江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)2019-2021年三年中考二模英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)

2019-2021年三年中考二模英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)中考二模英語(yǔ)試卷

三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

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A

Ihavealwaysadmiredstudentswhohandtheirhomeworkinontimeandneverforgettodoit.

Me,ontheotherhand,...OK,Iadmit.I'mterribleatgettingmyselforganized!ButlatelyI've

startedkeepingasmallstudydiary.IwritedowneverythingIneedtodoandwhenitneedstobe

doneby.ThenIwriteareminderafewdaysbeforethedatejustincase.Ifshelping.

SoIwaswondering,whatareyourtipsforgettingorganized?Postacomment（評(píng)論）below.

I'mhopingwecanallsharesometipstoteachusallbetterstudyskills.

Comments

HanaGoodquestion,Amy.Ialwaysspendaboutfiveminutesattheendoftheday

tidyingupthedesktoponmycomputer.Imakeabackupofimportantdocuments.IdeletethingsI

don'tneedanymoreandputeverythingintothecorrectfolder.

GloriaThemostimportantthingistostartstudyingafewweeksbeforetheexamsand

notleaveituntilthenightbefore!That'sjustcommonsense,Ithink.

LouHi,Amy.Mytipistohaveabignoticeboardinyourbedroom,dividedinto

differentsections.I'vegotone.It'sawhiteboard.I'vegotasectionforeachschoolsubjectand

anotheroneforotherthings.IusepenstowriteremindersandImakesureIlookatiteveryday.

ThebestpartiswhenIremovesomethingfromtheboard!

31.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtokeepastudydiary.B.Howtobeanorganizedstudent.

C.Howtoimproveyourmemory.D.HowtolearnEnglishwell.

32.Fromthetext,weknowthat.

A.Amyisverygoodatmanagingherstudies

B.Gloriausuallystartstostudythenightbeforeexams

C.Hanaalwayskeepshercomputerdesktoptidy

D.AmydisagreeswithHana'sandLou'sopinions

33.LousuggeststhatAmyshoulduseanoticeboardto.

A.tellotherpeoplewhatshe'sdoingB.improveherconfidenceinstudying

C.recordwhatshehasdoneD.remindherselfofwhatsheneedstodo

B

BeijingisnostrangertoWesternfood.AmericanrestaurantslikeMcDonald'sandKFChave

broughtmore

Westerndishestothelocalfoodsceneinrecentyears.Now,twonewrestaurantshavejoined

them.

InAugust,TacoBellandShakeShackopenedtheirdoorstocustomersinBeijing.TacoBell

isapopularAmericanfastfoodrestaurantthatfeaturesMexican（墨西哥）food.Hardand

soft-shelltacos（玉米卷）areastaple（招牌）ofthemenu;theyaregenerallyservedwithbeefand

tomato.However,therearenewmenuitemsthatarespecialtotheBeijinglocation,suchasthe

YangBerryFreezeandAvocadoOolongTea.

ShakeShack,knownforitstraditionalAmerican-stylehamburgersandmilkshakes（奶昔），is

alsoservingupdishesthatwon'tbefoundinbranchesoutsideofthecapital.HarryWang,who

studiedintheUS,visitedtherestaurantsoonafteritopened.46ThelasttimeIhadShakeShackwas

morethanayearagowhenIwasintheUnitedStates,“Wangsaid."Thefoodisprettysimilarto

whatwehadintheUnitedStates,butthereisamilkshakeexclusivetoBeijing."

ThemilkshakeWangmentionedistheHutongHawthorn（山楂）.Theshakemixeshawthorn,

atraditionalChinesesnack,intoamilkshake,acommonicecreamdrinkinWesternfastfood.

BothrestaurantsalsohaveelementsofChinesecultureintheirdecorations.ShakeShack's

windowsfeaturecartoonsshowinghutonglife,andTacoBellhasapictureofapalacefromthe

TempleofHeavenononeofitswalls.

34.WhyareMcDonald'sandKFCmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.ToshowthepopularityofWesternfoodinBeijing.

B.ToleaduptothetopicofnewWesternrestaurantsinBeijing.

C.TocomparethedifferencesbetweenMcDonald'sandKFC.

D.Toexpressthewriter'spersonalloveforWesternfood.

35.WhatcanweknowaboutTacoBell?

A.ItisatraditionalMexicanrestaurant.

B.Ithasthesamemenuaroundtheworld.

C.ItcametoChinaforthefirsttimeinAugust.

D.ItisafastfoodrestaurantservingMexicanfood.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exclusive“inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Special.B.Common.C.Important.D.Acceptable.

37.WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutTacoBellandShakeShack?

A.Theytrytokeeptheoriginal（原始的）characteristicsinalllocations.

B.TheywillprobablyhavemorecustomersthanKFC.

C.TheymakechangestothemenuforChinesepeople'stastes.

D.TheyliketoworktogetherwithChineserestaurants.

C

Inthelate19thcenturyinEurope,manypeoplehadmoremoneytospendthanbefore.They

hadbettereducation,sotheycouldreadabouttheworldoutsideoftheirowncountries.They

mostlycouldn'taffordtoactuallytravel,buttheycoulddreamabouttravel.

SurelythefactthathewantedtotravelandseetheworldisoneofthereasonswhyFrench

writerJulesVernetgreatsciencefictionTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea（1870）was

suchasuccess.Hemadetravelseemsoexciting.Hemadesuretofillhisadventureswithrealand

imaginedwonders.

Thestorybeginswhenaseamonster（怪物）thatlookslikeawhale（鯨）attacksandsinks（擊

沉）anAmericanboat.ThegreatpowersmeetinNewYorkanddecidetosendaboattodealwith

themonster.Thecrew（月。員）willincludeNedLand,afamouswhalehunter,aseabiologistcalled

ProfessorAronnaxandhisassistant,Conseil.

Afteraterriblebattle（交火），thecrew'sshipsinks,andAronnax,LandandConseilfind

themselveshangingontothe“monster”.Ofcourse,it'snotananimalatallbutasubmarine（潛

艇）calledtheNautilus.ItspilotandbuilderisCaptainNemo,whosavesbutalsokidnapsthe

men.

Nemohatesmen.Wedon9tlearnwhy,atleastinthisbook.Allweknowisthathe'sbuiltthe

Nautilussothathecanbeoutofreachoftheworld'sgovernments.Thisisthereasonhecan'tlet

hisnewcaptives（俘虜）go.Oncesaved,theywouldleadthemtotheNautilusandtoNemo.Much

ofthebookisgivenovertothetravelsoftheNautilus.Therearegreatstoriesofjourneystosee

fact,butalsolegend（傳說(shuō)）.

Inabigaccident,Aronnax,LandandConseilescapetheNautilus,butnooneknowswhat

becameofit,norofNemo.

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenovel?

A.Thenovelisaboutfourfriends9seriesofadventuresunderthesea.

B.TheNautiluswasspeciallypreparedbytheUSgovernmentforthetravel.

C.ThethingthatattacksanAmericanboatturnsouttobeasubmarine.

D.Inafightwithawhaleduringtheirjourney,itisCaptainNemowhosaveshiscrew.

39.Verne'sTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeawassuchasuccesspartlybecause.

A.heincludedmanysciencefactsinthebook

B.hesharedalotofhistravelexperiencesinthebook

C.hiswasthefirstsciencefictioninthehistoryofEnglishliterature

D.thejourneyshedescribesareexcitingandfullofrealandimaginedwonders

40.CaptainNemokeepstheotherthreepeoplecaptivebecause.

A.hedoesn'twanttostayontheshipalone

B.heneedstheirhelptogoonfurtheradventures

C.heisafraidthattheirreturnwouldcausetroubleforhim

D.hethinkstheywoulddosomethingagainstthelaw

41.Attheendofthestory,.

A.theNautilussinksandnobodysurvives

B.CaptainNemoloseshislifeinabigaccident

C.CaptainNemocomesbacktolandwithhiscrew

D.whathappenstoCaptainNemoremainsamystery

D

OnApril19,NASArecordedahistoricmomentastheirsmall

helicopter（直升機(jī)）IngenuityflewonMarsfornearly40seconds,

markingthefirstpowered,controlledflightofanaircraftonanother

planet,accordingtoReuters.

TheMarshelicopter,Ingenuity,hitched（搭便車）a

ridetoMarsonthePerseverancerover（毅力號(hào)），aimingtotestpoweredflightonanother

world.①Forthefirstflight,thehelicoptertookoff,flewabout3metersabovetheground,

hovered（盤旋）intheairshortlyandthenlanded.ItalsocompleteditssecondflightonApril22,

NASAreported.

ThenowhistoricIngenuitytooksixyearstomake.②Aboveall,

helicoptersneedairtofly.Theblades（槳葉）ofahelicoptermustspinfastenoughtoproducea

forcecalledlift.Butliftcanonlybeproducedinsomekindofair.WhileMarsdoeshaveair,ifs

muchthinnerthanEarth9s一about100timesthinner.

③Thenthere5stheMartiangravitytoconsider,whichisaboutone-thirdthe

strengthofgravityonEarth.Thisactuallygivestheflightaslightadvantage.Butthisisoffset6氐

銷）bythelackofair,TheConversationreported.Todealwiththesedifficultiesontheredplanet,

Ingenuity'stworotors（水平旋翼）hadtospinmuchfasterthananyhelicopter'sonEarth.

④Evensendingthesignal（信號(hào)）fortheflighttobeginrequiredadvanced

technology.WhileitonlyrequiresminutesforradiosignalstotravelbetweenEarthandMars,

therewasstilladelay（延遲）ofhoursforthosesignalstoreachthehelicopter.

Theteamisplanningfourflightsthatwillpushthehelicoptertoflyhigherandlongertotest

thelimitsofwhatitcando.Meanwhile,thePerseverancerovermayuseitsmicrophonesto

capture（捕捉）soundsofthefutureflights,accordingtoCNN.

42.WhatdoweknowaboutIngenuity'sfirstflight?

A.ItwascompletedonApril22.

B.Itflew30metersabovetheground.

C.Itcircledaroundintheairforonehour.

D.Itwasthefirstattemptatpowered,controlledflightonMars.

43.WhatmakesithardforahelicoptertoflyonMars?

A.TheweaksignalonMars.B.TheMartiangravity.

C.ThethinaironMars.D.Thethinmaterialneededforblades.

44.Itisbettertoput“Onceweunderstandthedifficultiesofwhatwasrequiredfortheflight,we

canunderstandwhy."in.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

45.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.TheachievementsofIngenuity.

B.ThelimitsofthePerseverancerover.

C.Anewtechnologytocapturesounds.

D.ThenextstepsoftheMarsHelicopterproject.

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ImusthavealwaysknownreadingwasveryimportantbecausethefirstmemoriesIhaveasa

childarealmostaboutbooks.TherewasnotonenightthatIdon'tremembermomreadingmea

storybookbymybedside.Iwascompletelyinspired（鼓舞）bythenicewaythewordssounded.

Ialwayswantedtoknowwhatmymomwasreading.Hearingmomsay,"Ican'tbelieve

whafswritteninthenewspaperthismorning/mademewanttotakeitsuddenlyoutofherhands

andreaditmyself.Iwantedtobelikemymomandknowallofthethingssheknew.SoIcarried

aroundabook,andeachnight,justtobelikeher,Iwouldpretend（假裝）tobereading.

Thisishoweveryonelearnedtoread.Wewouldstartoffwithsentences,thenparagraphs,

andthenstories.Itseemedanunendingjourney,butevenasasix-year-oldgirlIrealizedthat

knowinghowtoreadcouldopenmanydoors.Whenmomsaid,*'TheC-A-N-D-Yishiddenonthe

topshelf,"Iknewwherethecandywas.Myprogressinreadingraisedmycuriosity,andIwanted

toknoweverything.Ioftenfoundmyselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothatIcould

readalloftheroadsignswepassed.

Mostofmyreadingthroughprimary,middleandhighschoolwasfactualreading.Ireadfor

knowledge,andtomakeA'sonmytests.Sometimes,Iwouldreadanovelthatmyteacherasked

usto,butIdidn'tenjoythistypeofreading.Ilikedfacts,thingsthathappeninreallife.Ithought

anythingtoogenera!lefttoomuchroomforargument.

Yet,sinceI'mgrowingandtheworldIonceknewasbeingsosimple

isbecomingmorecomplex（復(fù)雜的），Ifindmyselfneedingawaytorunaway.Byopeninga

novel,IcanleavebehindmyworriesandenterintoawonderfulandmysteriousworldwhereIam

nowanewcharacter.IntheseworldsIcanbecomeanyone.Idon'thavetowritedownwhat

happenedorwhatmethodtheauthorwasusingwhenheorshewrotethis.Ijustreadtorelax.

We'retaughttoreadbecauseifsnecessaryformuchofhumanunderstanding.Readingisan

importantpartofmylife.Readingsatisfiesmydesire（愿望）tokeeplearning.AndVvefoundthat

thepossibilitiesthatliewithinbooksarelimitless.

34.Whydidtheauthorwanttotakethenewspapersuddenlyoutofmom'shands?

A.Shewantedtoknowwhathadhappened.B.Shewantedmomtoreadthenewstoher.

C.Shecouldn'twaittodestroythenewspaper.

D.Shecouldn'thelpbutstopmomfromreading.

35.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor'sreadingofroadsignsshows.

A.herspecialwaytofindaplace

B.herdecisiontodevelopherreadingability

C.herefforttoremindmomtorespecttrafficrules

D.hergrowingdesiretoknowtheworldaroundher.

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A.developaloveforlearningB.exploreamysteriousland

C.getawayfromacomplexworldD.learnabouttheadultworld

37.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMagicofReadingB.GrowingUpwithReading

C.ThePleasureofReadingD.ReadingMakesaFullMan

C

Monkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.

AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate（聯(lián)系,聯(lián)想）26clearly

differentsymbols（符號(hào)）madeupofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwateror

juiceasareward.

Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeysaddedthesymbolstogetthereward.

Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,

describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Onone

partofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewere

shown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldappearononesideofthescreenandtheotherend

wouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreen,theywouldberewarded

withsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheytouchedthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththe

sumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.

Aftercarryingouthundredsoftests,theresearchersfoundthatthemonkeyswouldchoose

thehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetimes,showingthattheywereperformingasimple

addition（力口法），notjustmemorizingthevalueoftwonumbers.

Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthe

monkeystendedtounderestimate（低估）asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowere

closeinvalue-sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13ratherthanthesumof8and6.The

underestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentionto

thelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyasmallpartofthesmallernumbertoit.

"Thisshowsthatthereisacertainwayinwhichnumbersarerepresentedintheirbrains,"Dr.

Livingstonesays."Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebig

numberthanthelittleone.M

38.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem?

A.Theytrainedthem.B.Theynamedthem.

C.Theyfedthem.D.Theyexaminedthem.

39.Howdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheexperiment?

A.Bydrawingacircle.B.Bytouchingascreen.

C.Bywatchingvideos.D.Bymixingtwodrinks.

40.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys?

A.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily.B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.

C.Theycouldperformbasicaddition.D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.

41.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Education.B.Health.C.Entertainment.D.Science.

D

Re-giftingonlywithcare

Atthisbusiestgift-givingtimeoftheyear,manyofuswonderwhattodowiththeunwanted

presentsweget.Isitallrighttore-gift-一togivetheunwantedpresenttosomeoneelse?

Agiftisasymbolofwhatarelationshipmeanstous.Thebestgiftsmeettheneedsorsatisfy

thedesiresofthereceiver.Agiftshouldbeaboutpleasingtheotherperson,notshowingoffthe

taste,wealthorpowerofthegiver.Weshouldgivewiththeotherperson,notourselvesinmind.

Still,afriend,workmateorfamilymemberwhoknowsuswellmightnowandthenbuyus

somethingthatisthelastthingwe'dbuyforourselves.Peopleinlong-term

relationshipscanbesurprisedatthechoicesinclothes,musicorgadgets（小玩意）madebytheir

friendsorrelatives.

Re-giftingcreatesadilemma（窘境）becausewedon'twanttohurtthefeelingsofthe

gift-giver,butwealsofeelit*swastefulnottousesomethingthatmightbeusefultosomeoneelse.

Re-giftingavoidswasteandrepaysadebtofgratitudeweowetosomeoneelse,butit

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-Don'tusethegift.

-Re-giftsoon,soyoudon'triskre-giftingtotheoriginalgiver.

—Makesurethatthenewreceiverdoesn'tknowtheoriginalgiverorisunlikelytoruninto

himorher.

Ifthere'sapossibilitythattheoriginalgivercouldlearnaboutthere-giftorifheorshe

expectstoseeyouwearingthegift,consideraskingfbrpermission.Lethimorherknowhow

muchyouappreciatethethoughtbehindthegift.Apersonwhounderstandsthatagiftisintended

tobepleasingwillunderstand.Aslongasthepersonwhogavetheunwelcomegiftdoesn'tmind

orwon'tfindout,youcanre-giftwithaclearconscience.Besides,youcanbesurethatatleastone

ofthegiftsyou*vereceivedwasgivenoriginallytosomeoneelse.

42.Accordingtotheauthor,thegiftthatyouwanttobuyforyourfriendhadbetterbetheone_.

A.thatcanbenefitsomeoneelseB.thatyouwanttobuyfbryourself

C.thatisanecessityforyourfriendD.thatwillsurpriseyourfriend

43.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorwantstotellreadersthat.

A.peoplesometimesgetthegiftsthattheydon'treallylike

B.ourfriendsusuallychoosethebestgiftsforus

C.weshouldnotbuyclothes,musicorgadgetsforourfriends

D.yourbestfriendshouldknowwhatgiftisthebestforyou

44.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Thegiftyougetistheoneyouboughtforsomeone.

B.Re-giftingisaverycommonpracticetoday.

C.Youshouldre-giftatleasttwogiftseachyear.

D.Morethanoneofyourfriendswillre-gifttheirpresentstoyoueachyear.

45.Accordingtoitsmeaning,thesentence"Afterall,somepeoplelikeorangeandredsweaters,or

thecompleterecordedworksofWayneNewton（USsinger）,orfruitcake（whichyoudonllikeat

all）.'*shouldbeputattheendof.

A.Paragraph1B.Paragraph2C.Paragraph3D.Paragraph4

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A

GOODENOUGHTOEAT：Akid'sguidetofoodandnutrition（營(yíng)養(yǎng)）

ByWilliamBNoyes

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Thisbookisveryeasytounderstandforkidsandhelpfulifyouwantthemtounderstand

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understand.

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Thebookexplainsthenutritionyoureceiveandwhichpartofyourbodyitfeeds.Thebook

isgreatexceptthepagethatsaysmostofyourfoodshouldbegrains（谷物）andyoushouldget

allofyourenergyfromthethingslikecerealandbagels,itdoesn'tlookright.Ijustdon'tagree

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ByEllen

IwouldrecommendthistoanyMom!IttellsMomswhatishealthyfood.

31.Theabovereadingmostprobablycomesfroma.

A.bookB.websiteC.magazineD.newspaper

32.Whichfoodgroupdotheunderlinedwords"cerealandbaecls"belongto?

A.Grains.B.Meat.C.Vegetables.D.Fruits.

33.Accordingtotheabovereading,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thisbookiswrittenforkidsonly.

B.SycamoreSewingisthebook'swriter.

C.Noteveryoneagreeswiththeideasinthisbook.

D.Thisbooktellsyouhowtoexercise.

B

Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotathisfamily'ssmallhouseonan

islandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.

Onthedaybeforethebass（妒魚）seasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyinthe

evening,catchingsunfishandbasswithworms.Beforelong,whenhispoledoubledover,heknew

somethinghugewasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfully

workedthefishalongsidethebankandheverysuccessfullyliftedthetiredfishfromthewater.It

wasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.

Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,thefishjumpedupanddowninthe

moonlight.Thefatherlookedathiswatch.Itwas10P.M.—twohoursbeforetheseasonopened.

Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy."Youwillhavetoputitback,myson,”hesaid."Ihave

neverseensuchabigfishbefbre.^^criedtheboy."TherewillbeotherfishJsaidhisfather.uThe

boylookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.

Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,norcouldanyoneeverknow

whattimehecaughtthefish,theboycouldtellbyhisfather^voicethatthedecisionwasnotbe

changed.Heslowlyworkedthehookoutofthelipofthehugebassandlowereditintotheblack

water.

Thatwas34yearsago.Andhehasneveragaincaughtsuchabeautifulfishastheonehe

landedthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethefishagainandagain—everytimehecomesup

againstaquestionofethics（倫理）.For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimplemattersofright

andwrong.Itisonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.

Wewouldifweweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.Forwewouldhave

learnedthetruth.Thedecisiontodorightlivesfreshinourmemory.Itisastorywewillproudly

tellourfriendsandgrandchildren.

34.Whendidthestoryhappen?

A.EarlymorningB.LatenightC.LateafternoonD.Inthebassseason

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thefishwastoohugetolifteasilyfromthewater

B.Thefishwentbacktothewaterbecauseofthewriter'scarelessness

C.Thewriterandhisfatherusuallywentfishingtogetheronanisland

D.Astimegoesby,thewritercanstillrememberthething

36.Afterreadingthispassage,wecaninfer.

A.fishingisagoodhobbynotonlyforteensbutalsoadults

B.thebassisnotallowedtocatchinNewHampshirelake

C.theboyandhisfatherareexamplesofthepracticeofethics

D.ifsimportanttobalancefishingthebassandprotectit

37.mightbethebesttitleofthispassage.

A.BenefitsoffishingB.Anunforg