2026年中考英语新热点时文阅读4（含答案解析）

备战2026年中考时文阅读4

A

InMexico,LukeandateamofscientistsdiscoveredalostMayacity.Itwascoveredbythickforests

forccnturics.ThcMayalivedthereover1,000yearsago.Theyweregoodatfanning,writing,mathand

buildingamazingstonebuildingsliketemplesandpalaces.

Themainreasonwasthatmostworkhadtobedonebyhandtomakeadiscovery.

Scientistshadtocutdownovergrownplantsastheywalkedthrough（heforest.1（washardandtooklotsof

time.

Later,atechnology,LiDAR,makesitpossibleforscientiststodiscoverhiddenancientvillagesmore

easily.TouseLiDAR,scientistsflyatinyflyingmachineoveranarea.Themachinesendsoutthousandsof

laserbeams（激光束）.Byrecordinghowlongittakesforthebeamstoreturntothemachine,scientistscan

makea3Dmapofthegroundbelow.Thisway,scientistscanfurtherstudytheremainslongbeforethey

finallyenterthem.

However,Luke'steamwasnotabletouseLiDARbecauseitwastooexpensive.Luckily,Lukefound

a2013LiDARmaponlinemadebyotherresearchers.WhenLukeandhisteamstudiedtheinformation,

theyweresurprised（ofindthousandsofMayastructures（建筑）whichmadealargecity.Thecityevenhad

afieldforancientMayanballgames.

Lukebelievesthattheirdiscoverymeansthereisalotmoretodiscoveryinthatarea.Theyplanto

enterthenewlydiscoveredcitytocontinuetheirresearch."Mayacitiesarecompletelydifferentfrom

modemones,^^Lukesaid."Studyingthemcangiveusideastomakeourcitiesbetter.^^

I.WhichofthefollowingcanheputintheinParagraph2?

A.WhendidLukemakethisimportantdiscovery?

B.Whydidthecityremainundiscoveredfbrsolong?

C.Howlongdidittakeforscientiststodiscoverthecity?

D.Whatdifficultiesdidscientistshaveduringtheprocess?

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“theremains”meaninParagraph3?

A.3Dmaps.B.Thickforests.C.Laserlights.D.Ancientvillages.

3.HowdidLuckandhisteamdiscovertheMayacity?

A.Withthehelpofsomephotos.B.Byenteringtheforestinperson.

C.WiththehelpofaLiDARmap.D.Bymakinga3Dmapwithamachine.

4.WhatdoesLuketalkaboutirthelastparagraph?

A.Thevalueofthisdiscoverj/.B.Theabilitiesofhisteam.

C.Thecustomsofancientpeople.D.Thedifficultiestheyfaced.

5.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.MoreTechnologiesforResearchB.HiddenMayaCityFound

C.MeetthePowerfulAncientMayaD.NewTechnologyDiscovered

B

NanRendongwascalled"theFatherofChina'sSkyEye'*.[Thisgreatscientistspenthislife

buiklingtheworld'slargestradiotelescope（射电望远镜），whichhelpshumansexplorespacemysteries.

Bornin1945inLiaoningProvince,Nanshowedgreatinterestinscienceasachild.2Latsrhegota

chancetostudyabroad.Manyforeignscientistswantedhimtostay,butNanrefiised.uMycountryneeds

me,^^hesaidwhenreturningtoChinain1994.

BuildingFASTwasextremelychallenging.3NanandhisteamwalkedthroughmountainsinGuizhou

fbr12yearstofindtheperfee:location.Once,heavyraindestroyedtheirequipment.Nanencouraged

everyone:"Difficultiesarclikestars-thedarkerthenight,thebrightertheyshine.”

4OnSeptember25,2016,FASTopenedofficially.Sadly,Nanpassedawayin2017beforeseeingits

firstbigdiscovery.Buthisspiritliveson.AyoungengineerworkingonFASTsaid:"5Hetaughtus

thattruesuccessneedsbothdreamsandperseverance（毅力）.”

A.Healwayscarriedanotebooktowritedownhisideas.

B.Theprojectneededahugenatural“dish”shapevalley.

C.Hischildhooddreamwastobecomeanastronaut.

D.Afterdecadesofhardwork,thedreamcametrue.

E.Hedidn'tjustbuildatelescope;hebuilthope.

F.HewonthehighestscienceawardinChinain2018.

C

BMIisameasure（测量方法）thatusesyourheightandweighttoworkoutifyouarcfit.Somecities

inChinahaveincludedBMIinthePEtestforthehighschoolentranceexamination,orzhongkao.For

example,BeijingdeclaredthatBMIbecameasubjectofthePEtestforthezhongkao.Chengduand

Shanghaihavealsostartedsimilaractions.Thischangeaimstoencouragestudentstopaymoreattentionto

theirhealthandexercisehabits.

ZhangYanshuisaneighth-graderfromBeijingChaoyangForeignLanguageSchool.Hestartedby

ninningwithhisdad,andsoontooktrainingclasses.thinkBMIandtheeventsfbrtheexamgowell

together.WhenIpracticetheevents,myBMIgetsbetter;whenmyBMIgetsbetter,Ifeelmoreenergetic

doingthecvcnts.^^Zhangalsopaidmuchattentiontohisfood.*1atebrownriceinsteadofwhiterice,and

chickenfbrmeatmostofthetime,“hesaid."Ilwasfbrsuresad.^^HisBMIreachedagoodlevelafterfour

monthsofeffort.

ChenKaifei,14,alsofromBeijingsaidthatBMIisalsoaproblemforstudentswhoaretoothin,and

hascausedsome“figureanxiety（身材焦虑）“amongstudents.^However,mostlyIthinkithasagood

influence,''Chensaid."Everyonehasabetterunderstandingoftheirbodyandhealthconditions,andI

startedtocareaboutmylifestyleeveryday,simplytokeepmyBMIatagoodlevel.,,

AddingBMItothezhongkaoPEtesthelpsstudentsfocusontheirhealth,hutitalsobringschallenges.

Whilesome,likeZhangYanshu,succeedbycombiningexerciseandhealthyeating,othersworryabout

stressoverbodyimage.Schoolsandfamiliesshouldguidestudentstocarefortheirhealthwithoutfeeling

toomuchpressure.

1.WhatdidZhangYanshudotoimprovehisBMIaccordingtothetext?

A.Hetookmedicineandavoidedsugaryfood.

B.Hepracticedrunningandchangedhisdiettobrownriceandchicken.

C.Hefocusedontrainingclassesandstoppedeatingrice.

D.HeaskedhisfathertohelphimwithBMImeasure.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromChenKaifbi'ssuggestionaboutBMIinexams?

A.Ilunfairlypressuresstudentswhoarealreadyveryhealthy.

B.Itismoreharmfulthanhelpfulforstudents'mentalhealth.

C.Ithasbenefitsbutrequiresattentiontostudents'feelings.

D.Itshouldonlybeusedforstudentswhoareoverweight.

3.Howdoestheauthororganizethepassage?

A.BycomparingBMIrulesindifferentcities.

B.Byintroducingapolicy,usingexamples,andshowingresults.

C.ByarguingBMIshouldnotbeusedinexams.

D.Byteachinghow（ocalculateBMIstepbystep.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToexplainwhyBMIisagoodmeasureforphysicalhealth.

B.ToshowhowBMIhelpsstudentsachieveperfectbodyshapes.

C.TodiscussboththebenefitsandconcernsofusingBMIinexams.

D.ToencourageschoolstoreplaceBMIwithothertests.

D

Topcatchofthelimes

Havingabiglobsler（龙虾）nealandaloloffunontheNorthShoreisagreatwaytocelebrate!

OnOct10,peopleinPrinceEdwardIsland,Canada,enjoyedalobsterpartytocelebratethe

lobster-catchingseason.Ticketswere$125（about880yuan）perperson.

Lobsterhasn'talwaysbeenexpensive.AccordingtothebookLobster:AGlobal（全球的）HistorybyUS

foodwriterElisabethTownsend,lobsterwasonceconsidered“survival（生存）food".Itwasonlyeatenwhen

peoplewereveryhungrybecausethereweresomanylobstersanditwasn'teasytokeepthemfresh.

Asglobalseatrade（贸易）grew,lobsterbecameafavoriteamongEuropeannobles（员族）.Sinceithad

tobeshippedalive（活着的），onlythosewithmoneyandpowercouldgetit.Bytheearly1900s,lobsterwas

asymbolofluxury（奢华）.ItwasreportedthattherichUSbusinessmanDiamondJimBradyatesixorseven

lobstersinonesitting.

Overtime,lobsterbecamepopularallovertheworld.Italschasdifferentmeaningsindifferentplaces.

Insomecultures,lobsterisasymboloflonglifebecauseofitscurved（弯曲的）back.Inothers,itstandsfor

power（力豉）becauseofitshardshell（壳）.Lobsterisn'tjustforeatinganymore-ithasbecomeacultural

symbol.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthelobsterparty?

A.Peopledrewlobsterattheparty.B.Ithappensinwintereveryyear.

C.ItwasheldonaCanadianisland.D.Itwasfreeforpeopletojoin.

2.Whywaslobsterseenas4tsurvivalfbod”inhistory?

A.Itwasexpensive.B.Ilwasdifficulttocatch.

C.Itlookedscaryandtastedbad.D.Itwascommonandhardtokeepfresh.

3.WhydoestheauthormentionDiamondJimBradyinParagraph3?

A.rIbshowthatlobsterisgoodforhealth.

B.Todiscussrichpeople'seatinghabits.

C.Totalkaboutthehistoryofeatinglobster.

D.Toshowthatlobsterwaspopularamongtherich.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Peoplearoundtheworldenjoyeatinglobster.

B.Therearenowdifferentkindsoflobsterdishes.

C.Lobsterhasdifferentculturalmeaningsacrosstheworld.

D.Lobsterhasbecomeasymbolofpowerinsomecultures.

【答案】

A

【答案】1.B2.D3.C4.A5.B

【导语】本文主要讲述了Luke和一组科学家在墨西哥发现一座失落的玛雅城市的相关情况，包括发

现的过程、借助的技术以及该发现的意义等。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段后文“Themainreasonwasthatmostworkhadtobedonebyhandtomakea

discovery.Scientistshadtocutdownovergrownplantsastheywalkedthroughtheforest.Itwashardand

tooklotsoftime.”可知，这里在解释这座城市长时间未被发现的原因。选项B”为什么这座城市这么长

时间都没有被发现呢？“符合语境。故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据第三段“Later,atechnology,LiDAR,makesitpossibleforscientiststodiscoverhidden

ancientvillagesmoreeasily."以及“Thisway,scientistscanfurtherstudytheremainslongbeforetheyfinally

enterIhem.”可知，lhem指代的是前面提至l］的ancientvillages,所以theremains指的就是ancientvillageso

故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段“Luckily,Lukefounda2013LiDARmaponlinemadebyotherresearchers.

WhenLukeandhisteamstudiedtheinformation,theyweresurprisedtofindthousandsofMayastructures

whichmadealargecity.”可知，Luke和他的团队是在一张激光雷达地图的帮助下发现了玛雅城市。故

选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段'Lukebelievesthattheirdiscoverymeansthereisalotmoretodiscoveryin

thatarea.Theyplantoenterthenewlydiscoveredcitytocontinuetheirresearch.'Mayacitiesare

completelydifferentfrommodernones/Lukesaid.4Studyingthemcangiveusideastomakeourcities

better.'"可知，Luke在最后一段谈论的是这次发现的价值。故选A。

5.上旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章士要讲述了Luke和一组科学家在墨西哥发现一座失落的玛雅城

市的事情，包括发现的过程、借助的技术等。选项B”隐藏的玛雅城市被发现''能够概括文章的主要内

容。故选B。

B

【答案】1.F2.A3.B4.D5.E

【导语】本文介绍“中国天眼之父”南仁东的生平，讲述他建造FAST的历程和精神遗产。

1.根据前文“NanRendongwascalled*theFatherofChinaJsSkyEyeJ”和后文“Thisgreatscientist

spenthislifebuildingtheworld'slargestradiotelescope”可知，这里在说明南仁东的荣誉,选项F“他

在2018年获得了中国最高科学奖”符合语境。故选F。

2.根据前文“Nanshowedgreatinterestinscienceasachild”和后文“Laterhegotachancetostudyabroad"

可知，这里在说明南仁东对科学的热爱，选项A“他总是随身携带一个笔记本，记5自己的想法”符

合语境。故选A。

3.根据前文"BuildingFASTwasextremelychallengingM和后文“Nanandhisteamwalkedthrough

mountainsinGuizhoufor12yearstofindtheperfectlocation”可知，这里在说明FAST项目面临的挑战，

选项B“该项目需要一个巨大的天然'碟形'山谷”符合语境。故选B。

4.根据后文“OnSeptember25,2()16,FASTopenedofficially”可知，这里在说明FAST项目最终成功，

选项D“经过儿十年的努力，梦想成真了"符合语境。故选D。

5.根据前文uAyoungengineerworkingonFASTsaid”和后文“Hetaughtusthattruesuccessneedsboth

dreamsandperseverance”可知，这里在说明南仁东的精神影响，选项E“他不仅建造了望远镜，还带

来了希望”符合语境。故选已

C

【答案】1.B2.C3.B4.C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了中国部分城市将BMI纳入中考体育测试的政策，并通

过学生案例分析了该政策的积极影响和潜在问题。

I.细节理解题。根据“Hestartedbyrunningwithhisdad,an