江蘇省南通市通州區(qū)2020-2022年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

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2020-2022年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2022年江蘇省南通市通州區(qū)中考一模英語試卷

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TheShadowsofSawtoothRidge

MSIbyBernieMcauleyAnAmericansoldier（士兵）returnsafterthe

VietnamWar.Heissuiprisedtofindthathislifeathomehaschanged

總greatly.Howwillhepickupthepieces?

Price:$11.95

/shadowsofsawtoothridge

ThePortal

byDavidD.BernsteinAfterfallingintoatimegateduringaLittle

Leaguebaseballgame,11-year-oldAndyfindshimselftransportedto

hishometown—101yearsinthefuture.

Price:$11.95

/theportal

CloudsOvertheAegean

OoukOwfbyAlexanderRassogianisln1920sGreece,twoschoolgirlshearda

dangerousconversationbyaccident.Fiftyyearslater,theirchildren

二Qsearchedforthetruthaboutthesecrettheirmotherskept.

Price:$11.95

/cloudsovertheaegean

TalesFromtheBrilliantSideofGrowingUp

rate*M

byRaymondKolcabaGrowingupwon'thappenonitsown.You

?Mlhavetodosomethingthatencouragesit.Thesearethetruestoriestold

withallofthefunnydetailsofreallife.

Price:$16.95

/thebrilliantside

31.Whichbookisasciencefiction?A.TheShadowsofSawtoothRidge.B.ThePortal.

C.CloudsOvertheAegean.D.TalesFromtheBrilliantSideofGrowingUp,

32.WhomightbemoreinterestedinCloudsOvertheAegean?

A.Anoldsoldier.B.Asportsfan.

C.Acuriousboy.D.Ahumorousman.

33.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareonsaleonline.B.Theyarechildren'sbooks.

C.Theyaremarkedthesameprice.D.Theyarefulloffunnystories.

IfslatefallintheArctic（北極的）Ocean.Icebeginstoformontopofthewater,makingit

difficultforthewhitewhalestofindopenareastocomeupforair."Theyhavetocomeupto

breathe/'saysDonnaHauser,amarinebiologist（海洋生物學(xué)家）attheUniversityofAlaskain

Fairbanks."That'samoredifficultjob,andtheyhavetofindopeningsintheice.”

Thewhitewhalesknowit'stimetoleaveforwarmerwaters.Sothegroupofaboutahundred

whitewhalesheadssouthtowardtheBeringSea,abodyofwaterseparatingtheUnitedStatesand

Russia.

Halfwaythroughtheirjourney,thewhilewhalesfindthemselvesswimmingbetweentwoice

floes（浮冰）.Suddenly,theyhearalargesplash（濺潑聲）.Awhitewhale'smainenemy-anorca（虎

鯨）——hasappearedandisswimmingtowardthewhitewhales.Luckily,orcasaren'tasgoodat

swimmingthroughicefloesaswhitewhalesare,givingthewhitewhalestimetospeedupand

swimaway.

Thewhitewhalesaresafe,fornow.4kButbeforegettingtotheirdestination,theymustpass

throughtheBeringStraitconnectingtheArcticOceanwiththeBeringSea-beforethenarrow（狹

窄的）waterwayfreezesover,"Hausersays.''Otherwise,theirpathsouthcouldbeblocked（阻

擋）

ThewhitewhalesfinallymakeittotheBeringStrait,whichhasn'tyetfrozenover.Aftera

fewmoredaysofswimming,theyarriveattheBeringSea.Thewhitewhaleswillrest,hunt,and

playhereuntilApril,whenthey'llswimbacknorth.There,thefemaleswillgivebirthtobaby

whitewhalesinthespring.WhenicespreadsacrosstheArcticOceanagain,thosebabieswill

followtheirfamiliessouthandbegintheirfirstlongjourney.

34.WhydothewhitewhalesleavetheArcticOcean?

A.Theyneedtogosouthtohunt.

B.Theyhavetogetenoughair.

C.Theywanttobreathefresherair.

D.Theyareafraidofthecoldweather.

35.Whatmayhelpthewhitewhalesgetawayfromfromtheorca?

A.Bravefights.B.Swimmingskills.

C.Largeicefloes.D.Theirsmallerbodies.

36.Whatdoes“theirdestination^^inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.TheBeringStrait.B.TheBeringSea.

C.TheArcticOcean.D.TheUnitedStates.

37.WhenwillthewhitewhalesleavetheBeringSea?

A.InJanuary.B.InFebruary.C.InMarch.D.InApril.

Greatworkisworkthatmakesadifferenceinpeople'slives,writesDavidSturt,Executive

VicePresidentoftheO.C.TannerInstitute,inhisbookGreatWork:HowtoMakeaDifference

PeopleLove.Sturtinsists,however,thatgreatworkisnotjustforsurgeonsorspecial-needs

educatorsorthefoundersoforganizationstryingtoeliminatepoverty（貧窮）insub-Saharan

Africa.ThecentralthemeofGreatWork,accordingtoSturt,isthatanyonecanmakeadifference

inanyjob.It'snotthenatureofthejob,butwhatyoudowiththejobthatmatters.Toprovethis,

SturttellsthestoryofanexcellenthospitalcleanernamedMoses.

Inabuildingfilledwithdoctorsandnursesdoinggreatlife—savingwork,Mosesthecleaner

makesadifference.Wheneverheentersaroom,especiallyaroomwithasickchild,heimpresses

bothpatientsandparentswithhisoptimism（樂觀）andcalm,introducinghimselftothechild

and,Startwrites,speaking“somewordsaboutlightandsunshineandmakingthingsclean.^He

praisesonanyprogressheseesdaybyday（"you'resittinguptoday,thafsgood.^^）Mosesisno

doctoranddoesn'tsitpretend（假裝）tobe,buthehaswitnessedhundredsofsickchildrengetting

wellfrompainfulsurgery,andparentstakecomfortfromhisencouragingwords.ForMattand

Mindi,whosesonMcKaywasbornwithonlyhalfofaheart,Mosesbecameaclosefriend.As

Sturtexplains,uMosestookhisbomtalents（hissensitivity）andhispracticalwisdom（fromyears

ofhospitalexperience）andbroughtthemintoapowerfulformofpatientandfamilysupportthat

changedthecritical-careexperienceforMindi,MattandlittleMcKay.^^

HowdopeoplelikeMosesdogreatworkwhensomanypeoplejustwork?Thatwasthe

centralquestionraisedbySturtandhisteamattheO.C.TannerInstitute,aconsulting（咨詢）

companyspecialized（專營）inworkerrecognition（認可）andrewardssystem.

O.C.TannercarriedoutacompleteGreatWorkstudythatincludedsurveysto200senior

executives（高管），afurthersetofsurveysto1,000managersandworkersworkingonprojects,a

studyof1.7millionaccountsofaward-winningwork（intheformofnominationsforawards

fromcorporations（公司）aroundtheworld）,andone-on-oneinterviewswith200different

makers.Thecorporations（公司）aroundtheworld,andone-on-oneinterviewswith200different

makers.Theresultsofthestudyshowedthatthosewhodogreatworkrefusetobestoppedbythe_

constraintsoftheirjobs.Theyareespeciallyabletothinkabouttheirjobswithoutanyboundaries,

theydon'tconsidertheirjobsasalistoftasksandresponsibilities（責(zé)任）butseetheirjobsas

chancestomakeadifference.Nomatter,asMosessoablyexemplifies（例證）,whatthatjobmay

be.

38.AccordingtoSturt,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Ifsnotthenatureofthejob,butwhatyouthinkthatmakesadifference.

B.Anyoneintheworldhasdutytoreducepovertyandchangetheworld.

C.Anyonecanmakeadifferenceinpeople'slivesnomatterwhatkindofjobhedoes.

D.Surgeons,special-needseducatorsandfoundersoforganizationscansucceedmoreeasily.

39.Accordingtothispassage,howdoesMoses,acommonhospitalcleaner,makeadifferencein

people'slives?

A.Bykeepingoptimisticandcalmwhenfacingpatientsandtheirparents.

B.Byshowinghisgreatdutyandrichworkingexperiencewhileworking.

C.Byshowinghispityandkindnesstopatientswhenenteringtheirrooms.

D.Bypretendingtobeadoctorornursewhenenteringaroomwiththesick.

40.Theword"constraints"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.ordersB.advantagesC.mistakesD.limitations

41.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Greatworkisworkthatmakesadifferenceinpeople'slives.

B.Thosewhodogreatworkseetheirjobsaschancestomakeadifference.

C.Mosesmakesadifferencethroughhissensitivityandhispracticalwisdom.

D.Ifabosshastroubleknowinghisworkerswell,hemayaskO.C.Tannerforadvice.

Mymom'slifewasabusyone.Raisingfourkidsonherownwasafulltimejobinitself,but

shealsoworkedoutsidethehome.Surprisingly,shealwaysseemedtofindalittlebitofextratime

forusdespite（不管）herschedule（預(yù)定計劃）.

Shewouldtakeusovertomyaunfsintheeveningwhensheworkedasawaitressinasmall

diner.Wewouldjustbefinishedwithschoolandhavetohurry,somymomwouldbeontimefor

work.Ithoughtshewouldpassusovertoourauntandhurryoffassoonaswemadeitthroughthe

frontgate,butthatdidn'thappen.Instead,wewouldsitontheporch（門廊）,mymominher

waitressuniform,andwewouldrockinmyaunt'sbigwoodenswing（秋千）andtalkaboutwhat

happenedthatday.

learnedhowtoaddnumbersuptothehundreds,mysisterSandywouldsay.

“That'swonderfulJmymomwouldreply,holdinghertight.

“Ilearnedhowtowritemynamc!^^Larry,myyoungerbrother,wouldshout.

Mymomwouldgetapieceofpaperandapenciloutofherpurseandhandittomybrother

“Showmehowyoudoit,"she'dasksoftly.

“DoyouhaveenoughtimetohearwhatIdidtoday?"I'daskher.

Momwouldsmileatmeandnod.'Tmnevertoobusyforsomethingimportantlikethat!”

Shegaveusthegiftoftimeagainandagainthroughouttheyears.Lateroninherlife,when

shecametolivewithusafterherretirement（退休），mymomgavethegiftoftimetomychildren

too.Theywouldrunaroundexcitedly,askingtheirgrandmaifshewouldplaywiththem,orread

themastory,orgoforawalkwiththem.Bythenmymomhadhealthproblems,butshewould

alwaysnodandsitdownandreadtothemortellthemstoriesaboutwhenshewasalittlegirl.

Thosemomentswereawonderfulgiftthatmychildrenstilltalkaboutandtreasure.

Inthelastfewyearsofherlife,Iwouldtakehertolunchorsitwithherontheporch,andwe

wouldtalkaboutthepast,thedreamofthefuture,andjustenjoybeingwitheachother.Mymom

wouldlistenasIsharedallofmyhopes,myfears,andmydreamsformyfamily.Iwouldlookat

herandaskherifshemindedmetakingupsomuchofherfreetime.

“NonsenseJ'she'dtellme.Thenshe'dgivemeawinkandsay,'"Tmnevertoobusyto

spendtimewithyou.Ifsoneofthegreatestjoysofmy

Iwillalwaysrememberthosewonderfulwordsandthelovingheartbehindthem.Itisagift

mymomgivetomeforwhichIwillforeverbegrateful.Inthisbusyworldofours,andinalife

filledwithchallenges,shealwayshadtimetoshareherjoywithme.

42.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatthewritergrewup

A.inasmalldinerB.inalow-paidfamily

C.onlywithherauntD.withherfoursisters

43.Afterretiring,thewriter'smother

A.alwaysstayedonherownathomeB.tookcareofthewriter'schildren

C.movedtolivewithherdaughterSandyD.oftengavegiftstothewriter'schildren

44.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouthermother?

A.strictandhelpfulB.busyandsatisfied

C.caringandpatientD.lazyandtidy

45.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Mom'sGiftofTimeB.AlwaysforPleasure

C.Nevertoobusy,MomD.MyMother'sLifetime

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Forthelastthreenights,Ihaven'tslepttoowell.Iwouldwakeupoveranhourearlierthan

usualandthenbeunabletogetbacktosleep.IwasabittiredwhenIwentintomybedroomto

watchalittletelevisionintheevening.Thenightlynewswasitsusualhorrorshowofhatred,

prejudice（偏見）anddivision.Iturneditoffandputonsomemusicinstead.Ipickedupabook

andtriedtoreadbutcouldfeelmyeyelids（眼皮）gettingheavierandheavier.Finally,Iclosed

themandlaidmybookonmychest.AnapwouldbejustwhatIneeded.

Afterawhile,Ifeltsomethingrousingmefromsleep.Itwaswarmbreathhittingmerightin

theface.Islowlyopenedmyeyesandsawalong,sweet-lookingfacecoveredinwhiteandgold

fur.Itspinknosewasbreathingonme,anditsbig,browneyeswerelookingatmewithlove.I

smiledandsaid,"HelloFluffy（毛茸茸的）Suddenlymyfacewascoveredindogkisses.I

huggedhisneck,pettedhishead,scratchedhisbelly（腹部）andlaughedashecontinuedtoshower

mewithhislove.Isoakeditallinandthoughttomyself:"Ifonlywehumanscouldloveeach

otheraspurelyandunconditionallyasourdogsloveus,whatawonderfulworldthiswouldbe.”

Dogsareourbestfriendsandthegreatestteachersoflove.Weshouldnotignore（忽視）the

lessonstheyteach.Weshouldgiveourheartsfreely,ourlovejoyfullyandourkindness

unconditionally.Weshouldliveourlivesonthesideoflove.Weshouldspendourdayscreating

happinessandmakingthisworldabetterplace.Weshouldseeeveryoneasourbrothersandsisters

nomatterhowtheylookorwhattheybelieve.Weshouldloveourselvesandeveryoneelse

equally.

31.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Hedidn'twanttosleep.B.Hedoesn'tliketheTVnews.

C.Heenjoysreadingbeforebedtime.D.Heprefersclassicalmusic.

32.Howdidthewriterfeelafterbeingwokenupbythedog?

A.Unh叩py.B.Worried.C.Pleased.D.Excited,

33.Whydoesthewriterthinkthatweshouldlearnfromdogs?

A.Theytreateveryoneelserudely.B.Theyknowhowtocreatehappiness.

C.Theyknowhowtopleasetheirowners.D.Theygivetheirownersunconditionallove.

Theengineroared（轟鳴）andthewheelskickedupdirt.The16-year-oldLiLianyinafrom

Henanrodeoverjumps,leavingtallerandstrongermaleridersbehind,andafterafewlaps,she

crossedthelineinsecondplace.

Lianyinalooksdecidedlyskinnyinagroupofmalemotocrossracers,butthisteenagegirlis

alreadyaveteran（老運動員）ofthesport,havinghadherfirstridewhenshewaseight.Whileshe

wasstuckinfrontofapianoandspentwholedayspracticing,herfatherwouldtakeher3-year-old

brotherouttorideaself-assembled（自己組裝的）motorcyclenearby.

“Itcanbeveryboringdoingpianopractice,andIwassoenviousthatmybrothercouldhave

allthatfunouttherewithoutmeJsaidLianyina.

Herparentseventuallygaveintoherpleasandboughtheramotorcycleaswellasprotective

gear（保護裝備）.

Ridingamotorcyclegivesherasenseoffreedom,shesaid,feelingintotalcontrolwhenshe

burstsoutoftheblocksandIliesthroughthedirt.

Butracingmotorcyclescomeswithextremerisks,ofcourse,especiallylorbeginners.The

firsttimeshetriedtorideoverajump,shefailed.Themotorcycleflewintotheairbeforehitting

theground.Lianyinafelloffthebike,hittingherhead.

However,Lianyinainsistedthatshewantedtocontinueriding.Lianyinatookpartinherfirst

racewhenshewas9.Nowsheracesabout30timesayear,andthesporthastakenhertomany

partsofthecountry.

TheperformancesheisproudestofcameinDushancounty,Guizhouprovince,in2017.

All-dayrainhadturnedthetrackintoaquagmire（泥潭），makingracingespeciallydangerous,

withoneoftherisksbeingthatbikescaneasilybebogged（陷入）downinmud.

Shewasunderheavypressurefacingherfemalerivals,allolderthanher,butshemanagedto

pulloutallthestopsandcrossthelinefirst.

Femaleridersarefewandfarbetweeninmotocrossracing,whichonlyservestoreinforce

（強化）theideathatthissportismasculine（男性化的）becauseitissohardanddangerous."But

that'snothingbutastereotype（刻板印象）JLianyinasaid.

Hergoalistobeatopdirtbikerider,trainingandracinginothercountries.Herdailyroutine

nowistiedtoGainingandracing,aswellastakingonlineacademicclasses.Toimproveher

physicalcondition,shedoesalotofintensive（高強度的）physicaltraining.

Lianyinaseesmotocrossracingasherlifeandfuture."There'snowayback.IthinkFilkeep

racing,andnothingwillstopme.^^

34.Theunderlinedword“pleas“inparagraph4probablymeans.

A.courageB.surpriseC.difficultyD.requirement

35.WhathappenedwhenLianyinatriedtorideoverajumpthefirsttime?

A.Shebrokeherarm.B.Shefelloffthemotorcycle.

C.Sheprotectedthemotorcycle.D.Shesucceededatthefirsttry.

36.WhatcanweknowaboutLianyina?sexperienceinGuizhouin2017?

A.Shemanagedtowinfirstplace.

B.Shewastheonlyfemaleracerthere.

C.Thatwasthefirsttimeshetookpartinarace.

D.Shegaveupherperformancebecauseofthebadweather.

37.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）thatLianyinais.

A.humorousB.talentedC.strong-willedD.kind-hearted

Wheredoesourfoodcomefrom?

Onceuponatimecarrotswerepurple,therewerenopineapplesinAsiaorlemonsinAmerica,

andmanypeoplethoughtpotatoeswerepoisonous（有毒的）.Manytypesoffruitandvegetable

grewonlyinoneplace.Sohowdidtheyspreadallovertheworld?

Changingcolors

Fivethousandyearsago,carrotsonlygrewinAfghanistanandmostwerepurple.Onlyafew

wereorangeastheyaretoday!FannersintheNetherlandswerelookingforafruitorvegetableto

representtheirking,WilliamofOrange,andorangecarrotswerejustwhattheywerelooking

for—theybecametheancestors（祖先）ofallmodemcarrots.

Athomeinthemountains

ManyplantsonlygrowincertainplacesonEarth,oftendeepinthejungle.Thehomeof

potatoesisinthemountainsoftheAndesinSouthAmerica.BananascomefromPapuaNew

GuineaandlemonsgrowwildinChina.

Worldtravel

Butoncepeoplerealizedthatmanyoftheseplantsweregoodtoeat,theytookthemfarfrom

theplaceswheretheygrew.Fruit,inparticular,attractedthirstytravelers.ManyArabbusinessmen

transporteddifferentfruitsandvegetablesaroundtheworld,suchasoranges,whichtheytook

fromAsiatodistantcountriessuchasSpain.TheSpanishreturnedfromSouthAmericawithmany

newtypesoffood,includingchocolate,chiliandcorn.

Someunusualuses

Peopleoftenhadproblemsdecidingwhattodowiththesenewfruitsandvegetables,orused

themfordifferentpurposesfromtoday.Carrotswereusednotasfoodbutasmedicinetoprotect

peoplefrompoisonoreven（itwasbelieved）tomakepeoplefallinlove.Thefirsttomatoesand

pineapplesweregrownnotasfoodbuttomakethegardenlookpretty.Andmanypeoplewere

worriedaboutpotatoes—althoughtheyaregoodforus,theirleavesarepoisonousandpoorer

peoplebelievedtheycouldbeusedforblackmagic.InGermany,peopleonlybeganeating

potatoeswhenthekingorderedthatpeoplewhodidnoteatthemwouldhavetheirearsandnoses

cutoff!

Andtoday...

Today,wearesousedtoourdifferenttypesoffoodthatwedon'tthinkaboutwherethey

camefrom.Wearetryingtoknowtheroots（根源）ofthem.Butforeachpineapple,potatoor

carrotweeat,thereisalonghistory!

38.Whochoseorangecarrotstorepresenttheirking?

A.Arabbusinessmen.B.FarmersintheNetherlands.

C.WilliamofOrange.D.PeoplefromAfghanistan.

39.WhatdidtheSpanishbringbackfromSouthAmerica?

A.Chilies.B.Bananas.C.Lemons.D.Oranges.

40.Whatdoesthearticletellusaboutpotatoes?

A.Theyusedtobeconsideredasymboloflove.

B.Orangepotatoeswerepopularinancienttimes.

C.Theywereonceusedtoprotectpeoplefrompoison.

D.Germansdidn'teatthemuntiltheirliveswereunderthreat（威脅,）.

41.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UnusualusesoffoodB.Findingtherootsoffood

C.ThewaysofspreadingfoodD.Howtochangethecoloursoffood

Understandingthateverythinghasalifecyclemakesitaloteasiertodealwithendingsthat

weallhavetoface,evenourownmortality（生命的有限）.Nothinglastsforever,andthatfactis

whatdrivesustolivelifetothefullest.

Butwhathappenswhensomethinginsideoroutsideofuscomestoanend?Sometimes,the

changeisinternal.Youmaybecomestressedorsleepless.Ifyourealizethatthisishappening,it's

importanttogethelp.Otherchangesmaybeexternal（夕卜在的）.Forexample,youcouldbefired

fromyourjob.Inthatcase,youneedn'tworryifyou'vesavedsomemoneyorhaveanotherway

ofmakingmoney.

Ourparents9jobslasteduntilretirement（退休）.Now,youcanexpecttohaveperhapsseveral

jobsinyourlifetime.Manymorepeoplearebecomingentrepreneurs（倉U業(yè)者）withinternet-based

businesses,givingthemselvessupportaswellasasafetynetiftheylosetheirdayjobs.Youmay

wonderwhyyouneedabackupplan（備份計劃）.Justlookatthelifecyclesofwhathasdriven

theeconomy,andyou'llseeeverydecade,ifssomethingdifferent.Whatyouaredoingnowmay

notexist（存在）intenyears,sohowcanyoubestprotectyourself?It'ssomethingtothinkabout

andtoalsoconsideronanemotionalbasis.

Iamawriterandlicensedpsychotherapist（精神治療醫(yī)師）.Theseidentities（身份）are

importanttomysenseofbeing,andifeitherweretoend,itwouldbeveryhard.Tilprobably

continueseeingcustomersandwritingforaslongasIcan,butmaybeitwillbeinwaysIhaven?t

thoughtofbefore.Forexample,IamdoingmuchmoretherapyonlinethanIeverthoughtpossible.

Ididn'tthinkitcouldbeeffective,butafterusingitinacoupleofemergencysituations,itworked

sowellthatIcontinuedthepractice.Andthefactthatcustomerscanreachmeortheirmedical

doctorsmoreeasilyinanemergencyisverycomfortingforeveryone.

Ailinall,itisthatkindofinteraction（互動）thatweneedthemost.Eventhoughtheworldis

forever,changing,interactionkeepsustogethermentallyandemotionally.Let'smakesurethat

continues.

42.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howtoliveourlivestothefullest.

B.Whatcancausechangesinsideandoutsideofus.

C.Examplesofdealingwiththeendingoflifecycles.

D.Thedifferencesbetweeninternalandexternalchanges.

43.Thewriterthinksitisnecessarytohaveabackupplanbecause.

A.itcanhelpyoutostartyourownbusiness

B.itallowsyoutofindthejobmostsuitableforyou

C.itisapopularpracticeintheinternet-basedsociety

D.itisawaytosurviveinasocietythatisalwayschanging

44.Thewriter'scareerexperienceprovesthat.

A.traditionalwaysofworkinghavechanged

B.weshouldstaycalmnomatterwhathappens

C.doingtherapyonlineisnotofusetopatients

D.you511bericherifyouhaveanotherwayofliving

45.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Tosharehisinterestingcareerexperience.

B.Toexplainhowitgetusedtochangesinlife.

C.Toencouragepeopletointeractmorewitheachother.

D.Tocomparetwotypesofchangesthatcouldhappentous.

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A

Isthereanythingthatyoudotocheeryourselfupand"heal（治愈）"yourmindwhenyou're

feelingdown?Manyofushaveourownwaystomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Thisisreferredtoas

"self-care”.

Thisideaoriginated（起源）inJapan.Itreferstoanyactivitythatcansootheone'snerves

（平緩心緒），clearone'smind,andcomfortatroubledheart,accordingtoChinaNews

Service.ItwasfirstusedtodescribethemusicofJapanesesongwriterRyuichiSakamoto（板本

龍一）in1999.

Self-careisnowbooming（急速發(fā)展）inChinaaswell.Oneofthemostpopularactivitiesis

uhealingtravel".AccordingtoCaissaTouristic,aBeijing-basedtravelagency,moreChinese

touristsaregoingonmeditation（冥想）oryogaretreatsinplaceslikeJapan,BaliandIndia.

Bytakingthesetrips,peoplecanlearnmoreaboutlocalcultureandthewaypeopleinthese

countrieslive.Withoutatourguideordetailedplan,theyallowtheirbodiesandmindstorelaxas

theyforgetaboutdailystressesandnoisysurroundings（周遭事物）backhome。

Havingapetcanalsohelptoimproveourmentalhealth.Researchhasshownthatpetsand

humanscanhealeachother,NPRreported.Stronghuman-to-animalbonds（情感聯(lián)系）makeboth

petsandtheirownershappierandhealthier.Chinesedogandcatownersspentover5,000yuan

perpetonaveragein2018.China*spetindustrynowhasavalueofover170billionyuan,Xinhua

reported.

Morepeopleareseekingoutself-careactivitiessimplybecausetheycanfinallyaffordto,

particularlyChina'sgrowingmiddleclass（中產(chǎn)階級）.Withfewerfinancial（財務(wù)的）worries,

theycanslowdownandtakeacloserlookattheirowninner（內(nèi)心的）world,thePapernoted.

31.Peoplemayfeel"healed"whilegoingontripsbecause.

A.theymakedetailedplansfortheirtrips

B.theycanrelaxandavoiddailystress

C?theygettoknowhowotherpeoplelive

D.theycandomeditationoryogaduringtheirtrips

32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Petscan'thelptheirownersstayhealthymentally.

B.EachpelinChinaisworth5000yuaneveryyear.

C.Self-carewasfirstusedtocomfortaheartdisease.

D.Takingsometripscanmakebodiesandmindsnervous.

33.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.Peoplewhohavepetsarenothappyandhealthy.

B.RyuichiSakamoto*smusiccanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

C.Themiddleclassexperiencesmorestressandmentalhealthproblems.

D.Chinesepeoplewillspendmoremoneyontheirpetsinthefuture.

Howwillcitiesusetechnologyinthefuturetomakepowercontinueinthesamewayduring

naturaldisasters?Somebrightmiddleschoolstudentsarealreadythinkingaboutthisquestion.

TeamsofstudentsfromaroundtheworldexplainedtheirideasaboutthistopicattheFutureCity

competition,whichrecentlytookplaceinWashington,D.C.Studentsfromt