浙江省寧波市鄞州區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類(lèi)匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

浙江省寧波市鄲州區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類(lèi)匯編

閱讀理解

2023年浙江省寧波市鄴州區(qū)中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷

二、閱讀理解（本題有15小題：每小題2分：共計(jì)30分）

閱讀下列短文，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

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SEPTtMflER

Abigwelcometoournewbabyblackrhino,Tau!

Touwasbomlastmonth.Heweighs40kgnow.Hehasn'tgotanyhornsat

themoment.They'restartingtogrow.

Blackrhinosarehuge.They'rebrown,greyorwhite.Theyaren'tblock!

They'vegottwohorns.They'retheonlyanimalswithhornsontheirnose.

Theycan'tseeverywell,butIhey'vegotabettersenseofsmelland

hearingthanmanyanimals.

BlackrhinosliveinthesouthofAfrica,inthesovannah,inwoodsornear

rivers.Theyeatinthemorningandevening.Atmidday,whenit'shot,they

liketolieinwaterormud.

Everybabyrhinoisimportant,becauserhinosareindangerofextinction.

200yearsagotherewereabout1,000,000rhinosinAfrica.Nowthereare

lessthan5,000.Sadly,babyrhinosoftendieinthewild.Babyrhinosbom

inzoosaresafe.Everybabymeansabetterfutureforblockrhinos.

16.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.Tauweighs1,000kgwithoutanyhornsnow.

B.Rhinoscanfindfoodeasilywithgoodeyesightandsmell.

C.Blackrhinosprefertostayinwetplaces,especiallyinhotweather.

D.Blackrhinosareoneofthelargeanimalswhichhavehornsonthenoses.

17.Whydoesthewriterlistnumbersinthelastpart?

A.Toexplainrhinoshavemanybabies.

B.Tocallonmorepeopletovisitthem.

C.Toshowallrhinosshouldliveinthewild.

D.Totellwhypeoplekeepbabyrhinosinzoos.

18.Onwhichwebsitecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.www.freedictionary.com/power

B./spaceflight

C./animals

D./culture

B

Joewasakindboy.EverySaturdayhevisitedtheoldpeopleintheoldpeople'shome.Joe

alwayslookedforwardtovisitingthehomebecausehehadaspecialfriend,Mrs.Pangthere.He

toldherabouthisproblemsandshegavehimadvice.Shealsotoldhimfunnystorieswhichmade

himlaugh.JoelikedMrs.Pangverymuch.

OnedayJoewasupset.'1Whathashappened?"askedMrs.Pang.

"Mycatdied.ItwasoldbutIdidn'tevenknowitwassickbeforeitdied,'1saidJoe.

"I'msorrytohearthat.AreyouOK?Tellmeaboutyourpet.”

"Ifeelverysad.ItalwayscameintomyroombeforeIwenttosleep.Itfollowedme

everywhereafterIcamehome.Itwaslikeafriendtome."

Mrs.Panglistenedtohimverycarefullyandtoldhim,"Ithurtswhensomeoneyoulovedies.

Butyou'llfeelbetterafterawhile/'Joewasgladtohaveafriendlikeher.

Duringthesummerholidays,JoewenttoAmericawithhisfamily.HecouldnotvisitMrs.

Pangfortwoweeks.Whenhewenttothehomeagain,theoldpeoplelookedverysadbecause

Mrs.Pangdied.Thenoneofthenursesgavehimanote.

DearJoe,

Don'tbesad.You'llfeelbetterafterawhile.Andyou'llenjoymakingnewfriends.When

onedoorcloses,anotheroneopens.Whydon'tyoutalktoMr.Wong?He'slonelyandheneedsa

friend.

Withlovefromyourspecialfriend,Mrs.Pang

Joewassad,buthewenttotalktoMr.Wong.Theoldmanwasveryhappytoseehim.They

talkedaboutMrs.Pang.'Tlmissheralot,"saidJoe.

"SowillI,"saidMr.Wong.JoefeltcomfortedaftertalkingtoMr.Wong.

Afterthat,JoevisitedMr.Wongeveryweek.Theybecameverygoodfriends.

19.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMrs.Pang?

A.Upset.B.Busy.C.Shy.D.Caring.

20.HowdidMrs.PanghelpJoewhenhiscatdied?

A.Bylisteningtohim.

B.Byvisitinghim.

C.Bytellingjokestohim.

D.Bysharingstorieswithhim.

21.WhydidMrs.PangleavealettertoJoe?

A.ShewantedtomakeJoefeelbetter.

B.Shewantedtosay"thanks"tohim.

C.ShewantedtomakefriendswithMr.Wong.

D.ShewantedJoetorememberherforever.

22.Whichpictureshowstheendofthestory?

~二~I

C

Whenitcomestohavingtroublefallingasleep,peoplehavetheirownspecialwaysto

solveit.Somedependonaglassofmilkwhileotherscountsheep.Countingsheepisamental（心

理的）exerciseusedinsomeculturestoputyoutosleep.Butdoescountingsheepactuallyputa

persontosleep?

Infact,toanswerthequestion,theresearchersatOxfordUniversityrecentlyfoundsome

peoplewhohadtroublefallingasleepandmonitored（檢測(cè)）themastheytriedoneofthree

differentways.Oneofthemwascountingsheep.

Thestudydivided41insomniacsintothreegroups.Onegroupwasaskedtoimagine

beautifulandpeacefulsceneslikewaterfallswhentryingtofallasleep.Anothergroupwasasked

tosimplygoabouttheirdailylife.Thelastgroupwasaskedtocountimaginarysheep.

Researchersfoundthatthoseinthefirstgroupfellasleepabout20minutesfasterthanthey

didonother,non-experimentalnights,whileinsomniacswhohadtocountsheeptooklongerthan

usual.Althoughtherewerenoscientificstudiestosupportit,theresearchershavetheirown

reasons.

First,theresearchersbelievedthattheactofimaginingapeacefulscenerequiresmoremental

energythankeepingcountingsheep.Whenpeoplespendtoomuchenergyonmentalimagination,

itmaymakethemmoretired,whichcanhelptosleepfaster.

Anotherreasonwasthatthepeacefulscenewaymayhavesimplybeeneasiertocontinue

becauseitismoreinterestingthankeepingcountingsheep.

Researchersalsosaidthattheactofcountingsheepmayalsoaddtoanxiety（焦慮）forsome,

makingfallingasleepthatmoredifficult.Thoughthesamplesizeofthestudywasactuallysmall,

theresultscertainlystillcallthiscommonsleepwayintoquestion

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?

A.Thesheep.B.Theresults.

C.Theresearchers.D.Thepeoplewithinsomniacs.

24.Howmanyreasonsdoscientistsshowthatcountingsheepmaynothelppeoplefallasleep?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

25.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardsthewayofcountingsheep?

A.Supportive.B.Agreeable.C.Doubtful.D.Uncaring

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowCanWeSleepFaster?

B.WhatDoResearchersDotoHelpUsSleep?

C.DoYouLikeCountingSheep?

D.DoesCountingSheepPutaPersontoSleep?

D

Abirddiaryisarecordofallthebirdsyouhaveseen.Here*showyoucanprepare

informationforyourbirddiary:

*Findaquietplacewheretherearelotsofbirds.Birdslikeplaceswheretheycanfindfood

andwater.

*Sitinaplacewhereyouwillstayquiet.Don'tscarethebirdswithsuddenmovementsor

loudnoises.

*Makenotesaboutthebirds.Lookatonebirdatatime.Whatcanyousee?Writeaboutitin

asmallnotebook.Athomecopyyournotesupclearlyintoyourbirddiary.

*Drawpicturesofthebirds.Doquickdrawingsinyournotebook.Youcanalsotakephotos

ofthebirds.Athome,copythedrawingsintoyourbirddiary.Putphotosintoyourbirddiary,too.

It'seasytoforgetthings.Herearesomequestionsyoushouldaskyourself:

*Whatcoloristhebird?Somebirdshavebrightcolorstoattract（吸弓I）otherbirds.Some

birdsarethesamecolorasthelandtheyliveon,sothatenemiesdon'tseethem.

*?Somebirdshavewidepowerfulwings.Othershavesmallwings

thatmovequicklywhentheyfly.Youcanstickfeathers（羽毛）inyourbirddiary.Remember

nevertostealeggsfromthem.

*Whatisthebird'sbeaklike?Birdswithshortbeaks,likefinches（雀類(lèi)），eatseeds.Some

birds,likehoopoes（戴勝鳥(niǎo)），havelongsharpbeakstocatchworms.Hawksandeagles（鷹）have

strongbeaks.Theyeatmeat.

*Whatarethebird'sfeetlike?Cantheycatchthetree?Aretheygoodforwalkingor

swimming?

Bird:TheBaldEagle（鷹）

Place:GrandCanyon2

DateandTime:5p.m.August5th

Weather:warmandsunny

Isawabaldeagle.Ithadawhiteheadanda

whiteneckandtail.Itsbodywasabout100cm

long.Ithadlargewings.Itsbeakwasyellow、

andlikeahook（鉤）.Thenumberofbaldeagles

isverysmall.Itwastryingtocatchfishinthe

river.Ifoundthisfeatherinthegrass.

-AbirddiaryfromJanet

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepreparationforthebirddiary?

A.Youcanplaywithbirds.

B.Youshouldfindabusyplacetowatchbirds.

C.Youcantakethecamera.

D.Youshouldmakenotesonlyinthebirddiary.

28.Whichshowsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"beak'1inPara.9?

29.Whichofthefollowingquestionscanbeputintheblank?

A.Wheredobirdslive?

B.Whatfooddobirdslike?

C.Whatshapearethebird'swings?

D.Howdobirdscatchfood?

30.WhatinformationcanyougetfromJanet*sbirddiary?

①thelooksofthebird

②theplacetocatchthebird

③thekindofthebird

?theweather

⑤thebird'sactivity

A.①②③④B.①③④⑤C.①②④⑤D.②③④⑤

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A

Iwantedtofindouthowthechildreninmyclasshelpathome.

Ididaclasssurvey.First,Ichosefourtypicalchores.ThenIwrotethequestionsandthe

possibleanswersonatallychart（統(tǒng)計(jì)圖）.Afterthat,Ispoketoeachofthepupilsinmyclassin

turn.IaskedthequestionsandIaddedtheiranswerstothetallychart.

^Theresults:

Ihavepresentedtheresultsintwodifferentways:first,inourpiechartsandthenonabar

chart.

HowdochildrenInClass4Ahdpathome?

Thisisonecfmypiecharts.ItshowstheMybarchartshowstheanswerstoallthe

differentanswerstoonecfmyquestions.questionsinmysurvey

31.Howmanychildrenhaveansweredthesurveyquestions?

A.11.B.12.C.13.D.14.

32.Whatquestionsarementionedinthesurvey?

@Doyoueverlaythetable?

②Doyouevercleantheroom?

(3)Doyoueverwatertheplants?

(4)Doyoueverdothedishes'?

A.①③B.②④C.①④D.②③

33.Whatdoesthepiechartshow?

A.Itshowsdifferentcolorsofthechart.

B.Itshowsmostchildrenalwayslaythetable.

C.Itshowstheanswerstoallthequestionsinthesurvey.

D.Itshowstheresultabouthowoftenchildrenlaythetable.

B

1Withholidaysabroadonhold,staycationmightbepopular.

21n2019,12.2billion(十億)passengersflewonplanesaroundtheworld.In2021,itwas

downto6.6billion.Whatwillthatnumberbein2022ifpeoplecan*ttravelfreelytoother

countriesbecauseofCOVID-19?Somepeoplesaytheyhavemoretimeandagreaterinterestin

natureandtheworldthat'sclosertothem.Otherscan'twaittotravelabroadtoexperiencedifferent

cultures.Whatdoyouthink?Isitgoodtotravelabroadless?

3Yes!ICsbetterforthecountryandtheplanet.

4First,it'sbetterforthecountryifpeoplestaywheretheyliveandspendmoneywithlocal

businessesandonlocalfamousplaces.Andthereissomuchtoexperienceandenjoyinthe

country,wedon'tneedtogoabroad.COVID-19isagoodexcusetostayput.Third,sincepeople

stoppedflyingsomuch,theworldaroundushashadachancetobreathe.Airpollutionisdown

andwaterqualityisup.Let'sallowtheEarthtobreathesomemore.

5No!Foreigntravelopensupthemind.

6Travelingoverseasopensupthemindtonewpeople,placesandcultures.Ifyougo

abroad,yougetafreshmind.Besides,theweatherisareasontoo.Forexample,theUKdoesnot

haveenoughsunlight,whichisimportantforpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth.Oneofthegreat

privilegesoflivinginthe21stcenturyisthatwecanseedifferentculturesandmeetallkindsof

people,isn'tit?

34.WhatisTRUEaboutParagraph4?

A.Thisparagraphlistsfourreasons.

B.Itisgoodforthelocalbusinesstoflyabroad.

C.Noflyingismuchbetterfortheenvironment.

D.Wecan'ttraveleverywherebecauseofCOVID-19.

35.WhydoesParagraph6mentiontheUK?

A.It'sgoodtotravelintheUK.

B.It'snecessarytotravelabroad.

C.PeopleintheUKenjoysmuchsunshine.

D.Travelingcanopenupthemind.

36.Theunderlinedword"privilege'*inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.advantageB.resultC.travelingD.style

37.Thebesttitleofthepassageabovemightbe.

A.LessTravel.LessPollution

B.Let'sTravelAbroad

C.StopTravelingbecauseofCOVID-19

D.IsLessForeignTravelaGoodThing?

C

Howdoesitfeelwhensomeonelistenstoyouwithoutstoppingorgivingtheiropinion?

Thisiscalledactivelisteningandit'sagreatwaytounderstandotherpeople'sfeelingsandbuild

trustbetweenfriends.

>Themeaningofactivelistening

Activelisteningmeanstryingtounderstandhowsomeonefeelsbylisteningcarefullyto

whatthey'resayingandbypayingattentiontotheirbodylanguage(howtheirfaceandbody

expresstheirfeelings).TheWeekJuniorreaderAnnie,aged11,explainswhatitmeanstoher.

“Whenmyfriendstellmesomethingimportant,IlistentowhattheyYetryingtosay.Icantellby

theirvoicesandthelooksontheirfacesifthey'reupsetorhappy.ThismakesmefeellikeI

understandthembetter."

>Theofbeingactivelisteners

Listeningcloselytosomeonewithoutstoppingorgivingyourownopinionshowsthat

you'reinterestedinwhatthey'resaying,evenifyoudon'tagree.Thishelpstoavoidmistakesand

argumentsandcanmakefriendshipstrong.Samaritansisacharitythatsupportspeopleby

listeningtotheirworries.Itsays,“Reallylisteningtopeoplemakesthemfeelvaluedand

understood,andbeingabletolistenwelltoothershelpsyoubesomeonewhoothersfeeltheycan

turntoandtrust.u

>Thewaystobeactivelisteners

Listencarefullytowhatyourfriendissaying,andavoidjumpinginwithyourown

thoughtsandfeelings.Ifyoureallywanttotalk,Samaritanssuggestsmakingalisteningsignlike

noddingyourheadinstead.Askquestionsorsaythingsthatneedmorethanayesornoanswer,

like”Tellmemore".Trylookingformoreinformationabouthowthey'refeelingintheirfacesand

bodiestoo.''Activelisteningisaskillandittakespractice,"saysSamaritans,"butdon'tgiveup,

andrememberyoucanonlydoyourbest."

38.Thewriterexplainswhatactivelisteningisby.

A.tellingastoryB.askingquestions

C.givinganexampleD.sharingnumbers

39.Whichwordcouldbeputintheblank"Theofbeingactivelisteners"?

A.reasonsB.feelingsC.languageD.support

40.Howcanyoubeanactivelistener?

A.Expressyourideasfreely.

B.Neveraskquestionsorsayanything.

C.Nodyourheadwhenyouwanttoshareyouropinions.

D.Feelothers'feelingsonlybylisteningtowhattheysay.

41.Thepassagecanusuallybereadinthepartofthenewspaper.

A.travelB.technologyC.businessD.life

D

EmmittfollowedhisfathertoRowEleven,SeatsThirteenandFourteen.Hewassobusy

takinginthesightsatthebaseballstadium（體育場(chǎng)）thathewasn'twatchingwherehewasgoing.

Henearlywalkedintohisfather'sback."Sorry,Dad."

Hisfatherlaughed,"Noproblem.Whichseatdoyouwant?,1

Emmittlookedatthenumberthirteenonthebackoftheseat.Thirteenwasanunlucky

number,andhewasgoingtoneedsomeluckifhewasgoingtocatchafoulball（界外球）.TH

takefourteen.n

Astheplayerstookthefield,Emmittstartedtotakepictures.Thegamewasgreat.Butit

wasmissingonething.Afoulball.Emmittwantednothingmorethantocatchafoulball.Hewas

hopinghemightevengetanautograph（簽名）ortwoafterthegame,andwhatbetterthingtoget

autographedthanafoulball?

NowitwashisfavoriteplayerHarry"theHammerWatson".Emmittstoodupandcheered

forhim.HarrybatthebaseballandEmmittwatchedtheballflyintotheair...righttowards

Emmitt!Hecouldn'tbelieveit.HewasgoingtocatchafoulballhitbyHarryWatson.

“Daddy!”thelittlegirlsittingnexttoEmmittcried."Theball!Catchit!"Emmittsawthehuge

smileonthegirl'sface.Shewantedtheball.

Heturnedhisbacktotheballjustasitreachedhisseat.Emmittleaned（傾斜）towardhis

dadandtheballdroppedintothehandsofthelittlegirl'sfather.

“Whydidyoudothat?Emmittnsfatherasked."Doyourealizewhohitthatball?

“Yeah,butlook.''Emmittnoddedtothelittlegirl.Shewashuggingtheball.

“MyfirstgameandIgotafoulball,"shesaid.

'Tmproudofyou,Emmitt,nhisdadsaid,"Thatwasareallynicethingtodo.n

Emmittsmiledashewatchedthelittlegirl.Hedidn'tgethisfoulball,buthefeltasgood

asifhehad.

42.Emmitttookpictureswithhiscamerawhen.

A.thelittlegirlshouted

B.thefoulballcamenearhisseat

C.hisfavoriteplayerscored

D.theplayersfirstcameoutonthefield

43.WhathappenedwhenEmmitt'sfavoriteplayerwasupatbat?

A.Hescored.B.HegaveEmmitthisbat.

C.HehitafoulballD.Heknockedintooneplayer.

44.Whichticketshowswherethelittlegirlwassitting?

B.Ifyoudon'tpayattention,youcanmissout.

C.Doingsomethingniceforotherscanmakeyouhappy.

D.Youshouldalwaysdowhatyourparentstellyoutodo.

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（A）

IRemember,IRemember

byThomasHood

Iremember,Iremember,

ThehousewhereIwasborn,

Thelittlewindowwherethesun

Camepeeping（偷窺）inatmorn;

Henevercameawink（眨眼）toosoon,

Norbroughttoolongaday,

Butnow,Ioftenwishthenight

Hadbornemybreathaway（奪走）！

Iremember,Iremember,

Theroses,redandwhite,

Theviolets,andthelily-cups,

Thoseflowersmadeoflight!

Thelilacswheretherobin（知更鳥(niǎo)）built,

Andwheremybrotherset

Thelaburnumonhisbirthday,-

Thetreeislivingyet!

Iremember,Iremember,

WhereIwasusedto▲

Andthoughttheairmustrushasfresh

Toswallows（燕子）onthewing;

Myspiritflewinfeathers（羽毛）then,

Thatissoheavynow,

Andsummerpoolscouldhardlycool

Thefeveronmybrow（眉毛）！

Iremember,Iremember,

Thefirtreesdarkandhigh;

Iusedtothinktheirslender（細(xì)長(zhǎng)）tops

Werecloseagainstthesky:

Itwasachildishignorance（無(wú)知），

Butnowthisislittlejoy

ToknowI'mfartherofffromheaven

ThanwhenIwasaboy.

（）16.Fromthefirstsection,wecanlearnthatthepoetishispresentlife.

A.boredwithB.satisfiedwith

C.hopelessaboutD.excitedabout

（）17.Accordingtothepoem,thebestwordfortheblankis.

A.winB.ringC.singD.swing

（）18.Fromthispoem,wecanfeelthatthepoetmisseshisalot.

A.familiesB.schoolC.childhoodD.hometown

（B）

Myfatherwasacemetery（公墓）keeper.WhenIwasachild,heoftentookmethere.Beforewe

lefteachtime,hewouldlaysomestonesonsomegraves（墳?zāi)梗?Ineveraskedwhy.Ijustthought

thatwashiswork.

Yesterday,1visitedmysickfather.Heaskedmetogotothecemeteryandlaysomestones.For

somereason,ithadtobedonethatday.Iagreed.Ihadn'tbeenthereforalongtime.

WhenIgotthere,IfoundawomaninfrontofoneofthegravesIwouldlayastoneon.AsI

benttolayit,Iheardherwhisper'Thankyou'*.ItwasthenthatInoticedthedateofdeathonthe

gravewasthatsameday.Thegravewasthatofachild,onlyfivewhenhediedfifteenyearsago.

“He'smyson,"shesaid."But,where'syourfather?Hewasalwaystheonetoleavethestone.n

Itoldherthatmyfatherwasillbutheaskedmetodothis.Itseemedimportanttohim."Your

father'skindnessmeansmoretomethananythingelse.Whenmychilddied,Icameoftentosee

him.Itisourcustomtoleaveastone.Ittellstheonewhoisherethatheisthoughtof.But,then

wemovedawayfromhere...somanypainfulmemories...Iwassoafraidthathewouldbealone.

Butyourfathermarkedthegraveeverytimehecame.EachtimeIreturnedhere,Isawthatstone

anditalwayscomfortedme.Yourfatheristhekindofmanwhowouldeasethepainofamother's

heartthoughwearestrangers.Justtellhimyousawmetoday,won'tyou?"shesaid.

Ittookmeaminutetofindmyvoice.Thatsmallstonemarkedthegraveofachildandthe

heartofhismother.

()19.Whatdidthewriter'sfatheroftenlayonsomegraves?

A.Someflowers.B.Somesticks.

C.Somestones.D.Somemoney.

()20.Theunderlinedphrase"somereason"inParagraph2refersto"

A.thewriterhadbeenawayfromthecemeteryforalongtime

B.thewoman'schilddiedonthatdayfifteenyearsago

C.thewriter'sfatherwasalwaystheonetoleavethestone

D.thewriter'sfatherwouldmeetthewomanonthatday

()21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ease"inParagraph5mean?

A.Increase.B.CauseC.Reduce.D.Express.

()22.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer.

A.thewriterunderstoodhisfatherintheend

B.layingstoneswaspartofacemeterykeeper'swork

C.thewomanknewthewriter'sfatherwellfifteenyearsago

D.thestonemarkedthegraveofachildandtheheartofhismother

(C)

①Somepeopleliketobescared!Choosingtobescaredcanbefun.Dr.MargeeKerr,a

sociologist,explainedthescienceoffear."Somepeopleliketobescaredbecausetheylikethe

waytheirbodychanges.°shesays.

②Beingscaredisnotalwaysfun.Whenaballoonpops,wemayjump.Ourheartbeatsfaster

andharder.Howdoesthebodyhavethereactions?1'Whenwemeetsomethingstartling,ourbrain

andbodystartmakingchangestohelpprepareusfortheunknown."Dr.Kerrexplains,"These

changesarecausedbythesenses,whichalwayssendinformationtothebrain.Itgivesout

chemicalsintothebloodstream,andthosechemicalsactondifferentpartsofthebody.Atthesame

time,thebraindecideswhetherornotthedangerisreal."

③Fearisatoolthatthebrainusestokeepthebodysafe.Ithelpsapersontohide,runaway,or

protectoneself.Ourmemoriesalsohelpprotectus.Aswegrow,welearnwhat'sunsafe,andour

brainskeepthosememories.Thenourbrainsusefeartowarnusofdangers.Dr.Kerrsays,

I，it

?However,toomuchfearcanbeharmfulbecauseexperiencescanleadtolong-lastingfears

thatmaystopapersonfromtryingnewthings.Along-lastingfearcanmeanyou'vehadabad

experience,andyourbraindoesn'twantyoutohaveitagain.

⑤Manypeoplehavebeatentheirownfears.Insteadoflisteningtotheirimagination,theylearn

thefactsaboutanythingthatseemsscary.Knowledgecanhelpapersonfeellessafraid.Dr.Kerr

grewuponafarm.Shewasscaredofblackbearsinthewoodsbefore.Shesays,"AfterIreadalot

aboutthem,IknewforsurewhattodoifIevermetabearandhowtoprotectmyself.n

（）23.Theunderlinedword"startling"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.surprisingB.tiringC.boringD.

interesting

（）24.Whichismostlikelytobeputintheblank""inParagraph3?

A.Wefeelalittleexcitedwhenwewatchascarymovie.

B.It'sgoodtohaveahealthysenseofwhat'sdangerous

C.Understandingthefactsgivesmeasenseofconfidence

D.Beingafraiddoesn'tmeanyou'reweak.

（）25.Howisthepassageorganized?

（）26.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe.

A.ThescienceoffearB.Theimaginationoffears

C.T