2026年中考英语专项复习：阅读理解 专项练习题汇编（含答案）

2026年中考英语专题复习：阅读理解专项练习题汇编

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话题1教育引导

Passage1

Iwasfilledwithdoubtsandworriesuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostandtall.

Forme,heightwasmytrouble.Iwasmuchtallerthanothergirls,soIoftenbent（W

曲）mybodyatthebackoftheline.Ihadalwaysfeltunsafeasthetalleststudentofmy

classinBalaCynwyd.AndIwasn'tlookingforwardtoenteringtheninthgrade.

Mygrandfatherdidn*tlaughatme.Instead,wheneverItriedtobendmyselfin

ordertoappearshorter,hewouldtellme"Standstraightandtall,Alisa.,,Itrustedmy

grandfathermorethananyoneelseinmychildhood.AndwheneverIwasafraidof

something,healwaystoldmestoriesofhislife.

Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-torn（战舌L的）Europe."Standstraight,standtall”

meantsomethingelsethen.Afterthewar,hewenttoAmerica.Helivedahardlife.uIf

theycoulddoit,whycouldn'tI?”"Standstraight,standtall."heoftenreminded（提

醒）himself.Thankstothehelpofafriend,mygrandfathergotajob.Heoncetoldme

thathewasverynervousatfirst.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthishardnewjobbut

alsoanewlanguage.

“Standstraight,standtall,“hewouldalwaystellhimself.Iamsoproudofmy

grandfather.Afterlisteningtomygrandfather'sunusualexperiences,1havechangedthe

wayIlookatmyownlife.

“Standstraight,standtall”hasbecomenotonlyapieceofadvicetoimprovemy

posture（身姿）.ItalsotellsmetobeproudofwhoIam.

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AndIdo.

1.Alisaoftenbentherbodybecause.

A.shelivedahardlife

B.shewasmuchtallerthanothergirls

C.shealwaysstoodatthebackoftheline

D.shedidn'twanttoenterthe9thgrade

2.WhatdidAlisa'sgrandfatherdowithhertrouble?

A.Helaughedather.

B.Heaskedhertobendherbody.

C.Hetoldhertostandstraightandtall.

D.Headvisedhertostayawayfromherfriends.

3.Alisa'sgrandfather'sexperiences.

A.madeherfeelunsafe

B.taughthertoacceptherself

C.changedherattitude（态度）tohergrandfather

D.toldherhissuccesscompletelydependedonfriends

4・"Standstraight,standtall”meansinthepassage.

A.makingyourselflooktall

B.takingcareofyourself

C.beingproudofyourself

D.remindingyourself

5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Standstraight,standtall

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B.Mygrandfather^lifestories

C.Mycolorfulexperiences

D.Thehelpofafriend

Passage2

WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriaburned,thestorygoes,onebookwassaved.

Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormangotit.

Thebookwasn'tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingvery

interestingindeed.Itwasathinstripofvellum（羊皮纸）onwhichwaswrittenthe

secretofthe“Touchstone”.Thetouchstonewasasinallpebble（鹅卵石）thatcouldturn

anycommonmetalintopuregold.

Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsandthousandsofother

pebblesthatlookedexactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis:Therealstonewouldfeel

warm,whileordinarypebblesarecold.

Sothemansoldhishouse,boughtatent,campedontheseashore,andbegan

testingpebbles.Heknewthatifhepickedupnormalpebblesandthrewthemdown

againbecausetheywerecold,hemightpickupthesamepebbleshundredsoftimes.So,

whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitintothesea.Hespentawholedaydoing

thisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewentonandonthisway.Pickupa

pebble.Cold—throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothesea.Thedays

stretched（延伸）intomonthsandthemonthsintoyears.

Oneday,however,aboutmidafternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.

Hethrewitintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hewasusedtothrowing

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eachpebbleintotheseaassoonashepickeditup.Sowhentheonehewantedcame

along,hestillthrewitaway.

Soitiswithopportunity（机会）.Unlesswearevigilant,ifseasytofailtorealizean

opportunitywhenitisinhandandit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thetouchstoneisastone.

A.thatyoucantouch

B.thatcanturncommonmetalintopuregold

C.thatcanbringyouthousandsofpebbles

D.thatcanbringyougoodluck

2.Themanthrewthetouchstoneintotheseabecause.

A.itwascold

B.itwasanormalpebble

C.hewastootiredtoholdit

D.hehadformedahabit

3.Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenherealizeditwasthetouchstone?

A.Excited.B.Moved.

C.Interested.D.Regretted.

4.Theunderlinedword“vigilant"meansinChinese.

A.勇敢的B.谨慎的

C.强大的D.刻苦的

5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Opportunityknocksbutonce.

B.Useitorloseit.

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C.Wherethereisawill,山ereisaway.

D.Practicemakesperfect.

Passage3

Thewatertapwasleaking（漏水）again,andthenoisewasdrivingCassiecrazy.

Cassielookedatherwatch.Itwasnearlynineo*clock.Sheclimbedoutofbedand

stoodonachairbytheshelf.Hermother'sMr.Fix-ItBookwasonthetopshelf.Cassie

steppeddownquietly.Shereadthebookquicklyuntilshefoundthepageshewas

lookingfor,andthenbegantoreadcarefully.

Next,Cassieopenedaboxinthekitchenandpickedoutthetoolssheneeded一a

hammer（锤子）,anwrench（扳手）,andseveralsmallthings.Itwasnotaneasyjobfor

hertodotherepair,andshetriedseveraltimes.Finally,thewatertapwasinpieces.

Onebyone,shecarefullylaidthemoutonthetable.Thatwayshewouldknowhow

theywentback.Whilethiswasgoingon,hercatwalkedovertowatchwhatshewas

doing.

Cassieworkedlateintothenight.Atonepoint,shethoughtshewasdone.Oops!

Asmallpiecethatshehadforgottenstilllayonthetable.SlowlyCassietookthewater

tapapart（分开）onemoretime.Thistimeshemadesureeverythingwasinplace.She

turnedthewatertaponandthenoff.One...two...three...Shewaitedafullminute.

Therewasnoleak!Cassiesmiledandputthetoolsbackintothebox.Thenshewent

backintobed.

Thenextmorning.DadwasinthekitchenwhenCassiegotup.

“Noticeanything,Dad?”sheasked.

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Helookedaroundandlistened."Hmrnsomethingsmissing...Ican'tfindoutwhat

itis...Wait,it'stooquiethere!”

“That'sright,“Cassiesaid."Somethingismissing.Ifixedthewatertap.Itdoesn't

leakanymore.,,

“That'smygirl,"Dadsaid,t4Ifsagoodthingyouarcreallylikeyourmothcr.,,

1.ThenoiseofwasdrivingCassiecrazy.

A.theclockB.hercatC.herfatherD.thetap

2.Mr.Fix-ItBookisprobablyabookonhowto.

A.trainpetsB.fixthingsC.fallasleepD.cookfood

3.Cassietookthewatertapapartagainbecause.

A.thecathadtakenonepieceaway

B.thetapwasstillleaking

C.shehadforgottenonepiece

D.shehadn'tunderstoodthebook

4.Thewatertapwasn'tfixeduntil.

A.latethatnightB.nineo'clock

C.thenextmorningD.thenextafternoon

5.Intheend,fixedthewatertap.

A.Cassie*smotherB.Cassie*sfather

C.CassieD.Mr.Fix-It

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话题2事物介绍

Passage4（素材源自WonderfulWORLDBook3）

地热能的发现

ManyscientistsareinterestedintheheatthatcomesfromdeepintheEarth.

Peoplecanusethisundergroundheattomakeatypeofenergycalledgeothermal

energy（地热能）.Weneedenergytolightourhomes,tocookandsoon.Wealreadyget

cleanenergyfromthesunandthewind.Butscientiststhinkthatgeothermalenergywill

giveevenmorepeoplecleanenergyinthefuture.

IntheAmazonofPeru,thereisaveryunusualheatsource（来源）.It'scalledthe

BoilingRiver.Foryears,peopletoldstoriesaboutariverthatboiled.Theriverkilled

anythingthatfellintoit.

Ayoungscientist,AndresRuzo,travelledintotheAmazonandfoundtheriver.Its

waterisveryhot.Acupofveryhotcoffeeisabout60℃.Andresfoundthetemperature

ofthisrivercanbeupto99℃.That'sreallyhot!Mostanimalsthatfallintotheriver

losetheirliveseasily.It'sverydangerous.Butscientistsstudytherivertobetter

understandgeothermalenergy.Theydon'tgetenergyfromtheriver.It'sprotected.

ScientistsandlocalpeoplealsoworktoprotectotherpartsoftheAmazon.Theydon't

wantpeopletocutdowntreesanddestroytherainforest,justtomakemoney.The

Amazonistooimportantforthepeoplewholivethere,andalsoforpeoplewhowantto

betterunderstandourworld.

1.Theheatthatcomesfrominterestsmanyscientists.

A.deepintheEarthB.thewind

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C.theAmazonofPeruD.thesun

2.ThescientistsstudytheBoilingRiverinorderto.

A.savemanyanimals

B.protecttheenvironment

C.understandgeothermalenergybetter

D.getenergyfromtheriver

3.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?

A.Geothermalenergycanneverbeusedascleanenergy.

B.TheBoilingRiverisverydangerous.

C.ThetemperatureoftheBoilingRivercanrtbeupto6()C.

D.ScientistscangetenergyfromtheBoilingRiver.

4.Theunderlinedword"destroy”meansinChinese.

A.保护B.破坏C.炫耀D.展示

5.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheBoilingRiver

B.GeothermalEnergy

C.TheAmazonRainforest

D.GeothermalEnergyandtheBoilingRiver

Passage5(素材源自READINGEXPLORERBook1)

大象乐队

InthetownofLampanginnorthernThailand,thereisanunusualgroupof

musicians.TheyplaymanydifferentkindsofmusicfromtraditionalThaisongsto

musicbyBeethoven.Bothchildrenandadultslovethisgroup.Whatmakesthemso

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popular?Tlisbecausethatihey'reelephants.

ThesemusicalelephantsarefromtheThaiElephantConservationCenter（TECC）

inLampang.TheTECCprotectselephants.ltteachespeopletounderstandandcarefor

thesehugebutgentleanimals.Andlikemanyzoosaroundtheworld,theTECC

encourageselephantstopaint.

RichardLairworkswiththeTECC.Heknewthatelephantshearbetterthanthey

see.Sohehadanidea：ifelephantsareintelligentandtheyhavegoodhearing,maybe

theycanplaymusic.Totesthisidea,LairandhisfriendstartedtheThaiElephant

Orchestra.Duringaperformance,theelephantsplaydifferentkindsofinstruments,

includingthedrumsandthexylophone（木琴）.Theelephantsalsousetheirvoicesand

trunks（鼻子）tomakesounds.

Butcanelephantsreallymakemusicproperly?"Yes,"saysLair."They'revery

creative.Humansmayencouragetheanimalstoplayinstruments,buttheelephants

maketheirownsongs.^^

1.ThebandisveryfamousinThailandbecause.

A.therearemanyexcellentmusicians

B.itismadeupofelephants

C.itoftenplaysaroundtheworld

D.somestarsjoinit

2.TheTECCsetsupsuchabandinorderto.

A.becomefamousintheworld

B.makealotofmoney

C.teachpeopletocareforelephants

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D.protectallkindsofanimals

3.Theelephantscanusetheirtomakemusic.

A.voicesandearsB.earsandeyes

C.voicesandtrunksD.trunksandears

4.Wecaninferthatfromthelastparagraph.

A.peopledon'tbelievetheelephants

B.elephantsarehardtoteach

C.peoplealwaysloseconfidenceinelephants

D.elephantscancreatesongsbythemselves

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.introducingabandthatismadeupofelephants

B.introducingakindofsmallbutgentleanimals

C.introducinganorganizationinThailand

D.introducinganunusualgroupofmusicians

话题3做法建议

Passage6

Studyingisimportanttostudents.Andagoodplanhelpsyoutomakesureofyour

successinstudy.

Howtomakeastudyplan?Youcanbeginwithlistingallthesubjectsyouneedto

study.Next,youshoulddecidehowmuchtimeyoushouldspendondifferentsubjects.

Now,itisagoodideatostudyatthesametimeeveryday.Inthisway,youactually

haveaplanyoucanremembereasily.Whilearranging（安排）timeforeachsubject,

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youalsoneedtomakesurethatyoustillhavelimeforfamily,friendsandrest.Thisis

becauseyouwon'tbeabletosucceedinyourstudiesunlessyoubalanceyourpersonal

lifeandyourstudy.

Oncetheplanismade,thenextthingyouneedtodoistofollowit.Oneofthe

biggestchallengesinfollowingyourstudyplanisthatyouwillbetempted（诱惑）to

avoiditanddosomethingrelaxing,orfuninstead.Luckily,youcanfightthis

temptationbytakingbreaks.Butbesurenottotakeextrabreaksortoolongbreaksasit

canaffectyourplan.Soatthestartofyourbreak,setanalarmclock.Also,youneedto

useyourbreakwisely.

Toavoidforgettingtofollowyourplan,trytogetintothehabitoflookingatyour

calendareveryday.Sometimesourplansarehardtofollowbecausesomeimportant

peopleinourlivesdistract（使分心）usfromourgoals.Inordertoavoidthis,tellpeople

aroundyouaboutyourplan.Thentheywillknowwhenyouhavesparetime.

1.Itisgoodforyoutostudyeveryday.

A.atdifferenttimeB.atthesametime

C.inthemorningD.intheevening

2.Howcanwesucceedinourstudiesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Spendmoretimeinstudying.

B.Getinterestedinstudying.

C.Balanceourownlifeandstudy.

D.Makeplansoften.

3.Thebiggestchallengeincarryingoutaplanis.

A.toavoiditB.tomakeit

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C.toachieveitD.toforgetit

4.Theunderlinedphrase“getinto^^meansinChinese.

A.观察B.记住C.形成D.获得

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Weshoulddecidethecontentoflearning.

B.Agoodplanplaysanimportantroleinourstudy.

C.Weshouldchangeourstudyplan.

D.Oncealearningplanismade,itcan'tbechanged.

Passage7

Doyouhaveahardtimemeetingnewpeople?Doyoufindyourselfnotknowing

howtoturndowntheinvitation?Ifyoudo,youcouldbereallyshy.Shynessstarts

whenyoupaymuchattentiontootherpeople'sopinions.Youaretryingtofindouthow

youshouldactandbehaveindifferentsituations.Luckily,youcanusethefollowing

suggestionstolearnhowtosurmountshynessandbecomemoreconfidentinlife.

Acceptyourself.Ifyoualwaystrytobehaveasotherslike,youwillbeverytired.

Youshouldunderstandthatnoteveryonelikesyouandthatisnormal.Ifyouaccept

yourself,thingswillbeeasierforyou.

Takegoodcareofyourself.Evenjustsmallthings,forexample,takingashower

orbrushingyourteeth,canmakeabigdifferenceinhowyoufeelaboutyourself.

Whenyoudressupwell,youwillbesurprisedhowmuchbetteryoufeelabout

yourself.

Practicetalking.Ifyoudon'tstarttalkingtopeople,youwillneverstopbeingshy.

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Trytobemoreactiveandtalkmoreopenlywithfriends,familyorevensirangers.Talk

topeopleatrestaurants,barsorwhereveryouare.Itwillgiveyouachancetomeetnew

people.

Startsayingtcyes^^insteadof“no”.Wheneveryousay"no”,youaremissingthe

chancetomeetnewpeople.Giveyourselfachanceandstartsaying"yes”.Itwillallow

youtobepopularwithpeople.

Byusingthesetipseveryday,youcanslowlyovercomeshynessandbecomemore

confident.

1.Therearetipsonovercomingshynessinthepassage.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

2.Theunderlinedword“surmount“means""inChinese.

A.改善B.克服C.提高D.解散

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Takingashower.B.Brushingyourteeth.

C.Dressingup.D.Cookingbyyourself.

4.Tryingtosay"yes"willhelpyou.

A.behavewellB.meetsomefriends

C.talkwithstrangersD.becomepopular

5.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.totellusmostofpeoplearealwaysshy

B.iotellusweshouldpracticespeaking

C.totalkaboutsometipsaboutovercomingshyness

D.totalkaboutthebestwaytotalkpolitely

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话题4中外文化

Passage8

Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombination（结合体）ofmany

animalssuchassnakes,fish,anddeer.Theyhavetwohornsandalongmustache（胡子）.

Withfantasticpower,theyflyintheskyorswiminthesea.Theycanmakerain,too.

TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.Theemperorsofancient

Chinaloveddragons.Theirclotheswerecoveredwithpicturesofdragons.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe“descendants（传人）ofthedragons”.【nChina,

“excellent“peopleareoftencalled“dragons".AnumberofChinesesayingsandidioms

talkaboutdragons,forexample,“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon”,which

meanshopingone'schildwillbesuccessful.

ItissaidthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhavecertaincharacteristics.

Theyarecreative,confident,braveandquick-tempered.Therearesome

famous'dragons“whohavedoneexcellentthings,forexample,thefamous

businessmanLiJiachengwhowasbornonJuly29thin1928,theexcellentdirector

ChenKaigeandthemoviestarZhaoWei.Theyareallsuccessful.

TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasDragonHead-Raising

DayandDragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.

Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelve

years.

ThedragonisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe"descendantsofthe

dragons”,itisnecessaryforustoknowtheviewsondragonsinourculture.Itcanhelp

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usunderstandwhyourparentsalwayswantustobe“dragons”.

1.WhatdoestheChinesedragonsymbolize?

A.Acombinationofmanyanimals.

B.Chinesesayingsandidioms.

C.Traditionalfestivals.

D.Strengthandgoodluck.

2.Theunderlinedsentence“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon^^means

“"inChinese.

A.龙马精神B.龙飞凤舞

C.望子成龙D.龙腾虎跃

3.WhatcharacteristicsmaythepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhave?

A.Theymaybecreative,confident,braveandpowerful.

B.Theymaybecreative,confident,braveandquick-tempered.

C.Theymaybelovely,confident,braveandquick-tempered.

D.Theymaybelucky,confident,creativeandsuccessful.

4.WhichofthefollowingyearsistheYearoftheDragon?

A.2012.B.2016.C.2008.D.2018.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Dragonsarerealanimals.

B.TherearemanyChinesesayingsandidiomsaboutdragons.

C.PeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonmustbesuccessful.

D.The^descendantsofthedragons“areoftencalled“dragons”.

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Passage9（素材源自EnglishinMindBook2）

日本的成人礼

InJapan,youngpeoplecomeofagewhentheyare20.Thiseventiscelebratedin

mostareasofJapanwithaspecialceremony（仪式）,calledSeijinnoHiorComingof

Age.OnthisimportantdayinJanuary,youngpeoplewhoarefromthesameareaand

inthesameschoolyear,gotogethertothelocaltownhall,wheretheceremonyisheld.

Thedayoftenstartsearlyforthegirls,becausetheyhavetodressupforthe

ceremony.TheywearatraditionalJapanesedress（orkimono（和月员））.Thesearevery

expensive,somostgirlshavetohireorborrowone.Theysometimesspenduptothree

hoursgettingdressedanddoingtheirhairandmake-up.Mostboyswearsuits,butsome

wearatraditionalJapanesekimonoformen.

Whentheyareready,theyoungpeoplearephotographedwiththeirfamily.Allthe

girlsandboysthengotothelocaltownhallorgovernmentoffice,wheremorephotos

aretaken.Theylistentolongspeechesandsometimessingsongs.Theyarethengiven

aspecialcertificate（证书）orapresentfromthelocalgovernment.Theboysandgirls,

nowmenandwomen,thengooutside,wheremanymorephotosaretaken.Finally,

theygoouttocelebratetogether.

1.TheceremonyofSeijinnoHiisheldinthe.

A.specialplaceB.schoollibrary

C.localtownhallD.postoffice

2.Whatdothegirlswearfortheceremony?

A.Suits.

B.AtraditionalJapanesedress.

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C.AmodernJapanesedress.

D.Schooluniforms.

3.Theunderlinedword“hire"meansinChinese.

A.制作B.租借C.偷拿D.购买

4.Accordingtothepassage,howmanytimesdoyoungpeopletakephotos?

A.Once.B.Twice.

C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.

5.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencereport.B.Anewspaper.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Atravelbook.

话题5观点看法

Passage1()

人工智能的利与弊

Artificialintelligence(AI)issettobenefitmankindinmanyways.Itwillmake

everydaytaskseasierandbringefficiencytomanyindustries.Itmightbeoneofman's

greatestinventions.

Andyet,likeanyothertechnology,AIwillalsobringrisks.InFebruary2018,a

groupofAIexpertsgottogethertodiscussthepossibledisadvantagesofALWhatthey

foundwas“EveryAIdevelopedbythegoodguysisalsohelpfulforthebadguys.”

accordingtoQuartz.

TheirbiggestworrywasthatthebadguyscoulduseAIforbadthings.Oneofthe

areastheylookedatwastheuseofAItocreatewebsitesthatcouldbeusedtosteal

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people'spersonalinformation.AnotherpossibilityisthatATprogramscouldbeusedto

hacksoftwareandbreakintocomputersecuresystems（电脑安全系统）.

Therearesomeotherworriesaswell.ItispossiblethatAIcouldbeusedtocreate

fakeimagesandvideos.Baidu,infact,hasdevelopedaprogramcalledDeepVoicethat

can“clone（克隆）“anyone'svoicebystudy-inga3.7-secondaudiosample（音频样本）.

ManyleadingpeoplehaveexpressedworriesaboutALPeoplelikeBillGatesandElon

Muskhavecalledfortheindustrytobemorestrictlycontrolled,astherearefewlaws

rightnowontheuseofAI.

However.thisissettochange.InMarch2018,theEuropeanUnionplannedtoset

upagroupthatwoulddiscussthemoralandethical（伦理道德的）dangersofAI,which

wouldhelptokeepitsafeformankind.

1.mightbeoneofman'sgreatestinventionsaccordingtothepassage.

A.ManyindustriesB.Artificialintelligence

C.BaiduD.Clonetechnology

2.Theunderlinedword"hack”meansinChinese.

A.保护B.对比C.入侵D.学习

3.WhatcantheprogramDeepVoicebeusedfor?

A.Protectingcomputersecuresystems.

B.Stealingpeople'spersonalinformation.

C.Controllingalltheindustries.

D.Cloningpeople'svoice.

4.calledfortheAIindustrytobemorestrictlycontrolled.

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A.BillGatesandElonMusk

B.TheEuropeanUnion

C.AgroupofAIexperts

D.Allofthemankind

5.Thewriteristryingto.

A.helppeopleknowthebenefitsofAI

B.tellpeoplehowtouseAl

C.showpeople'sworriesaboutAI

D.lookforwardtothefutureofAI

Passage11（素材源自2尸CENTURYREADINGBook1）

穿着的重要性

Decidingwhattowearisachallengeforsomepeople.Weoftenworryaboutwhat

otherswillthinkofusbecauseofourclothes.Butresearchersarebeginningtothink

thatourclothinghasapowerfuleffectonhowweseeourselves.

ScientistsAdamGalinskyandHajoAdamsreportthatthereissciencebehindour

style.Intheresearch,GalinskyandAdamshadsomeparticipantswhoworewhite

coatssimilartotheonesscientistsordoctorswear.Otherparticipantsworetheirnormal

clothes.Theytookatestthatsurveyedtheirabilitytopayattention.Intheexperiment,

participantssawcardswithdifferentwordsonthem.Theyhadtosaythecolorofthe

wordtheysaw,nottheworditself.Thepeoplewearingthewhitecoatssaidthecorrect

colorofthewordmoreoften.Theythinkthatthewhitecoatsmadetheparticipantsfeel

moreconfidentandcareful.Theresearchersalsobelievethatotherkindsofclothescan

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influencethebehaviorofthepeoplewearingthem.

Fashionblogger（博主）JessicaQuirkbelievesthatourclothesgreatlyaffecthow

wefeelaboutourselves.Onherblogcalled"WhatIWore”Quirkpostsaphotoofwhat

she'swearingeveryday.Shesaysthatpeopleshouldpaymoreattentiontowhatthey

wear.Forexample,weshouldchoosealookthatmakesusfeelmorecreativeand

happier.Onewaytodothisatworkisto“dressupfortheexcitingjobwcwant”.

Anotheristowearspecialclothesthatmeansomethingtous.Forexample,Quirkwears

onepairofshoestoallherimportantmeetings.Theyareher“lucky“shoes.

AsQuirkpointsout—andasresearchershavediscovered-ourclothesarelikeour

“secondskin”.Theclotheswewearcanaffectourbehavior.Theycanalsotellthe

worldsomethingaboutus,withoutushavingtosayaword.

1.Researchersbegintobelievethatourclothinghasagreateffecton.

A.howothersseeus

B.howweseeourselves

C.howwebehave

D.howothersbehave

2.Theunderlinedword“participants“meansinChinese.

A.参与者B.调研者C.科研者D.学者

3.Ifyourfriendlikeswearingwhiteclothes,hemaybemore.

A.handsomeandtidyB.confidentandcareful

C.powerfulandrichD.hard-workingandstrict

4.Quirkwearsher“lucky”shoeswhen.

A.shemeetshergoodfriends

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B.shehasherbirthdayparty

C.sheattendsimportantmeetings

D.shegoesshopping

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Wearingrightclothesisofgreatimportance.

B.Knowinghowtomakeclothesisnecessary.

C.We'dbetterwearwhiteclothesoften.

D.Weshouldn'tbuynewclothesoften.

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