浙江省杭州市濱江區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

浙江省杭州市濱江區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編閱讀理解2023年浙江省杭州市濱江區(qū)中考一模英語試題第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中選出最佳選項。ASpendtheholidayofalifetime-inacave!Ifyoulikeadifferentkindofholiday,thenyou'llfindthesehistoriccaves(山洞)arejustwhatyouarelookingfor.HOWTOGETTHEREFlytothecityofGranada,drivetoGuadix,andstepintoadifferentworld.WHATYOU'LLFINDYouprobablythinkcavesareprimitive(原始的).Well,youhaven'tseenthesecaves.AcavehouseinGuadixcanbeanythingfromasmallcountryhousetoanexpensivecavehotel.Comeandenjoythepeacefulenvironment.You'llbesurprisedtofindeverythingyouneed—electricity,phone,hotwater.SomecavesevenhaveaWI-FIconnectionandothershaveaJacuzzi(按摩浴缸)oraswimmingpool.YOUWON'TWANTTOLEAVE!HereareafewmorereasonstovisitGuadix!You'llenjoythetemperatureinthecave.It'saround18-20℃,evenonasummerday!Cool!You'llseethateverycaveis.Theyallhavetheirowbeautyandcharacter.You'llsleepbetterinthecavethaninanormalhotel.Youwon'tbelievehowrelaxedyou'llfeel.16.HowcanyougettothecavehotelsfromChina?A.Byairandcar.B.Byshiporcar.C.BytrainandbusD.Byplaneorship17.Whatisspecialaboutthecavehouses?A.TheyarenotasconvenientasmodemhotelsB.Theystaycoolevenduringhotsummerdays.C.TheswimmingpoolisamustforhotelsthereD.Theyareinthesamesizewithdifferentstyles.18.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthistext?A.Photosoftheweek.B.TravelandholidaysC.Thisweek'sbignews.D.Scienceandtechnology.BChatGPTwasreleased(發(fā)布)latelastyearbycompanyOpenAI.Thetechnologychatsinaconversationalway,answeringquestionsfromusers.Theonlinechatbot(chatrobot)hasbeentrainedonlotsofinformationfromtheInternet-itcanhaveahuman-likeconversationansweringquestions,admitting(承認)mistakesandrefusingtoanswerimproperquestions.Expertssayitcanbeusedtowritearticles,stories,poemsandevensolvecomputerproblems.Buttherearelimits(限制)towhatitcando,whichOpenAIadmits.Sometimesitwritesanswerswhichareincorrectordon'tmakesense,anditsometimesguesseswhattheuserhasaskeditinsteadofaskingmorefollow-upquestionstounderstandthequestionsbetter.ChatGPTisgettingmixedopinionsfrompeople.Somethinkstudentsmightuseittocheat,whileothersthinktheyshouldusethetoolintheclassroomtohelpchildrenlearn.Somepeoplebelievethat_______▲_______.Intheiropinion,justlikewhenGooglewascreated,peoplewereunsureatfirst,butifteachersintroducethetechnologyandteachstudentstheadvantagesbutalsothedisadvantages,thatcanhelpwiththeirlearning.IntheUSA,theNewYorkCityeducationofficedidn'tallowChatGPTtobeusedatschoolanditsInternet.Theydidsobecauseof"badinfluenceonstudents'learning,andworriesthattheanswersfromChatGPTareprobablynotsafeorcorrect".ChatGPT'sabilitytoanswerquestionscausedsomeuserstowonderifitmighttakeGoogle'splace.Othersaskedifnewsreporters'jobswereatrisk.ChatGPTandotherAIsystems,havealsoraisedanumberofsocialrisks,accordingtoCarlyKindoftheAdaLovelaceInstitute,anindependentresearchcentertomakesureAIworksforpeople.AmongthepossibleproblemsofAl,Ms.KindmainlyworriesthatAlmightstorethefalseinformationforever.AIhasalongwaytogo,andbigideasyettodiscover.Wewillfalloveralongtheway,andlearnalotfromgettingintouchwiththerealworld.19.WhatdoweknowaboutChatGPT?A.Itgivesperfectanswerstomeetusers'needs.B.It'sachatbotthatcananswerquestionsfromusers.C.Itasksfollow-upquestionstochatbetterwithusersD.Itlookslikehumansandchatswithusersasaservant20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe“_______▲_______”inParagraph2?A.thechatbotmightdoharmtoteachingB.thechatbotshouldbewelcomedC.thechatbothasnomeaningtostudentsD.thechatbotmightbebetterthanGoogle21.Whichofthefollowingquestionsdoesthistextanswer?A.WhywasCharGPTcreated?C.WhatarethelimitsofChatGPT?B.HowwasChatGPTinvented?D.WhencanChatGPTbeusedatschool?22.Whichofthefollowingmightbethewriter'sopinionaboutChatGPT?A.ChatGPTwillbringproblemsandhealthriskstopeople.B.ChatGPTstillneedstimetoworkforpeopleinabetterway.C.ChatGPTwillbechangedbyGoogleandneverbeusedagain.D.ChatGPTisaperfectinventionandbringsbenefitstotheworld.CDeathisapartoflifeandit'snaturaltogrievewhenananimalyoulovedies.Grieving—thefeelingreactiontodeath-isanimportantpartofthehealingprocess(康復(fù)過程).DealwiththelossofapetApetispartofthefamily,sowhentheydie,itcanbeverydifficultandupsetforeveryonewholovedthem.It'sabigchangetogetusedtoandit'snaturaltomissthem.Itcanhelptorememberthatyourpetcannolongerfeelhungry,coldorpain.It'sOKtofeelsad,angry,shockedortofeelhardtobelievethey'renolongeralive.There'snorightwaytofeelortogrieve.Aspeoplearealldifferent,thelengthoftimeittakesforyoutofeellesssadmaynotbethesameasforsomeoneelse.DiptiSolanki,whohelpspeoplewiththeirgrief,says,"Inmyopinion,yourfeelingsmatterandarenormalafteryouloseapet.Theycanfeelreallybiganddifficulttocontrol."It'sOKifsometimesyousmileorlaughanddon'tfeelsosad.Itdoesn'tmeanyoulovedyourpetanyless.SharetoovercomeyourbadfeelingsIt'sbettertotalkthantokeepyourthoughtsandfeelingstoyourself.Solankisays,"It'sreallyimportantthatyoutalkaboutfeelingsadorafraidtoyourfriends,becauseonceyoudo,youwillstarttofeelcalmerandlessalone.Afteryoushareyourfeelings,theybecomelessseriousandeasiertodealwith."Talkingaboutyourpethelpstokeepirmemoriesalivebecauseyourememberthetimeyouspenttogether.CelebrateyourbelovedpetItcanhelptorememberthefunnythingsyourpetdid,whatyoulovedaboutthemandthehappytimeyoushared.Aswellastalkingaboutthem,youcangetcreative.Printoutphotosofyourpetandmakethemintoacollage(拼貼畫).Youcanalsodraworpaintapictureofthem.Orwriteastoryaboutsomethingyoudidtogetherorhowtheymadeyoufeel.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grieve"inParagraph1mean?A.TofeelsorryforlosingsomeoneyouloveB.TobecomelonelyforlivingawayfrompetsC.TobecometiredfortakinggoodcareofpetsD.Tofeelhappyforleavingsomethingunpleasant24.WhyareDintiSolanki'swordsmentionedinParagraph3?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Tosupportthewriter'sopinion.C.Togivereadersmorefacts.D.Tocomparedifferentexamples.25.Whichofthefollowingideamightthewriteragreewith?A.ThelengthofthehealingprocessisthesameB.SharingbadfeelingsislikecuttingtheminhalfC.KeepingthefeelingstoyourselfisaproperwayD.It'snotnecessarytofeelsadforthedeathofpets26Accordingtothetext,whatcanwedotofeellesssadaboutthedeathofapet?A.Talktoitsphotosorcollagesasifitwerestillalive.B.Nevertalkaboutitasifitneverappearedinourlife.C.Buyanewpetassoonaspossibletoforgetthedeadone.D.Rememberitneedn'texperiencecoldnessorhungeranymore.DManyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction(上癮).Whenweeatordrinksugaryfoods,thesugargoesintoourbloodandinfluencesthepartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Thenthegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasanespeciallystronginfluence.Inthisway,itisanaddictivedrug(藥)thatdoctorsadviseweallcutdownon."ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandfollowawaytothefirstcause,Ifindmywaybacktosugar,"saysscientistRichardTohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure,andupto347millionhavediabetes(糖尿病).Why?"Sugar,webelieve,isoneofthecauses,ifnotthemajorcause,"saysJohnsonOurbodiesaredesignedtoliveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood.soourbodieslearnedtobeveryexperiencedinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergystoredforwhentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sotheverythingthatoncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.Sowhatisthesolution?It'sclearthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday'sworld,it'sprettydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcereals(谷物)toafter-dinnerdesserts(副點)，ourfoodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.Someproducersevenusesugartoreplace(代替)tasteinfoodsthatareadvertisedaslowinfat.Sowhilethefoodsappeartobehealthier,plentyofsugarareoftenadded.Butsomepeoplearefightingbackagainstsugarandtryingtocreateahealthierenvironment.Manyschoolsarereplacingsugarydessertswithhealthierchoices,likefruit.Otherschoolsaretryingtoencourageexercisebybuildingfacilities(設(shè)施)，sostudentsandothersinthecommunitycanexercise.Thewarhasnotyetbeenlost.27.WhichofthefollowingisanOPINIONinthetext?A.Upto347millionpeopleintheworldhavediabetesB.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressureC.Sugarinfluencespartsofbraintomakepeoplefeelgood.D.Sugarisanaddictivedrugthatpeopleshouldcutdownon28.Whatdoesthephrase"theverything"inParagraph3referto?A.Storingsugarasfat.B.Havinglessenergy.C.Havingnofoodtoeat.D.Eatingtoomuchfat.29.Whyisitsohardtoavoidsugaraccordingtothetext?A.Peopletodayhardlyexercise.B.WegetusedtoeatingitatschoolC.It'sinsomanyfoodsanddrinksD.Someproducersselltoomuchsugar.30.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toremindreaderstotakelesssugar.Toadvisescientiststofightagainstsugar.C.Totellreaderstheillnessescausedbysugar.D.Toteachreadersdifferentwaystostoresugar.2022年浙江省杭州市濱江區(qū)中考一模英語試卷一、閱讀單選AvoidGivingCertainFlowersinRussiaBecarefulwhengivingflowerstoyourfriendorabusinesspartnerinRussia.Yellowflowersmeantrickorarelationshipbreak-up.Noredcarnation(康乃馨),too.Traditionally,redcarnationshavesomethingtodowithdeath.Don’tShowuponTimeinVenezuelaHere’soneplace.Beingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrudethere.InVenezuelaifyouareinvitedovertosomeone’shomeforameal,it’ssuggestedthatyouarrive10to15minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.Earlyorontimeguestsareviewedasbeingtooeager(急切的).AlwaysUseaKnifeandForkinNorwayInNorway,tablemannersareextremelyimportant.Mostmeals,includingsandwiches,areeatenusingutensilslikeknivesandforks.SkiptheTabinTurkeyWhendoingbusinessinTurkey,it’sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplit(平攤)thebillwillbeviewedasapolitewaybutwon’tbeaccepted.Ifyouwouldliketopayyourshare,Turkssuggestinvitingyourhosttoafollow-upmeal.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetexts?A．InNorway,youshouldusechopsticksfordinner.B．YoucangiveredcarnationstoyourteachersinRussia.C．InVenezuela,it’spolitetoarrive10to15minutesearlierforameal.D．WhendoingbusinessinTurkey,usuallyyourhostwillpayforthemeal.2．Accordingtothetexts,whichcountryvaluestablemanners?A．Russia. B．Venezuela. C．Norway. D．Turkey.3．Whichcolumn(欄目)ofamagazinedothesetextsprobablycomefrom?A．Health. B．Customs. C．Education. D．Environment.EversinceGregwas5yearsold,hehadwatchedhisgrandfathercarve(雕刻)thesmallwoodenfigures(圖形).Gregwasamazedbythequicknessofhisgrandfather’sfingersashepassedthecarvingknifefromonehandtotheother,breathinglifeintowhatwasoncealifelesspieceofwood.Fewpeoplehadthisskilllikehisgrandfather.Gregoftenwishedthathecouldcreatewonderfullittlewoodenworksashisgrandfatherdid.Oneday,Greg’sgrandfathercalledtheboyintotheworkshop.“Todayisthedaythatyoubegintolearnthelostartofcarving.”Gregcouldn’tbelievehisearsashepulledupasmalltoolnexttohisgrandfather’sworkingtable.Thesharpsmellofthewoodfilledhisnose,andhemovedincloselytowherehisgrandfatherwasworking.Greg’sheadwassoonfilledwiththenamesofthedifferenttoolshisgrandfatherusedtocreatethewoodentreasures.Aftertheintroductiontothetoolswascomplete,Gregpickedupapieceofwoodtomakehisfirsttryatcarving.Helovedthefeeloftherough(粗糙的)woodbitingintohisfingers.Heworkedforhoursthatday,tryingtolearnmuchfromhisgrandfather.Althoughhissmall,woodenpiecewasfarfromperfect,bothGregandhisgrandfatherwerequiteproudoftheworkGreghaddone.“Iwillgivethispieceaplaceofhonoronmyshelf,”Greg’sgrandfathertoldhim.Greg’seyesshonewithjoy.Heknewthatitwouldtakemanyyearstobecomeasskillfulashisgrandfather,butGregwasgoingtoenjoyeveryminuteofit!4．WhydidGreg’sgrandfatherputGreg’swoodenfigureontheshelf?A．BecauseGreg’sgrandfatherusedtoputthewoodenfiguresthere.B．BecauseGreg’sgrandfatherknewitwasnotagoodpieceofwork.C．BecauseGreg’sgrandfatherwasproudofGreg’sfirstwoodencarving.D．BecauseGreg’sgrandfatherhadneverseensuchawonderfulwoodcarving.5．WhydidGreg’sgrandfathercallwoodcarvinga“l(fā)ostart”?A．Nooneknewhowtocarvewoodbyhand.B．Therewerenobooksabouthowtocarvewood.C．Carvingwoodwasdoneonlybythelostpeople.D．Notmanypeoplecouldcarvewoodbyhandanymore.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“breathinglifeintowhatwasoncealifelesspieceofwood”mean?A．Greg’sgrandfatherwouldliketomakealifelesspieceofwood.B．Greg’sgrandfatheralwaysblewonthewoodbeforehecarvedit.C．Greg’sgrandfathercouldn’tbreathewhenhecarvedthewoodenfigures.D．Greg’sgrandfathercouldmakeareal-lookingfigurefromapieceofwood.7．WhatwouldGregprobablydoafterhehadhisfirstlesson?A．Keepworkingonittogetbetter.B．Throwouthisfirstwoodenfigure.C．Cutdownatreeinordertogetwood.D．Giveupasheisn’tasgoodashisgrandfather.InaforestjustoutsideBeijing,friendsLiXingandSunLianaredigging.“TodayisMarch12.It’sTreePlantingDay.”explainsSunLian.“InChina,peoplealloverthecountryplanttreesonthisday.”Theideaofanannualdayforplantingtreeswasfirstputforwardin1911bySunYat-sen,thegreatpioneerinChina’shistory.Hesaidmoretreeswereneededasaprotectionagainstfloodanddrought(旱澇災(zāi)害).In1915,thegovernmentnamedApril5thasTreePlantingDay.Then,in1979,thedaywaschangedtoMarch12th,torememberthedateonwhichSunYat-sendied.Thewholecountryplantstreesonthisday.Inthelasttenyears,65billiontreeshavebeenplantedacrossChina.“EveryonehasheardoftheGreatWallofChina.”saysXing.“ButhaveyouheardoftheGreenWallofChina?That’sthebiggesttreeplantingprogramofall.”TheGobiDesertinthenorthofChinaisgrowingeveryyear.Terriblesandstormsblowawaysoil,makingmorelanddryanduseless.In1978,atreeplantingprogrambegantotrytostoptheGobifromspreading.Thegovernmentandlocalfarmersareplantingmillionsoftreesinagreatgreen“wall”alongtheedgeofthedesert.Whenitisfinishedin2050,itwillbe4,500kilometerslong.“TreeplantingisatraditioninChinanow.”saysSunLian.“EveryonedoesitonMarch12th,butmanypeoplealsoplantatreeonadaythatisspecialjustforthem.MyparentsplantedtreeswhenIstartedschoolandweplantedoneonmycousin’sweddingday.Wedoitfortheenvironmentandforourselves.”8．What’stheideabehindTreePlantingDayattheverybeginning?A．Tocelebratethecomingspring.B．Tomaketheenvironmentbeautiful.C．Toprotectagainstfloodanddrought.D．TorememberthedateonwhichSunYat-sendied.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A．TheGreenWall. B．TheGreatWall. C．TheGobiDesert. D．Thesandstorm.10．Inwhichorderdidthefollowingeventsdevelop?a.65billiontreeshavebeenplantedacrossChina.b.TreePlantingDaywaschangedtoMarch12th.c.ThegovernmentnamedApril5thasTreePlantingDay.d.Atreeplantingprogrambegantostopthedesertfromspreading.A．c-b-d-a B．c-d-b-a C．d-c-b-a D．d-b-a-c11．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThepredictionabouttheGreenWall.B．TheintroductionofTreePlantingDay.C．Theproblemofsandstormspeoplearefacing.D．Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.TheoriginalOlympicGameswereheldinPeloponnesus,Greece,overfifteenhundredyearsago.Later,themodernOlympicGameswererevived(恢復(fù))becauseofaFrencheducatorandsportsman.All-maleOlympicGameswereheldin1896inAthens,Greece.Later,thefirstWinterOlympicGameswereheldin1924,inChamonix,France.Formanypeople,theOlympicGamesconsistofpopularsportslikeswimming,running,oriceskating.HerearethreeunusualOlympicevents,andthreeathleteswhofellinlovewiththem.CurlingCurlingisasportthatisplayedonice.Twoteamsoffourplayerseachmoveeightroundstonesalongtheicetoacoloredcircle(calledthehouse).Theobjectofthegameistoplaceastoneclosesttothecenterofthehouse.”Istartedcurlingfromprimaryschool.”CanadianOlympiccurlerSammyMcCanntoldus.“MyfatherIndahotelwithanicerink(溜冰場).Assoonasthepeoplelefttheice,myfriendsandIwouldgetrightonandstartcurling.TrampolineKidshavebeenjumpingontrampolinesforalmostahundredyears,butitwasonlyatthe2000OlympicGamesinSydneythattrampolinebecameanofficialOlympicsport.InOlympiccompetitions,eachtrampolineathleteshowstendifferentskills.Anathletecanscorewellbyshowingthattheycancontroltheirbodieswhilejumpinghighandturningoverintheair.“Ilovethesport.I’vebeendoingitsinceIwasfiveyearsold.”saidJenniferParilla,Americantrampolineathlete.AfterJennifercompetedinthe2000Olympics(astheonlyAmericantrampolineathlete),shegotatattoo(紋身)ofabutterflytoremindherofher“newbeginnings”asanOlympian.SkeletonThesportofskeletonracingfirstbecameanOlympicsportin1928.Skeletonracersslidedownanicycourseatveryhighspeedonasimplesled(雪橇).“Ididn’tstartskeletonuntilIwas30,”saidAmericanSkeletonracerZachGale.“Whiledriving,mygirlfriendandItookawrongturnatLakePlacid,NewYork.That’swherethe1980winterOlympicstookplace.Theywereofferingskeletonclassesthatafternoon.MygirlfriendMarciaCartersaid,“Whydon’twegiveitatry?Itwasfun!Ifellinlovewithit.”12．Whichofthefollowingiscurling?A． B． C． D．13．Whobecameinterestedintheeventattheyoungestage?A．ZachGale. B．JenniferParilla. C．MarciaCarter D．SammyMcCann14．Whydidtheseathletestakeupthesesports?A．Becausetheyfellinlovewiththesesports.B．Becausetheirparentstoldthemtodosports.C．BecausetheywantedtoentertheOlympics.D．Becausetheycaughtthechancebyaccident.15．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．2021年浙江省杭州市濱江區(qū)中考一模英語試卷四、閱讀單選Ahomestay(寄宿家庭)offersyouachancetoknowmoreabouttheEnglishlanguageandculture.Yourvisitwillbemorepleasantifyoufollowthesesimplerules.Foranenjoyablehomestayexperience,bepreparedtojoin.Getusedtoyournewlifestyleanddoactivitiesinthehomestay.SpeakEnglishinthehomestaywheneverpossible.Duringyourstayinthehomestay,bepoliteandthoughtfultoyourhosts.●Tellyourhostsifyouwillnotbehomeformeals.●Callyourhostsifyouwillgobackhomelate.●Askyourhostsbeforeyouinvitefriendstoyourhomestay.●Controlthetimeofyourtelephonecalls.Andyoucanonlymakelocalcalls.●Keepyourkeyssafe.Ifyoulosethem,letyourhostsknowrightaway.Keepsounds(music,phoneconversations,TV)toaminimum(最低限度).●Savewaterwhenyouuseitathome.●Ifyoucook,pleasewashyourdishesafteryoufinishusingthem.Youshouldkeepyourroomandthecommonareas(livingroom,kitchenandbathroom)tidyandclean.●Offerhelpwithsomechoresaroundyourhomestay(cleaningandtakingouttherubbish).●Makeyourbedinthemorning.●Washyourownclothes.●Whenyouleaveyourhomestay,leaveyourbedroomtidy.●Closewindowswhenyouleaveyourbedroom.●Turnoffthelightswhenyouleavetheroom.16．Duringyourstayinthehomestay,youcan_________.A．playloudrockmusicinthehomestay B．talktoyourfriendonthehonefor2hoursC．getthekeystothehouseofyourhomestay D．inviteyourfriendstoyourhomestayanytime17．Whatdothelastfiverulesmainlytellus?A．Weneedtobepolitetoourhosts.B．Weshoulddosomenecessaryhousework.C．WeshouldlearnmoreabouttheEnglishlanguage.D．Weshoulddointerestingactivitieswithourhosts.18．Theserulesareprobablyhelpfulfor_________.A．ChineseteacherswhomakeschoolrulesfortheirstudentsB．ChineseparentswhowanttheirchildrentohelpwithchoresC．AmericanexchangestudentswhowillcometostudyinChinaD．ChinesestudentswhowillgototheUStohavesummercoursesWhenyouheartheword“hero”,youmaythinkofsomeonelikeMahatmaGandhi,whospenthislifeworkingforhiscountry.Buttherearealsomanyeverydayheroes—theymaynotmakeanygreatachievements,buttheydowhattheycantohelpmakeadifferencetopeople’slives.Everydayheroesarenormalpeoplewhoaremakingtheworldabetterplace.OnesuchpersonisRobertLee.LeegrewupinNewYorkCity.Ashelivedinapoorfamily,helearnedfromayoungagetheimportanceofsavingfood.Whenhewasincollege,hewaspartofastudentgroupthatraisedleftover(剩余的)foodforthehomeless.Thisexperiencemadehimrealizehowserioustheproblemoffoodwasteactuallywas.AftergraduatingfromNewYorkUniversity,Leeandacollegefriendcreatedanonprofit(非盈利的)organizationcalledRescuingLeftoverCuisine.Itspurposeistocollectunsoldfoodfromrestaurantsandofferittohomelessshelters(庇護處)andfoodkitchens.Theprocessissimple.UsinganappdevelopedbyLeeandhisteam,restaurantsreporthowmuchleftoverfoodtheyhaveeachday,andthenvolunteerscollectthefoodfromtheserestaurantsanddeliver(投遞)ittohomelesssheltersandfoodkitchens.Intheend,thefoodwillbedeliveredtothoseinneed.Leebelievesthisisaverygoodwayofdelivery.Sofar,Leeandhisteamhavesuccessfullydeliveredover150,000kilogramsoffood,servingalmost300,000mealstopeoplewhoneedthem.Leehasshownhowwecantakesmallactiontoimprovethelivesofpeoplearoundus.ButLeesaysthathisworkisfarfromover,“It’sjustthebeginning.Withmorerestaurants,whoknowshowmuchmorewecando?”19．RobertLeerealizedtheimportanceofreducing(減少)foodwastebecauseofhis_________.A．greatability B．kindcharacter C．studyexperience D．familybackground20．Theunderlinedword“they”inthefourthparagraphrefersto_________.A．volunteers B．restaurants C．Leeandhisteam D．peopleinneed21．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectprocessofRescuingLeftoverCuisine?①Peopleinneedoffoodreceivefoodfromhomelesssheltersorfoodkitchens.②Avolunteeracceptsthedeliveryjobbypickingupunsoldfoodfromtherestaurant.③Thevolunteerdeliverstheleftoverfoodtohomelesssheltersorfoodkitchens.④ArestaurantreportshowmuchfoodtheyhavelefteachdaythroughanappbyLee’steam.A．①②③④ B．①④②③ C．④②③① D．④③①②22．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ANonprofitOrganization B．AnEverydayHeroC．TheImportanceofSavingFood D．TheProblemofFoodWasteWhilemotherslookforwardtoMother’sDay,sellersexpecttheholidayevenmore.That’sbecausethemoneyspentonmeals,flowers,andotherpresentsaddsuptobillionsofdollars,andthespendingkeepsincreasingyearafteryear.Notsurprisingly,giftslikeringsandnecklacestopthelistwith$4.6billion.Tripscomeinsecondof$4.4billion.$2.6billionwillgotowardsbuyingflowers.Othersincludeclothing($2.1billion),electronics($2.1billion),andpersonalservices.Thoughmotherhoodhasbeencelebratedacrosstheworldforcenturies,thisofficial(官方的)USholidaystartedbecauseofthehardworkofAnnaJarvis.Shecameupwiththeideain1905tohonormomsforthehardworktheydofortheirfamilies.Thefirstcelebrationin1908ataMethodistchurchinGrafton,WestVirginia,wassuchasuccessthatJarvismadeuphermindtomaketheholidayanationalholiday.Toachievehergoal,shestartedawritingcampaign(運動)tonewspapersandlawmakersabouttheimportanceofaspecialdaytohonormothers.Whilemanystates,towns,andchurcheshadacceptedtheholidayby1912,ittookanothertwoyearsforPresidentWoodrowWilsontosetthesecondSundayinMayasofficialMother’sDay.However,soonaftertheholidaybecameofficial,sellersgottheopportunitytomarkettheirproducts.Jarviswasnotpleasedwiththis.Soshespentyearsspeakingoutandfightingagainstthe“profiteers(投機商)”.WhileMother’sDayhasbecomeincreasinglycommercial(商業(yè)的),mostmomswouldchoosespendingtimewiththeirfamiliesandabreakfromdailychoresovergoingtoexpensivestorestobuythings.SoonMother’sDaythisyear,dosomethingthoughtfullikemakingbreakfastordoinglaundry,andmoreimportantly,spendtimewithyourmomandgiveherahug!23．AccordingtoParagraph2,peoplearemostlikelytospendtheirmoneyon_________onMother’sDay.A．Trips B．flowers C．clothing D．ringsandnecklaces24．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsushow_________.A．AnnaJarvisthankedhermother B．thewritingcampaignwasorganizedC．Mother’sDaybecameanofficialholiday D．PresidentWoodrowWilsonhonoredmothers25．Jarviswasunhappywiththeholidaylaterbecauseshe_________.A．wantedtostartabetterholiday B．failedtomaketheholidaypopularC．foundithardtogetitacceptedbypeople D．gotdisappointedatthewayofcelebration26．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatmostmoms_________.A．prefercookingathometoeatingoutsideB．expectsurprisinggiftsfromtheirchildrenC．considerdailyhouseworkreallygreatpleasureD．considerMother’sDayachancetostaywithfamiliesThewidespreaduseofInternettechnologyhasmadeourliveseasierbut