartguideattheageof67.Over

thepastfiveyears,shehasguidedvisitorsatanartcenterfbrthreedaysaweek,totaling3,500hours.

Fromanoldladywhoknewnothingaboutmodemarttoavolunteerguide,Chen'shardworkandlovefbr

learninghaveencouragedmanypeople.Shesaidthatshemustcontinuetolearnbecauseshedidnotunderstand

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that.Asaguide,sheisabletoattendprofessionaltrainingcoursesandhasthechancestolearnfromartistsand

curators（馆长）,whichgivesherencouragementtocontinue.

Chenhasguidedmanyexhibitionsovertheyears,includingthoseoffamousartistslikeZengFanzhi,XuBing,

QiuZhijieandPabloPicasso.Shebelievesthateverytourisabeautifiiljourneyandanewchancetoleaniandbe

moved.Hereffortoflearningandherabilitytomixmanysubjectshavemadeheranexcellentguide.Afterturning

73thisyear,shebelievesthatthewidthofone'slifecanbeexpanded（扩展）throughself-improvementand

learning.

ChenShaoqinisabestexamplethatanyonecanfindtheirpassion（热爱）andthenlearn,growandsharewith

others.

1.HowoldwasChenShaoqinwhenshestartedlearningEnglish?

A.73.B.40.C.67.

2.ChenShaoqinfinallybecameafterretirement.

A.anartistB.acuratorC.anartguide

3.WhatcanwelearnfromChenShaoqin?

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.Agoodfriendislikeamirror.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

4.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Acourseplan.B.Awebsite.C.Adictionary.

（2023・四川乐山・统考中考真题）

Somestudentsoftencomplain（抱怨）aboutlearningEnglish.Thesubject,theysay,takesuptoomuchoftheir

time.Theyhavetoreadmanypassages,lookupnewwordsinthedictionaryanddolotsofexercises.Although

theyworkhard,theystillcaiftgetgoodscoresontests.<<Why?^^theyask."HowcanIenjoysuccess?"

ThestoryofChineseastronautDengQingmingmighthelptoanswertheirquestions.

Dengwaschosenasanastronauttrainee（接受培训者）in1998.Thatwaslongago-youreadershadn'teven

beenbomyet.Sincethatday,hehadspentalmostallofhistimetraininghardtobecomeanastronaut.Overthe

years,Denghasseenothertraineeswithhimgointospaceoneafteranother.However,hewasalwaysabackup（后

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备人员).Heoftenfeltsad.Sometimes,heevencried.

ButDengnevergaveup.Althcughheisnowinhisfifties,hekeepstraininghard."Imustbereadywhenever

thechancecomestomeJheoncesaid.Finally,onthenightofNovember29,2022,heandtwootherastronauts

boardedtheShenzhou15spaceshipandflewintospace.Denghadwaited24yearsfbrthisverymoment.

So,ifyouwanttogiveuplearningEnglish(orsomethingelse),thinkaboutDeng'sstory.Youreffortsmight

notpayoffimmediately.Bepatient,though.Trytoimproveyourrriethodsandkeepgoing.Oneday,successwill

knockatyourdoor.BeingdifferentfromDeng,youprobablywon'tevenhavetowait24yearsfbrthatmoment!

1.WhichoneisnotmentionedaboutlearningEnglishinparagraph1?

A.Lookingupnewwordsinthedictionary.

B.DoinglotsofEnglishexercises.

C.ReadingmanyEnglishpassages.

D.Writingmoreshortarticles.

2.WhatwasDengQingmingalwaysdoingafterhewaschosenasanastronauttrainee?

A.LearningEnglish.B.Flyingintospace.

C.Keepingtraininghard.D.Seeingotherstraining.

3.HowdidDengQingmingfeelwhenhewasalwaysabackup?

A.Sad.B.Angry.