江蘇省揚(yáng)州市邗江區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省揚(yáng)州市祁江區(qū)

2021-2023年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市祁江區(qū)中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

CamelbackMountainResort-Tannersville,TheTylerPlaceFamilyResort-Highgate

PennsylvaniaSprings,Vermont

Phone:(570)629-1661Phone:(802)868-4(X)0

LocatedinPoconoMountains,thisresort(度Ifyou'relookingforavacationwithkidsin

假勝地)offersyear-roundfamilyfun.RoomsNewEngland,you'llwanttocheckoutthis

hotel.Therearecountlessactivitiesincluded

includestudio,one-andtwo-bedroomsuites(套

withyourstay.Forexample,youmightwantto

房)，aswellasflatsthatsleepupto12

ridebikes,takeboatrides,orenjoysome

guests.Kidscanhavefunindoorsorout.

fishing.Thisisagreatresortforanyonelooking

Indooractivitiesincludesrockclimbing,agame

tofocusonnatureduringtheirvacation.

center.Outdooractivitiesincludeawaterpark

withslides(滑梯)andrides，skiingand

snowboarding.

BigCedarLodge-Ridgedale,MissouriFairfieldInn&Suites-FairOaksjndiana

Phone:(417)335-2777Phone:(219)394-2100

Thishoteloffersactivitiesforallages.MiniThe99guestroomsofthishotelinclude31

golf,alazyriver,poolsandBigCedarBeacharespecialtysuites.Thisfamily-friendlyhotelhas

justafewamenities(生活福利設(shè)施)includedanindoorpoolandwaterslide,andlotsof

withyourstay.TheBigCedai'KidsExplorationkid-centeredactivities.Youcantakepartin

Clubprovidesfour-houroutdoorexplorationmanyactivitiesoffarmingliketheDairy

classesforchildrenages4-11,soparentscanExplorationandCropExploration.There'seven

exploretheresort.Inaddition,manyspecialadogparkifyouwanttobringyourpetfamily

eventsareplanned,likehorsebackriding,boatmember.

trips.

31.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttobookahotelthatallowsfishing?

A.(219)394-2100B.(417)335-2777C.(570)629-l661D.(802)868-4000

32.Whereisthesuitablehotelifyourfamilychoosesoutdoorexplorationclasses?

A.InIndianaB.InMissouriC.InPennsylvaniaD.InVermont

33.WhatdoCamelbackMountainResortandFairfieldInn&Suiteshaveincommon?

ATheyhavethesametypeofrooms.

BTheybothallowthefamilytotakepets.

CTheyarenotfitforthechildrentoplay.

DTheyhavedifferentkindsofkid-centredexploration.

B

Nameafewjobsyoucanthinkofthatneedtoworkwithanimals.Animaldoctors,

zookeepers,petshopowners...

HeShitaohasbeenworkingwithanimalfriendsfor18years,butinhiscase,hispartnersare

policedogs,andheisapoliceofficer."Forme,raisingandtrainingpolicedogsisapleasure,

ratherthanaburden（負(fù)擔(dān)）.Theyareverysmartandtrustworthypartners,44Hesaid.

Bornin1981inHenanProvince,hedreamedaboutbeingapoliceofficerasachild.Gaining

admittance（錄?。﹖othecriminalInvestigationPoliceUniversityofChinainShenyang,Liaoning

Province,hegainedthebasicskillsoftraining,andlearnedtogetalongwithpolicedogs.After

graduationin2003,hebeganworkinginapolicestationinFujianProvinceandbroughtthedog

hehadtrainedatcollegewithhim.

Trainingcontinuesthroughoutapolicedog'slife,whichisusuallybetween12and15years.

“Likehumanbeings,dogshavedifferentcharacteristicsandabilities.We'renotableto

communicatethroughlanguage,soitisimportanttowatchtheirbehaviorformutual（相互

的）understanding,“Hesaid.Totrainpolicedogstoworkwithhumans,trainersneedtopractice

runningandfightingwiththeirdogs."Whentraining,it'seasytogetbittenaccidentally.Itisa

processofgettingtoknoweachother,"Hesaid.fctPolicedogscanbetrainedtobesecurityguards,

tosearchfordrugsandblood,tofinddangerousgoods,etc.^^

Thedogsaretestedwhenthey're6monthsold.Iftheanimalisuptostandard,itwillreceive

trainingforfurtherthreemonthsindifferentways.Afinaltestisneededbeforeitofficially

becomesapolicedog.

34.WhatdoweknowaboutHeShitao?

A.Hehadanaturalgiftforlanguage.

B.Helovedtoplaywithdogsatanearlyage.

C.Hedidn'tthinkhewasuptothejobatfirst.

D.Helearnedhowtotrainpolicedogsatuniversity.

35.Whatdotrainersneedtodotodevelopagoodrelationshipwithpolicedogs?

A.Togettoknowpolicedogspatiently.

B.Totalktopolicedogsfromtimetotime.

C.Toworkwithpolicedogsondifficulttasks.

D.Totakepartincompetitionswithpolicedogsregularly.

36.Whatistherightorderofthesentencesinthepassage?

a.HeenteredthecriminalInvestigationPoliceUniversityofChina.

b.Hedreamedaboutbeingapoliceofficer.

c.Heworkedwiththedoghehadtrainedatcollege.

d.Hegainedthebasicskillsoftrainingdogs

A.abedB.badcC.cabdD.bacd

37.Whatshouldadogdobeforeworkingasapolicedog?

A.PassafinaltestB.Winaplaceincompetitions

C.Takeasix-monthtrainingcourseD.Gainasmanyskillsaspossible.

C

Besidestheirobviousvalueofmonetary,theyallcarrytheirown

culturalvalueaswell.

Youmayhaveseenthiskindofphotobefore:anoldfisherman

withalongwhitebeardandabamboothatcanbeseenstanding

withcormorants（鳩循）onaboat.Hebecamefamousamongthemostwell-knownfeaturesofthe

LijiangRiverinGuilin.Manypeoplebelievedthefishermanonthebackofthe20-yuanrenminbi

banknotewasbasedonhisimage.

Forexample,onthebackofthe5-yuanbanknoteisTaishanMountaininShandong.For

thousandsofyears,manyemperorswouldgothereandprayforthecountry'sprosperity（繁

榮）.Onthebackofthe1-yuanbanknotearetheThreePoolsMirroringtheMoonattheWestLake

inHangzhou,Zhejiangprovince.Sinceancienttimes,thelocationhasbeenagreatattractionfor

moonwatchersduringMid-AutumnFestival.

AccordingtotheNews,fishermanHuang*slifeshowsthetruespiritoftheLijiangRiverin

Guilin,Guangxi.Hewasapositiveandkindman.Inhis90s,Huangcouldstillmovehisboatwith

greatagility（敏捷）.

Theimageofthefishermanonthebackofthe20-yuanbanknoteisnotjustaboutoneman,

butinsteadstandsonitsownasauniqueculturalsymboloftheLijiangRiver.Itisasymbolthat

makestheGuilinlandscapewhatitis,commentedGuangmingDaily.

Infact,thedifferentbacksidesofthefifthkindsofRenminbibanknotesshowthemost

typicallandscapesinthecountry.

TheRenminbipictureshavehelpedmaketheseclassicChineselandscapesevenmore

popularamongtourists.Manylovetofindoutwherethepicturewereoriginallytaken.For

example,PanJinyufromChongqingwentona"banknotetour“ofChina,appreciatingallthe

sightspresentedonRenminbibanknotesofthefifthkindsfrom1yuanto100/1wanttofinish

ceremonial（有儀式感的）journeyandfeelthebeautyofourcountry,9,.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”standforinthefirstparagraph?

AthefishermenBpicturesofmoneyCthecormorantsDtheemperors

39.Accordingtotheauthor,whichisthemostimportantinthepictureofmoney?

AthevalueofthemoneyitselfBthelandscapeofthecountry

CtheculturalvalueofthepictureDthelocationofthepicture

40.Whydoestheauthormentiontheoldmaninthepicture?

ATotellusitisasymboloflocalculture.

BTotellusheisapositiveandkindman.

CTotellusheisveryfamousinwherehelives.

DTotellushecouldmovehisboatwithgreatagility.

41.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusaccordingtothepassage?

A.Twentyyuanisalargesumofmoney.

B.Therearefivekindsofmoneyintotal.

C.DifferentRenminbipicturescarryculturalmeanings.

D.Peopleshouldnotwastetoomuchmoneyindailylife.

D

Mydaughteristen.Icantelltimecreepingupon（開始影響）us.Andrecentlyit,sbeen

hittingmeinanunexpectedlocation-bedtimereading.

Fromtheearliestdaysofmydaughter\life,Iwouldreadtoherwhenitwastimetogoto

sleep.Itwasournightlytraditionandwelovedit.Igotgreatparentalsatisfactionfromhowwell

mykidspokeatayoungage.

Butshe'sgettingolder.Andourbedtimereadingtraditionisstartingtoshowsignsofthatage.

Herbooksaregettingmorecomplex（復(fù)雜的）.Intheolddays,we'dreadafewpicturebooks

beforebed.Butherliterary（文學(xué)的）tasteshavedevelopedsogreatlynow.Shespentmonths

readingtheHarryPotterseries,andoncedone,shewaseagerformore.Shewantedbigger,longer,

moremeaningfulbooks.Ifwereadoneofthesebookstogetheratbedtime,itcantakeweeksor

monthsforustogetthroughit.

Besides,she'sgettingbigger.Intheolddays,ItwasfinethatItookup90%ofhertwinbed,

butnowsheneedsmoreroomandwestruggletobothfitontothebed,whichmakesourbedtime

readingevenmoreuncomfortable.

Iamnotwillingtogiveuponbedtimereadingyet,andneitherismydaughter.Ioncetriedto

bringupthesubjectofnotreadinganymoreandshesquasheditatonce.Icouldtellshewasalso

woniedthatourreadingtraditionmightcometoanend.

However,Idon'tthinkIneedtoworryaboutmydaughternotreadinganymore.It'spartof

herDNA.TilletherreadherbooksbyherselfandI'HreadminebymyselfandIwillforceusto

exchangeopinionsonthemoverbreakfastthenextmorning.IfI'mgoingtoloseouroldreading

tradition,Iwillstartanother.Somethingsareworthfightingfor,andreadingisoneofthem.

42.Howdidbedtimereadingdohisdaughtergoodaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Itimprovedhersleepinghabit.B.Itreducedherstressandworries.

C.Itmadeiteasyforhertomakefriends.D.Ithelpedtodevelopherlanguageability.

43.Whydoestheauthorworrythatthebedtimereadingtraditionmaycometoanend?

A.Hisdaughterbecomesunwillingtoshareherthoughts.

B.Heistoobusytoreadlongstoriestohisdaughter.

C.Hisdaughterhasoutgrownbedtimereading.

D.Hehaslostinterestinhisdaughter'sbooks.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“squashed,,inParagraph5probablymean?

A.spreadB.refusedC.understoodD.considered

45.Whattraditiondoestheauthorplantostartwithhisdaughter?

A.Exchangingideasbeforebed.B.Enjoyingquietreadingtogether.

C.Discussingbooksatbreakfasttime.D.Suggestingbookstoeachother.

2022年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市邛江區(qū)中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷

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“PlayingShop”SocialActivity

Childrenareinvitedtogetintothere-created1915shopinSusannahPlaceMuseum!

Thisisagoodtimeforchildrentobecomeshopkeepers.Theylearnhowtowrap（包裹）an

egg,weighoutgoodswithascale（不平）andcountinpoundsandshillings!

Suitableforthechildrenbetween5and7,thePlayingShopactivitywillseeyourchildren:

■Useanold-fashionedshopscale.

■Wrapgoods.

■Fillanorderandmakeadelivery（酉己送）.

TicketsforPlayingShoparenowonsalethroughSydneylivingmuseums,com.au-choose

fromthefollowingperiods:

■9:15a.m.?10:30a.m.or10:45a.m.?12p.m.onWednesday,May12,2021.

9:30a.m.?10:45a.m.or11:00a.m.~12:15p.m.onFriday,May21,2021.

Pleasenotechildrenmustbeherewithanadult.

YoucancontinueyourfunatSusannahPlaceMuseumbyjoiningaguidedtourat2p.m.,3

p.m.and4p.m.atanextracostontheday.

51.Childrenwillnotlearnthroughtheactivity.

A.howtouseascaleB.howtowrapgoods

C.howtofillanorderD.howtomakemoney

52.IfJanewantstojoinintheactivity,herparentsmustdothefollowingexcept.

A.bookingticketsoftheactivityontheInternetB.stayingbyhersideduringthework

C.payinganadditionalcostD.choosingtheexactworkingperiodfbr

her

53.Wherecanyoureadthematerial?

A.Inanewspaper,B.Onamenu.C.Inanovel.D.Ina

historybook.

Oneplusoneequals（等于）two.Thereare60secondsinoneminute.Sixtyminutesequalsone

hour.Thereare24hoursinoneday.Oneyearincludes365days.Theseareallbasic（基本的）facts

thatweknowbyheart.Buthaveyoueverstoppedtothinkhownumberscameintobeing（產(chǎn)生）

andhowtheydeveloped?

Ifssafetosaythatoursocietywouldneverdevelopedwithoutnumbers.However,the

developmentofnumbersisstillapuzzletous.That'sbecausewhenancientpeopledeveloped

simplewaysofcounting,theydidn'tleaveanyrecordsbehind.

It'snotdifficulttoguessthatnumbersandcountingbeganwiththenumber"1”,thoughancient

peopleprobablydidn'tcallit"one".Theylikelycountedbyonesandrecordedbycarving（亥ij）lines

onabone.

Theearliestevidence（證據(jù)）ofthisistheIshangoBone（伊尚戈骨）,whichwasfoundin1960

inAfrica.Theboneisbelievedtobemorethan20,000yearsold.Ithasmanylinesonit.Thelines

looklikewhatwewouldcall"tallymarks"（以5為單位的計(jì)數(shù)方法）today.Scientiststhinkthose

linesshowhowancientpeopleusednumbers.

54.WherewastheIshangoBonefound?

A.InChina.B.InAfrica.C.InEgypt.D.InIndia.

55.Accordingtothearticle,westilldon'tknow.

A.thebasicfactsofnumbersB.wherenumberscomefrom

C.howtocountwithnumbersD.theimportanceofnumbers

56.Whyisthedevelopmentofnumbersapuzzle?

A.Becausepeopletodayarenotsmartenoughtofinditout.

B.Becausepeopletodayarenotinterestedinanywayofcounting.

C.Becauseancientpeopledidn'twanttodevelopawayofcounting.

D.Becauseancientpeopledidn'trecordtheirwaysofcounting.

57.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.TheIshangoBonewasfound2000yearsago.

B.TherearemanynumbersontheIshangoBone.

C.Numbersareimportanttoasociety'sdevelopment.

D.Ancientpeoplecarvedlinesonthestonesasawayofcounting.

C

Forhundredsofyears,HansChristianAndersen's（安徒生）magicaltaleshavemadechildren

happywithstoriesoficyqueens,lonelymermaidsandfoolishemperors.Inmanystories,Andersen

usesordinarysituationsandmagicalsettingstoteachlifelessonstoyoungreaders.

ManyofthestoriesinAndersen'sFairyTales（1835）areaboutappearances.Whetherit'sa

proudemperorandhisclothesthatcan'tbeseen,oramermaidthatwantstofitinwithhumanson

land,themeaningofappearanceplaysalargeroleinmanyofAndersen'stales.Toomuchpridein

one'sappearancedoesn'tturnoutwellformostofAndersen'scharacters.

Inthisexcerpt（節(jié)選）fromTheLittleMermaid,thewitchtakesawaythemermaid'svoicein

exchangeforahumanbody.

Thefollowingisexcerptfromthebook:

“Iamwillingtohelpyou,butareyouwillingtosuffer（忍受）allthis?"

“Yes”.Thelittlemermaidsaidinatremblingvoice,asshethoughtofthePrinceandofgaining

ahumanheart.

“Remember!”saidthewitch."Onceyouhavetakenhumanbody,youcanneverbeamermaid

again.Youcannevercomebackthroughthewaterstoyoursistersortoyourfather^palace.^^

“Ishalltakethatrisk,^^saidthelittlemermaid,butsheturnedaspaleasdeath.

“Butyoumustalsopayme!”thewitchsaid,“andwhatIamaskingfbrisnotexpensive.You

havetheloveliestvoiceofallthosehereonthesea-bedandyouhopetoattracthim,butthatvoice

youmustgivetome.Imusthavethebestthingyouownformyvaluabledrink!

“Butifyoutakemyvoice,“thelittlemermaidsaid,“whatamIleftwith?^^

t6Yourlovelybody,^^thewitchtoldher,“yourglidingmovementsandyoureloquent（會(huì)說(shuō)話的）

eyes.Withtheseyoucaneasilymakeahumancrazy.”

58.WhatdoAndersen'staleshaveincommon?

?frightenchildren?ordinarysituations③magicalsettings

?concernappearances?turnoutbeautifulendingforcharacters

A.①?③B.①③⑤C.②③④D.③④⑤

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtremblingmostprobablymean?

A.Peaceful.B.Fearful.C.Hopeful.D.

Doubtful.

60.Whatriskmadethelittlemermaidturnaspaleasdeath?

AHereloquenteyes.B.Herloveliestvoice.

C.Herglidingmovements.D.Beingunabletogobacktothesea.

61.Whatmayhappentothelittlemermaidattheendofthestory?

A.Shemayloseherloveliestvoiceandcanneverreturntothesea.

B.Shemaynotlistentothewitchbecauseshedoesn'twanttoleavethepalace.

C.Shemayaskhersistersfbradviceandthenwillmakeafinaldecision.

DShemaybekilledbythewitchbecausethewitchwantsthebestthing.

D

AfterEmilyDickinsondiedofdiseaseonMay15,1886,herpoeticachievementwasaccepted

byreaders.Someofherworksappearedin1890,butitwasnotuntilThomasH.Johnsonpublished

allherpoetryin1995thatmadeherworksfamous.Hepublished1,775ofherpoemsin1955ina

collectionnamedThePoemsofEmilyDickinson.

EmilywasborninAmericain1830.Herfamilywaswellknowninthecommunityfortheir

contributiontopoliticsandeducation.Emilylivedmostofherlifewithhergrandfatherwhowas

famousforhavingfoundedAmherstAcademyin1814andlaterAmherstCollegein1821.

Emilyledareclusive（隱居的）life,butherchildhoodwasahappyone.Shehadthespecial

rightofbeingeducatedatsomeofthemostoutstandingwomenschoolsinhertimeanddevoted

herselftoreadingallkindsofbooks.

ItwasduringhercollegeyearsthatEmilystartedwriting.Someofherpoemswerepublished

withthehelpofherfriends.However,whenshetriedhavingherpoemspublishedforthefirsttime,

shefailedandherpoemswererefusedbyamagazine.ThisledEmilytobelievethatthepublic

wouldnevercareforherworks,andthenshenevertriedtohaveanyofherworkspublishedagain.

AftertheCivilWar,EmilyleftfromsocietyandhadlittlecontactoutsideofAmherst.

Withoutdoubt,Emily'sworkshavegreatlyinfluencedandcontinuetoinfluencemodem

society.Noneofherworksrhymed,andsheusedunusualcomparisonswhenreferringtoeventsand

situations.Thisnontraditionalmethodofwritinghasmadeheroneofthemostcreativepoetsofthe

19thcentury.

62.WhatdidEmilydoduringherchildhood?

A.Shestudiedingoodschools.

B.Shepassedherpoemstomagazines.

C.Shespentmuchtimeonpoliticsandeducation.

D.Shepracticedwritingwiththehelpofherfriends.

63.WhatdoweknowaboutEmily'spoems?

A.Theyareeasyforreaderstounderstand.

B.Theyletmodernnaturaliststostudymore.

C.Theymakemuchdifferencetomodernsociety.

D.Theyrhymewellandincludemanycomparisons.

64.InwhatorderdidtheseeventstakeplaceinEmilyDickinson'slife?

a.HergrandfatherfoundedtheAmherstAcademy.

b.Sheleftfromsociety.

c.Shedevotedherselftoreadingallkindsofbooks.

d.HerpoemswererefusedbytheAtlanticmagazine.

e.Her1,775poemswerepublished.

A.c-a-b-d-eB.a-c-d-b-eC.a-c-d-e-bD.

b-a-c-e-d

65.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CausesofEmily5sFailureB.CharacteristicofEmily'sPoems

C.ABriefIntroductiontoEmilyandHerWorksD.ReasonsforEmily'sBecomingWorld

Famous

2021年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市祁江區(qū)中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷

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A

SnowWhite:AlcazarCastleinSpain

ThecastleislocatedinahistorictowncalledSegoviainSpain.

Itdatesallthewaybacktothe12thcentury.

ItbeganasanArabfort（堡壘）andlaterbecameapalacefor

kings.Furtherintoitslife,itbecameaprisonandthenamilitary

school.However,todayyoucanvisititasamuseum.

TheLittlemermaid:ChillonCastleinSwitzerland

Thiscastledatesallthewaybackto1150.Itwasnotallbuiltat

once,asthecastleisacollectionof25littlebuildings.

Itisservedasaprisonforawhile,thenafort,andnowitis

treatedasoneofSwitzerland'smostfamouscastle.

Tangled:MontSaint-MichelinFrance

MontSaint-Michelisanisland.Builtbetweenthe11thand

16thcentury,itisoneofFrance'smostpopularsites.

Itwasusedasasmallmilitaryfort,aprison,anditisknown

todayasthesiteofabeautifulGothicstyleabbey.

SleepingBeauty&Cinderella:NeuschwansteinCastleinGermany

SleepingBeauty'sCastleandCinderella^Castlewereboth

inspiredbyNeuschwansteinCastle.Builtbetween1869and1886,

thiscastleislikelytobethemost-photographedtouristattractionin

Germany.

NeuschwansteinCastleislocatedonthetopofahillintheAlps,

Germany.Ifyoucometovisitthiscastle,youwillbeamazedbythe

extremelybeautifullandscapethatsurroundsit.

51.Amongthefourplaces,themostancientonecomesfrom.

A.SpainB.FranceC.GermanyD.

Switzerland

52.Alltheplacesusedtobeaprisonexcept.

A.AlcazarCastleinSpainB.ChillonCastleinSwitzerland

C.MontSaint-MichelinFranceD.NeuschwansteinCastleinGermany

53.Thispassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.astorybookB.agovernmentreportC.ahistorytextbookD.atravel

magazine

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettinga

dogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthecat

istakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6months

forcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlypossiblethatthetwopetswillgetalongsoimminMv.In

two-thirdsofthehomes,catsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itwasn'tallsweetness.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin

25%ofthehomes,whileaggression（侵略,好斗）andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.

Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexample,

whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission

（順從）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.They

arelearninghowtotalkineachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk

“Dog"，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk"Cat”.

What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveseemedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearnto

readeachother'sbodylanguages,showingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwas

expected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,andenjoy

sleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets-topeoplewhodon't

getalongwell,includingneighbours,workmatesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscan

learntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

54.TheunderlinedwordswinuniitRlYinParagraph1means.

A.earlyB.hardlyC.coldlyD.

smoothly

55.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen.

A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theymisunderstandeachother'sbodylanguagesD.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

56.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theylearntospeakeachother'slanguage.B.Theywatcheachother'sbehaviors.

C.Theyeatandsleeptogether.D.Theyknowsomethingfromeach

other'svoices.

57.ItshowsinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs.

A.havecommoninterestsB.arenotsosmartaswasexpected

C.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arelessdifferentthanwasthought

Erinheldherfour-leafclover（三葉草）inherhandsothekidsaroundhercouldseeit.

“Whyisitlucky?”Donnieasked.

"Four-leafcloversarehardtoErinsaid.

“Buthowdoyouknowit'slucky?”Donnieasked.

Erinshrugged（聳肩）.“1justknow."Shecouldn'tthinkofawaytoexplainit.

“Let'stestit/9Joanniesaid."Wecouldalltrytocatchtheleaveswhentheyfalloffthetrees.

Everyoneknowsifsluckytocatchaleafbeforeitfallstotheground.,,

“Okay,“Erinsaid."Firstonetocatchaleafwins.”

Agustofwindblew.

“Ohno!”Erinyelled.Shelookedatheremptyhand."Where'smyfour-leafclover?^^

“Thewindmusthaveblownitaway,“Joanniesaid.

“Ihavetofindit!”Erinsaid,searchingthegrasscoveredwithleaves.

“Forgetit.You'llneverfindit,"Donniesaid.

Erinsighed.She'dnevercatchaleafwithoutherluckyclover.Still,shefollowedtheothersto

thetrees.

“Thecompetitionbeginsonthecountofthree,“Joanniesaid."One,two,three!”

Erinscrambled（推擠，爭(zhēng)搶）