中考英语复习：阅读理解（说明文）15篇必考题型（附答案）

专题阅读理解（说明文）15篇

（2023•江苏常州•统考中考真题）Scientistswhostudyh叩pinesshaveevidence（证据）〔oshowthat

beingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanlifta

person'smood,fbrexample.Everydaylifeisftiilofchancesfbrsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaysmake

themostofthem.

Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyand1examinedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhodo

kindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.

Intheexperiments（实验）,about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelse

feelgood.Weaskedboththepersonperforming（执行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersome

questions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmight

feel.Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththeperformerand

receiverhadtorate（评分）how“big”theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectations

ofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（实际的）experience.

Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（积极的）moods.Foranother,the

receiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas“bigger”

（hanthepeopleperforming（hemdid.

Atfirst,westudiedactsof:hekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesorfamily.

Butwcfoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,

performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedto

benearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.

Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfbr.

Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson,whynot

choosekindnesswhenwecan?

1.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?

A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.

B.Theyguessedtheperfbmiers,feelings.

C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.

D.Theycomparedtheperformers5expectationswiththeiractualresults.

2.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch.B.Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.

C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.

3.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（态度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers?

A.Supportive.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.

B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.

C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.

D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.

（2023•江苏常州•统考中考真题）SendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhave

totakeeverythingtheyneed,includingfood,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedto

holdmanythings.SopackingaspaceshipisahugechallengeforatriptoMars.

Sixastronautsonaneight-monlhtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinking

andwashing.They'llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpassrightthrough

spaceshipwallsandharmastronauts,livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstop（he

harm.

That'salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupof

watertoMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblem

isthatit'stooexpensive.

ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Insteadofbuildinga

heavyspaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff（物料）,whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?

Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikeabighoneycomb

（蜂巢）.Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae（水藻）.Allthesemakehard

wallsandgreatradiation（辐射）protection.Andstoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluencethefoodorwater

itself-it'ssafetocatanddrink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhis

teamcalltheirpackcd-pocketideaWaterWalls.

MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2—thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace.

“WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayit'sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,MFlynnsays.

LivingplantstakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen."Plantsarchardtogrowinaspacecraft,

soweusealgae,“hesays.

Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwaste

andsunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.

Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.Hehopesitwillhelpmakeflyingto

Marsarealityverysoon.

5.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceshipsinparagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.repairingthingsinaspaceshipB.recyclingthingsinaspaceship

C.checkingthingsinaspaceshipD.puttingthingsintoaspaceship

6.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?

A.Costissaved.B.Travellingtimeissaved.

C.Plasticbagsaresaved.D.Foodissaved.

7.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?

A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.

C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.

8.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?

A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.

C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.

（2023•江苏南通・统考中考真题）Climatechange（气候变化）hasbroughtaseriouswarning（othe

livingareasoftheSiberiancrane,increasingtheneedtobetterprotectthebirdsandtheirmigratorychannels

（迁徙路径）,anexpertsaid.

TheSiberiancranebreeds（繁殖）innortheastSiberiainRussiaandfliestoPoyangLakeforthewinter

inEastChina'sJiangxiProvince.About95percentofthebirdsspendtheseasoninPoyang.

QianFawcn,aresearchprofessorfromtheNationalBirdBandingCenterofChina,saidthatPoyang's

waterlevelsdecidewhetheritissuitableforthebirdstolivethere.However,climatechangehasmadethe

levelschangeoften.uInsomeyears,thelakeexperiencesfloods;inothers,itexperiencesdroughts.Bothof

thesesituationscreatefoodshonagesinthecranes'livingarea,''hesaid.

TheSiberiancraneislistedasseriouslyendangeredontheInternationalUnionforConservationof

NatureRedList."Weneedtoprotecttheirlivingarea,whichismainlywetland,sothatwecanprotectthem,^^

Qiansaid.

IntherecentlyannouncedNationalActionPlanfortheProtectionofBirdMigrationChannels(2021-

35),1,140placesinChinawereconsideredasimportantbreedinggrounds,winteringgroundsandstaying

stops,includingPoyangandtheYellowRiverwetlandinNingxia.Theplansaidthatthegovernmentshould

watchandcountthenumberofmigratorybirdsandpayfarmersforlossescausedbythebirds.

SinceChinajoinedtheRamsarConventiononWetlandsin1992,ithasdesignated(指定)202,600

hectaresofwetlandasWetlandsofInternationalImportance.Theystoreandcleanwater,keepallkindsof

livingthings,helpstorefloodsandpreventdroughts.Accordingtoaplanannouncedbythecentral

governmentinOctober,by2025,Chinawillhaveprotected55percentofitswetlands.

AftertheWetlandsProtectionLaw,thenation^firstlawtoprotectwetlands,wasintroducedonJuneI,

2022,completeprotectionwasstrengthened.Thelawclearlyexplainedwhatthegovernmentshoulddoand

introducedstrictpunishmentforpeoplewhodestroywetlandareas.Itlimitsbuildingatimportantnational

wetlandsanditdoesn,tallowharmfulactivities,includingusingthemasfarmlands,leavingwastewater

everywhere,harvestingandfishingtoomuch.

Keynatureresen-emanagementofficesinChinahavereportedmorebirdswinteringinthenation's

wetlands,includingsomenewrarekinds.▲

9.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2toParagraph4?

A.About95percentoftheSiberiancranesspendtheirwinterinPoyangLake.

B.ClimatechangehaslittleinfluenceontheSiberiancranes'livingareainPoyang.

C.TheSiberiancraneswillliveinPoyangallyearroundifthewetlandisprotected.

D.WaterlevelsdecidethatPoyangLakeisn'tsuitablefbrtheSiberiancranestolive.

10.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisrightatimportantwetlands?

©buildinghouses②makingfarmlands©limitingfishing

©leavingwastewater©watchingbirds

A.①③B.②④C.③@D.②⑤

11.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.TheproblemtheSiberiancranesfaceandthewayspeopleprotectwetlands.

B.ThereasonwhytheSiberiancranesmigrateandtheplacetheyusuallystayin.

C.TheimportanceofprotectingtheSiberiancranesandtheresultitwillleadto.

D.Thelossofwetlandsandtheactionsthathavealreadybeentakentohelpthem.

12.Whatwillthewriterprobablycontinuetowritein"▲"inParagraph8?

A.Peoplehavedonesomethingtoprotectwetlands.

B.Thenumberofthebirdshasincreasedinwetlands.

C.Expertswillgoontodootherresearchonwetlands.

D.Thegovernmentwillmakemorelawstoprotectwetlands.

（2023•江苏南通•统考中考真题）TheDramaFestivalwillruninandoutsideChinafromJune20to

July7.Sixty-fiveworkswillbeputonbothintheatersandonline.4tThefestivalisallaboutimagination

connectingdramawiththelatesttechnology,^^saysLiuChang,managerofthefestival,whoisalsoadrama

director.Technologyhasimproveddesign,performancesandsoon.ArtistslikeLiuaren'tsureifthenew

technologycantakedramatothefuture.

AChineseplaydirectedbyMengJinghui,inspired（赋予灵感）bythetwo-partdramaFaustbyJohann

WolfgangvonGoethe,willbeonastheopeningplayofthefestival.Inthefirsthalfoftheplay,Meng

introducesthestoryto400realaudiences（观众）sittingintheFengchaoTheaterinBeijing.Thesecondhalf

oftheplaywillhavemoreaudiences,whousetheircellphones,computersandheadsetstobepartoftheplay

online.

ZhangZhouxiangisadirectorfullofimagination.Hiswork,inspiredbyHieronymusBosch'spainting

TheGardenofEarthlyDelights,willbeshownfromJune30toJuly2.SupportedbyAI,audiencescan

explorethefictitiousscene,similartothefeelingintherealworld,asthepaintingdescribes.

“Thestage（舞台）designisdonebyAI,whichislikeanassistantrealizingtheideasofmeandmyteam,“

saysLiu,“Now1trytousethelatesttechnology,suchasChatGPT,towritethescript,and1amstillworking

onitbecausethelanguagemodelisdifficulttounderstand.^^

Nowtechnologyisplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole.Manyartistswanttouseittoimprove

drama.Theyarcveryinterestedintherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthelatesttechnology,especiallywhen

connectedindrama—ascenetodream.

13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Liudoubtswhethertechnologycangreatlyimprovedrama.

B.Meng'stwo-partdramaFaustwillbeonattheopening.

C.AudiencescanexplorerhesceneofLiu'sworkbyAI.

D.LiuhasmanagedtowritethescriptbyChatGPT.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fictitious“meaninParagraph3?

A.colorfulB.unrealC.fantasticD.boring

15.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?(1=Paragraph1,2-Paragraph2...)

①

A.②③④B.

16.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AdramafestivalB.Humanimagination

C.DramaofthefutureD.Ai-assistedtechnology

（2023・江苏无锡・统考中考真题）

Petparrots(hatareallowedtomakevideocallstootherbirdsshowsignsoffeelinglessisolated.

accordingtoscientists.

Thestudy,whichinvolvedgivingthebirdsacomputerthattheycouldusetomakevideocalls,found

thattheybegantoengageinmoresocialbehaviorsincludingpreening,singingandplaying.Thebirdswere

givenachoiceofwhichkkfricndMtocallonatouchscreencomputerandthestudyshowedthattheparrotsthat

calledotherbirdsmostoftenwerethemostpopularchoices.

HyenaHirskyj-Douglas,oftheUniversityofGlasgowandaco-authorofthestudy,saidthatvideocalls

hadhelpedmanypeoplefeellessisolatedinthelastfewyears.Sheadded,uThcrcarc20millionparrots

livinginpeople'shomesintheUSA,andwewantedtoexplorewhetherthosebirdsmightbenefit（受益）

fromvideocallingtoo.Ifwegavethemthechancetocallotherparrots,wouldtheychoosetodoso,and

wouldtheexperiencebenefittheparrotsandtheircaregivers?''

Theirstudyof18petparrotssuggestedthattherewere,indeed,benefitsforthebirds.Inthewild,many

speciesofparrotsliveinlargegroups,butaspets（heyare,keptaloneorinasmallgroup.Livingalonecan

causebirds,todevelopmenialproblems,whichincluderocking,walkingbackandforth,orself-harming

behaviorssuchasfeather-plucking.

Theparrotsfirstlearnedtoringabellandthentouchaphotoofanotherbirdonthescreenofacomputer

tomakeacalltothatbird,withthehelpoftheirowners.Intotalthebirdsmade147callstoeachotherduring

thestudy,whileownerstookdetailednotesonthebirds'behaviorandtheresearcherslaterreviewedthevideo

footage.

JenniferCunhaofNortheasternUniversitysaidthattheparrots“seemedtoknow^^thattheywere

communicatingwithotherbirds.UA11thebirdownersinthestudysaidtheyvaluedtheexperience,andwould

wanttocontinueusingthesystemwiththeirparrotsinthefuture/'shesaid.

“Iwasquitesuiprisedatsomanydifferentbehaviors,“saidHirskyj-Douglas."Somewouldsing,some

wouldplayaroundandgoupsidedown,otherswouldwanttoshowanotherbirdtheirtoys.”

17.Themainpurposeofthestudyistofindout.

A.ifparrotscanleanitomakevideocallsB.ifparrotscanbenefitfromvideocalling

C.whyparrotscanhavesomanybenefitsD.whyparrotscandevelopmentalproblems

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepetparrots?

A.Theirwaytocommunicateissinging.B.Mostofthemusedtoliveinlargegroups.

C.Themostpopularonesmademostcalls.D.Theycanrr.akevideocallsbythemselves.

19.Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningto“isolated”?

A.amazedB.calmC.scaredD.lonely

20.Thefollowingparagraphcanbestgoafter.

Videocallingcouldreproducesomeofthesocialbenefitsoflivinginagroup,accordingtoRebecca

Kleinberger,ofNortheasternUniversityandfirstauthorofthestudy.

A.Paragraph1B.Paragraph2C.Paragraph3D.Paragraph4

（2023•江苏扬州•统考中考真题）Thescientificmethodisusedforsimpleexperimentsthatstudents

maydointheclassroomorverydifficultexperimentsthatscientistsaredoingallovertheworld.Itisaway

ofthinkingthathelpsyoutoavoiddrawingincorrectconclusions.

Thereareusuallyfourstepsinthescientificmethod,includingobservation（观察），hypothesis（假设），

experiment,andconclusion.Thestepsmaynotalwaysbecompletedinthesameorder,butthefirststepis

usuallyobservationandaskingaquestionaboutyourobservation.Forexample,youhadasickstomach,and

ateacandybar.Anhourlater,youobservedthatyoufekmuchbetter.Here,youcanaskaquestion,suchas,

“Whatmakesasickstomachfeelbetter?^^

Thesecondstepistostateapossibleanswertothequestion,orahypothesis,suchas1"A

goodhypothesisincludesthreethings:Theexplanationfbrtheobservations,itisabletobetested,anditwill

usuallypredictnewoutcomesorconclusions.

Thethirdstepistheexperiment,totestthehypothesis.Anexperimentisatestwhichwilleither

challengeorsupportthehypothesis.Thehypothesiswillthenbetrueorfalse.

Thefinalstepistothinkaboutwhathappenedwhenyoutestedthehypothesisanddrawaconclusion.

Theconclusionwilleitherclearlysupportthehypothesisornwillnot.Iftheresultssupport（hehypothesis,

aconclusioncanbewrittenand、oucanshareitwiththerestoftheworld.Ifitdoesnotsupportthehypothesis,

youmaychoosetochangethehypothesisorwriteanewonebasedonwhatwaslearnedduringtheexperiment.

21.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howdothefourbasicstepsinthescientificmethodwork?

B.Whatmakesagoodhypothesisbasedontheobservation?

C.Theconclusionwillalwaysclearlysupportthehypothesis.

D.Learningthescientificmethodmayhelpstudentssucceedinscience.

22.WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinParagraph3?

A.Acandybarmakesasickstomachfeelbetter.

B.Itwasthemedicineyoutookanhourearlierthatmadeyoufeelbetter.

C.Eatacandybaragain,andseewhathappenstoyoursickstomach.

D.Askpeopleifeatingacandybarhasmadeasickstomachfeelbetter.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“11”inthelastparagraphreferto（指的是）?

A.Thehypothesis.B.Theconclusion.

C.Thequestion.D.Theobservation.

24.WhichofthefollowingsentencesabouttheexperimentisTRUE?

A.Anexperimentisatesttoalwayssupportthehypothesis.

B.Anexperimentdoesnothavetobepartofthescientificmethod.

C.Anexperimentisatesttoeitherchallengeorsupportahypothesis.

D.Anexperimentisonlyusedwhenscientistsarctryingtoproveahypothesis.

（2023•江苏淮安•校考一模）Anewkindofseasponge（海绵）foundinNorfolk,England,hasbeen

namedbyaninc-ycar-oldgirlafteracompetitionforlocalschools.

TheuniauLpurplesponge,whichhadneverbeenseeninotherpartsoftheworld,wasfirstdiscovered

bydiversoffthenorthNorfolkcoast.Althoughfoundin2011,ithadbeenwithoutanameforalmostten

years.InJanuarythisyear,theMarineConservationSociety（MCS）一agroupofpeoplewhoworktoprotect

theUK'sseasandcoasts—askedlocalschoolchildrentocomeupwithsuggestions.

Nowthespongehasanametobeproudof:parpaldumplin,assuggestedbynine-year-oldSylviefrom

LanghamVillageSchool.Sylviesaidshecameupwiththenamebecause“thespongeispurpleanditlooks

likeadumpling^^.Parpaldunipknis“purpledumpling'spokeninaNorfolkaccent（口音）.Thejudgesall

agreedthatSylvie'ssuggestionshouldbethesponge'snamebecause“thespellinggivesthespongeastrong

connectiontoNorfolk''.

Spongeswereoncethoughttobeplantsbuttheyareactuallysimpleseaanimals.Theyfeedontiny

thingsinseawalerandhelpkeep（hewalercleanintheprocess（过程）.Spongeshaveavery^lazy55lifestyle,

withnomeansofmovingthemselvesaround.Theyarefoundontheseabed,rocksorevenshells.Theycome

inallkindsofdifferentcolors,shapesandsizes.

Parpaldumplinwasfirstdiscoveredinaplacecalled（heCromerShoalChalkBedsaspartofaproject

calledSeasearch.WhendiverDawnWatsonshowedspongeexpertClarieGoodwinwhatshefound,

Goodwinwassurethatitwasakindofspongeunknowntoscience.Watson'sdiscoveryisaspecialsponge,

whichtakestheshapeofwhateveritcovers.Parpaldumplinwillnowbecomeitscommonname,andwillbe

useduntilresearchershavelearnedenoughaboutittosuggestanofficialscientificone.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unique”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Strangeandugly.B.Specialandunusual.

C.Softandbeautiful.D.Meaningfulandimportant.

26.WhatcanwelearnaboutspongesfromParagraph4?

A.Theyhelpcleanupseawater.B.Theyareofthesamesize.

C.Theycanonlybefoundonbeaches.D.Theyareactuallyseaplants

27.WhichisTRUEaboutparpaldumplin?

A.Ithasmanycolors.B.Itwasfound20yearsago.

C.Itwasscientificallyknownbefore.D.Ithasonlyoneshape.

28.Whatdoweknowfromthelastsentence?

A.Parpaldumplinisacommonsponge.

B.Parpaldumplinisthesponge'sofficialname.

C.There*sstillalottobelearnedaboutparpaldumplin.

D.Researcherssuggestedanofficialnameforthesponge.

（2023•江苏南京•校考一模）

ApolicedramabasedonrealorganizedcrimecasesishelpingeducatethepublicabouttheValueofthe

ruleoflawandtheirrights,expertssaid.

Aspecialcampaignlaunchedby(hecentralgovernmentonfightingorganizedcrimeandlegal

departments5rectificationmeasuresareusedasmuchofthebackgroundforTheKnockout.

Thedramatellsthestoryofapoliceofficer'sfightagainstorganizedcrimeover20years,andshows

theriseanddemiseofunderworldfiguresandcorruptofficials.

Ithasreceivedaratingof9.1outof10onDouban,oneofChina'smost-visitedreviewplatforms,and

hasbecomeoneofthemostdiscussedtopicsonsocialmediasincemid-January.Thedramabeganscreening

onChinaCentralTelevisionandstreamingplatformiQiyionJan14,withatotalof39episodestobeaired.

Manyviewershaveapplaudedtheshow'splotlinesandtheactors'performances,andalsopraisedthe

effortsofpoliceofficersinbattlingorganizedcrime.

AccordingtotheCommissionforPoliticalandLegalAffairsoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentral

Committee,from2018to2020,authoritiesbusted3,644mafia-likegangsand11,675othercriminalgangs,

detained237,000suspectsandinvestigated89,700casesof''protectiveumbrellas"，areferencetoofficials

whohidegangsters5crimes.

WeiPengju,directoroftheInstituteofCulturalEconomicsattheCentralUniversityofFinanceand

EconomicsinBeijing,saidTheKnockoutresonatedwi【hviewersonanemotionallevel.Reactionstothe

programalsoreflectedhowthepublicperceivedtheworkandachievementsofthenationincombating

organizedcrimeandbuildingasoundlegalenvironment.

“Storiesoffightingorganizedcrimearcoftenattractivetoaudiences,andthisreflectspeople's

expectationsandtrustinadvancingruleoflaw.Thehatredofgangstersandthepursuitofjusticeamong

viewersisthesame,whichisthesimplestunderstandingofalaw-basedsociety,“saidZhiFeina,aprofessor

altheFilmandTelevisionResearchInstituteoftheChineseNationalAcademyofArts.

Zhisaidthatthepositivesentimentcreatedbytheauthorities,crackdownonorganizedcrimeisan

importantreasonforthedrama'ssuccess.Thishasalsopromotedtheideaoftheruleoflaw,sheadded.

29.WhatisthetypeofTheKnockout!

A.Ahorriblefilm.B.Aseriousdrama.C.Adetectivestory.D.Anexcitingnovel.

30.Accordingto(hepassage,whichwordbestdescribesTheKnockout?

A.Popular.B.Humorous.C.Romantic.D.Funny.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.ThedirectorofTheKnockoutdesignedtheplotonthebasisofhisimagination.

B.Thepolicedefeatedunderworldfiguresandcorruptofficialsafter20yearsinTheKnockout.

C.Forcommonpeople,TheKnockoutisnotworthwatching.

D.AspecialcampaignwaslaunchedsuccessfullybythecentralgovernmentbecauseofTheKnockout.

32.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7?

A.ThethoughtsinTheKnockoutareoppositetotheonesofviewers.

B.Viewerscouldn'tunderstandTheKnockoutonanemotionallevel.

C.TheKnockoutcaughtviewers'attentionsuccessfillly.

D.WhatTheKnockoutshowedwasprettyimportanttoviewers.

33.WhichsayingbestexpressesthethemeofTheKnockout?

A.Betterlatethannever.B.Aftertheraincomesthesunshine.

C.Everycloudhasasilverlining.D.Justiceandfairnessmayhelate,butshallneverabsent.

（2023•江苏泰州•统考二模）Thewinnersofthemostrespectedawardsintheworld—:hcNobel

Prize——wereannouncedlastweek.AccordingtothefounderAlfredNobel,theprizerecognizespeoplewho

haveprovided“thegreatestbenefit（利益）tohumankind".

Fourteenoutstandingpeople,includingscientists,politiciansandauthors,wonawardsintheprize'ssix

categories（类别）.Manyofthewinnershaveonethingincommon:Theachievementstheymakedateback

yearsago.Forexample,JohnB.Goodenough,oneofthethreewinnersofthisyear'schemistryprize,is97

yearsold,theoldestpersonevertowinaNobelPrize.Heandtheothertwoscientistswontheprizefor

developingthelithium-ion（锂离子）batteriesthatwcusetodayinmobilephones,laptopsandelectriccars.

Thetechnologywasfirstdevelopedinthe1970s,nearly50yearsago.

Thereasonwhyittooksolongfbrihisachievemenitoberecognizedisthatittakestimetoseethereal

valueofanewbreakthrough.tkEveryyear,therearelotsofclaimsofamazingdiscoveries,butquiteafewof

themturnouttobenotquiteasamazingaseveryonethought,saidSvenLidin,formerchairmanoftheNobel

CommitteefbrChemistry."Wcwanttomakesurethatwcawardthosewhoopenthefirstdoorintonew

scientificinsight.Thismeansthatnaturallythereisadelay.”

Buthowcantheymakesurethattheyhavechosentherightwinners?Theydependonqualified

nominators.Everyyear,thousandsofpeopleareinvitedtonominatecandidates（候选人）沁rtheNobelPrize.

TheyincludeuniversityprofessorsandpreviousNobelPrizewinners,aswellascurrentandformerNobel

committeemembers.Afterreceivingallofthenominations,afive-membercoinmitleeforeachprizewill

pickthewinners.

Thenamesofboththenominatorsandcandidatesarckeptsecretfor5（）years.Thismeans:hatmany

peoplemighthavebeennominated,butwouldneverknow.Thisrule,accordingtothechiefeditorofthe

prize'sofficialwebsite,allowspeopletobehonestinthenominationprocess.

34.Paragraph2ismainlywrittentoexplain.

A.whyittooksolongtorecognizethewinners'achievements

B.whatkindofpeoplecar.wintheNobelPrize

C.manyofthewinners'achievementsdatebackyearsago

D.howJohnB.Goodenough