福建省漳州市2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

福建省漳州市

2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年福建省漳州市中考一模英語試題

IV.閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，25小題；滿分45分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、

C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

Must-readsinYourWinterHoliday

MyMommysBrainIsSick

WhenaCowComesintoYourHouse

ByRhiannonBaker

$34.99ByCarmelTrovato

Paperback$29.99

Elijah'smommyhasamentalHardcover

illnessthathetrieshardtounderstand.Alittlegirltriestoprotectherthingsfromastrange

Heleamstotalkabouthisfeelings,cowwhomanagestogetinsideherhome.Whatdoyou

knowingthatnomatterMommy'sdowhenacowcomesintoyourhouse?

sickness,shestillloveshimverymuch.

/Loveyou,MySisterTheOldManandtheSea

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ByEarnestHemingway

ByVeronicaJaneFrost

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$14.99

PaperbackPaperback

AsabigbrothertrieshisbesttogetAnoldfishermanwhohasbeenfightingforalong

usedtolifewithhisnewlittlesister,timewithahugemarlin.Onedayhecaughtahuge

theirjourneybringsthesiblingsmarlin,butmarlin'sbloodattractedalotofsharks.He

togethertofindpeaceandloveineachfoughtagainstthesharkshard.Althoughtheweak

other'scompany（陪伴）.fishermandidn'tbringbackthefish,hewon.

26.WhowroteMyMommysBrainIsSick?

A.RhiannonBaker.B.CarmelTrovato.C.VeronicaJaneFrost.D.Earnest

Hemingway.

27.Whichofthefollowingisahardcoverbook?

A.ILoveYou,MySisterB.MyMommysBrainIsSick

C.TheOldManandtheSeaD.WhenaCowComesintoYourHouse

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"siblings"mean?

A.Fatherandmother.B.Uncleandaunt.C.Brotherandsister.D.Mother

andson.

29.WhatdoweknowaboutTheOldManandtheSea?

A.Itteacheskidshowtofish.B.It'sthecheapestofthefourbooks.

C.Ifswrittenbymorethanonewriter.D.Itismainlyaboutafamilytrip.

30.Inwhichcolumn（欄目）ofanewspapercanwereadthismaterial?

A.Sports.B.Education.C.Science.D.Travel.

B

WhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymomsangtomeandstayedbymyside.

WhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepin.

WhenIwastworunningthroughthefield,shemadesureIwassafeandkeptmefromdanger.

WhenIfellandhurtmyself,shegavemeahug（擁抱）andliftedmeup.

WhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamforme.

ButItalkedbackloudly,"Ishouldbeallowedtoeatsome!Giveittomenow!”

WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit'dgivemeawfuldreams.

ButIshoutedbackangrily,€tIshouldbeallowedtowatchU\Fmnotababy!^^

WhenIwasateengoingoutwithfriends,shesaid,"Pleasebebackbyten!^^

ButItalkedbackagain,shouldnotbetoldwhattodo!I'mseventeennow!^^

NowI'manadult,thinkingbacktothosetimes.

Icoughedfordaysaftereatingthatice-cream.Andhadscarydreamsafterwatchingthatfilm.

Iwaslateforschoolfromslayingoutpastten.Iregrettalkingback,notlisteningtoMom.

Momknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!

31.Whatkindofwritingisthis?

A.Anovel.B.Aposter.C.Apoem.D.Areport.

32.WhatdidMomdowhenthewriterfelldown?

A.Stoodbyhisside.B.Gavehimfood,C.Shoutedathimangrily.D.Lifted

himup.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrefbrto?

A.Thefood.B.Theawfuldream.C.Theicecream.D.The

scarymovie.

34.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhismomsaid"Pleasebebackbyten”?

A.Puzzled.B.Angry.C.Pleased.D.Sorry.

35.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MomKnowsBestB.MomLikesBestC.ATouchingMomD.AClever

Mom

C

Inmyopinion,thewheelisthemostimportantthingthathumanbeingshaveeverinvented.It

mightseemstrangetosaythatsomethingsosimple-lookingandsoordinary（普通的）couldbeso

important.Butifyouconsiderthefollowingpoints,youwillprobablyagreewithme.

Firstly,wheelsinfluencealmosteverypartofourlives.Wheelsareused,forexample,inclocks,

engines（發(fā)動機）andtrucks.Ifyouvisitjustonefactory,youwillseehowimportantwheelsare.

Youwillseewheelsonalmosteverymachine.

Secondly,wheelsplayagreatpartinfoodproduction.Wheelsareusedtogrind（磨碎）

differentkindsofcornintoflour（面粉）.Theyarethenusedtomixflourandotherfoodsintobread.

Wealsoneedwheelstotransportthewheat.Ifwedidnothavethewheel,wewouldhavemuch

difficultyinfoodproduction.

Thirdly,ourworldwouldbecompletelydifferentifwedidnothavethewheelfortransport.

Beforethewheelwasinvented,peopleusedtohavetotravelonfootorbyridingonananimal.That

iswhatwewouldbedoingnowifwedidnothavethewheel.Everythingwouldtakelongertodo.

WewouldbebacktotheStoneAgeifsomeofourcleverancestors(祖先)hadnotinventedthe

wheel.Ourmodemworldwouldsimplybeimpossible.Thewheelissurelythemostimportant

inventionofalltime.

36.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bymakingareport.C.Bygivinganopinion.D.By

offeringasuggestion.

37.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinafactory?

A.Theclock.B.Thetruck.C.Theengine.D.The

wheel.

38.HowmanyusesofwheelsarementionedinParagraph3?

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

39.Accordingtothepassage,whatwaslifelikebeforewheelswereinvented?

A.Safe.B.Busy.C.Slow.D.

Dangerous.

40.Whichofthefollowingbestshowthestructureofthepassage?

(Pl=Paragraph1P2=Paragraph2P3=Paragraph3P4=Paragraph4P5=Paragraph5)

TheFive-AnimalExerciseswerecreatedbyHuaTuo,agreatdoctorinChinesehistory.One

day,hesawakidplayingwithadoor-hinge（戶樞）.Itremindedhimofthefactthatdoingexercise

regularlylikeadoor-hingewouldpreventpeoplefromillness.Heresearchedintowaysofthe

physicalbuild-uponcehehadtime.Hereferredtothe"PhysicalandBreathingExercises“andthen

createdasetofqigongexercisesfollowingthemovementsofanimals:monkeys,deer,birds,bears

andtigers.ThisishowFive-AnimalExercisescameintobeing.

TheFive-AnimalExercisesarewell-designedtohelpbloodcirculation（循環(huán)），andletthe

energygosmoothlyinthebodysoastoimprovehealth.t6Thebearmovementsaregoodforthe

stomach.Thetigermovementscanreducethepainintheback.Thedeermovementshelpreducethe

fataroundthewaist.Thebirdmovementscanhelpkeepourkneeshealthyandthemonkey

movementscanbegoodfbrtheheart,"saidHuaYi,the59thinheritor（繼承人）ofWuqinxi.

Forthosenewlearners,thefirstfewexercisesmightnotgowell.Youmayfindithardtofocus.

Wearcomfortableclothes,keeppeacefulinyourmind,trytomoveslowly...Littlebylittle,youwill

feelmoreharmonious（和諧的）withnature.Youmayevenfeelyoubecomeatigeroradeer,

walkingintheforestfreely.Theseexercisesneednotoolsandtheyareeasytolearn.Youcansearch

onlinefbrthevideosandpracticethematanytimewhenyoufeellikerelaxingyourbodyandmind.

It'sfuntopracticeandgoodfbrhealth,soFive-AnimalExercisesarebecomingmoreandmore

popularinrecentyears,notonlyinChina,butalsoinmanyotherplacesoftheworld.

41.FromParagraph1,whatcanweknowabouttheFive-AnimalExercises?

A.Itstools.B.Itscreation.C.Itsdisadvantages.D.Its

popularity.

42.IfAlicehasaheartdisease,whichofthefollowingmayhelpheralot?

43.InwhichparagraphcananewlearnergetadviceaboutpracticingtheFive-AnimalExercises?

AParagraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.

Paragraph4.

44.WhatshouldpeopledowhilepracticingtheFive-AnimalExercisesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Keeppeaceful.B.Movequickly.C.Usetools.D.Enjoy

nature.

45.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toprotectwildanimals.B.Toimproveourhealth.

C.Tointroduceasetofexercises.D.Tocompareanimalmovements.

第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的五個選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最

佳選項，使短文通順、連貫，意思完整。（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

E

Toyshaveaverylonghistory.Changesintoy-makinghavetakenplacewhennewmaterials

havecomeout.46

Peoplehavefoundtoysmorethan2,000yearsold.47Notmuchisknownaboutthe

toysoftheMiddleAges（about800yearsago）.Therearedrawingsofchildrenplayingwargames

onwoodenhorses.

About400yearsago,theGermantownofNurembergbecameacenterfortoy-making.Toy

makersworkedneartheleadmines（鉛礦）.48Woodentoyswerealsomadeinthehills

nearby.

49Toyhorsesandtrainswerepopular.Manybeautifultoyhouseswerealsomadein

thosedays.In1893,inEngland,WilliamBritaininventedanewwayofmakingtoyswithacheaper

method.Thousandsofthesetoysweresenttodifferentcountriesallovertheworld.

Astimewentby,softtoyanimalshaveappeared.50ThecartoonshowedPresident

（‘總、統(tǒng)）"Teddy"Rooseveltwithababybear.AnAmericantoymakermadealotoftoybearswhich

werenamed“Teddy“bearsafterthePresident.

A.Thesetoyswereusuallymadeofwood.

B.Andmanyofthemstartedmakingtoysfromlead.

C.In1903,acartoonappearedinanAmericannewspaper.

D.Toyshavebecomecheaperwhennewideashavecomeout.

E.150yearsago,toysmadeofmetalbecamecheaper.

2022年福建省漳州市中考一模英語試題

七、閱讀單選

Notice

MayDayiscoming.Welcometoourcommunityservicecentertohaveacolorfulholiday.

VolunteersToprotectourselvesfromInventionShowinventionsaremakingourlife

COVID-19,we'dbettergetvaccinated（接種疫苗）.easierandcolorful.Peopleinourcommunitywill

Butsomepeopleinourcommunityareafraidofit.showyoutheirgreatestinventions.Hereyoucansee

Pleaseworkforourcommunitytotellthemthealotofnewinventionsfrompeopleofdifferent

importanceofgettingvaccinatedandhelpthemages.Guideswillstaywithyoufromthebeginning

reduceworries.totheend.

Time:10:00a.m.—3:00p.m.Time:9:00a.m.—4:00p.m.

Place:thefirstfloorPlace:thesecondfloor

SpaceShowChineseastronautsZhaiZhigang,Paintings&Calligraphy（書法）Greatchanges

WangYapingandYeGuangfuarereturningtothehavetakenplaceinChinainthepast100years.To

earthinApril.Doyouwanttoknowabouttheirlifeexpressloveforourcountry,100studentsfrom

inspace?Cometothespaceshow!Youcanalsoseedifferentschoolswillusetheirpensandbrushesto

alotofmodelspacecrafts,describethegreatchanges.

Time:8:00a.m.—3:30p.m.Time:9:00a.m.一5:30p.m.

Place:thethirdfloorPlace:thefourthfloor

46.Whatshouldyoudoifyouareavolunteerinthecommunity?

A.Inventsomethingnew.

B.Orderpeopletogetvaccinated.

C.Helppeopletoreduceworries.

D.Showthepaintingsfrom100students.

47.Howlongwilltheinventionshowlast?

A.5hours.B.7hours.C.7.5hours.D.8.5hours.

48.Whatcanpeopledoatthespaceshow?

A.Learnaboutthelifeinspace.B.Watchafilmaboutspace.

C.Haveatalkwiththeastronauts.D.Makemodelspacecrafts.

49.Ifyouarefreeat16:30onMayDay,whatcanyousee?

A.Modelspacecrafts.B.Volunteeractivities.

C.Newinventions.D.Paintingandcalligraphyworks.

50.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Acommunitynotice.

C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencewebsite.

AsIwalkedtomycaratalocalshoppingcenter,Isawamanwhowassittingontheground

withasignthatsaid,“Pleasehelp^^.

Ioftengive$20topeoplelikehim,butnowIdecidedtoinvest（投入）sometimeaswell.I

stoppedandsaid,“Comeon,brother.Pickupyourthingsandlefsgetyousomegroceries（食品

雜貨）Aswewalkedbackintotheshop,weexchangedafewwords.Ilearnedthathehadaplace

tolive,buthadnomoneytobuyfood.

Anyhow,hesharedhisstoryandIstillwantedtohelphim.Westartedwithsomefruitand

vegetables.Hechosesomecabbagesfirst,thengotsomecarrotsandacoupleofonions.Iasked

himwhathehadn'thadforalongtime.Hesaidmeat.Sowegothimanicesteak.Aswewere

talking,hetoldmehehadtwoboys.Abigpackofinstantnoodleswentintothebasket.Healso

askedithecouldgetsometoothpaste.Ofcourse,thatwasfine,too.

Iwasnotsureexactlywhathadhappenedtothisman,butIbelievedhedidn'tlietome.He

onlytookwhathereallyneeded.IknowIwon'tdothisallthetime,asIcan'taffordtodoso,but

treatingpeoplewithdignity,kindnessandcompassionisimportant.Helpingothersisagoodway

tohelptheworld,eveninjustasmallway.Weoftenfeelasthoughthere9snothingwecandoto

maketheworldbetter,butthat'sjustnottrue.

51.Howdidthewriterhelptheman?

A.Bygivinghim.B.Bychattingwithhim.

C.Byhelpinghimfindajob.D.Bybuyinghimsomegroceries.

52.Whatdidthemanchoosetobuyfirst?

A.Somevegetables.B.Anicesteak.

C.Instantnoodles.D.Sometoothpaste.

53.Whydidthewriterthinkthatthemanwashonest?

A.Becausehesharedhisstories.

B.Becausehetriedhardtosupporthisboys.

C.Becausehedidn'ttakethemoneythewritergave.

D.Becauseheonlytookwhathereallyneeded.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dignity“inParagraph4probablymeaninChinese?

A.尊嚴B.端莊C.架勢D.要職

55.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

B.Youshouldn'tspendyourlastcentindailylife.

C.Helpingotherscanmakeadifference.

D.Investingtimeisbetterthangivingmoney.

TheSeineisabeautifulriverwhichgoesthroughFrance.However,theSeinehasbeen

seriouslypolluted.Thereareevenlawsthatdonotletpeopleswiminthewater.11-year-old

Raphaelwantstocleantheriver.HewantspeopletoswimintheSeineby2024.Thatiswhenthe

citywillhosttheOlympicGames.

Cleaningtheriverisabigjob.Raphaelfishesrubbishoutoftheriver.Hehasdoneitnearly

everyweekendforthepasttwoyears.Hefisheswithhisdad.Theycancatchatonofrubbishina

singleday.Theyhavecaughtanythingfromphonestoscooters.ThebiggestthingRaphaelfound

wasamotorcycle.Itwassoheavythatittookateamofpeopletopullitout.

RaphaellearnedaboutcleaningriversfromYouTube.In2019,hefoundavideo.Peoplewere

fishingmetalobjectsoutofrivers.Theyusedropestiedtomagnets（磁鐵）.ThatChristmas,

Raphaelaskedhisparentsforsupplies.Hewantedsomeropes,ahook,andapowerfulmagnet.

Themagnetwasverystrong.Itcouldattractmetalobjectsweighingmorethanaton.

Whenhebegan,fishingformetalwasjustalazyweekendactivity.ButRaphaelsoonsaw

justhowmuchrubbishtherewasatthebottomoftheriver.Hewantedtodomore.Itbecamelike

afull-timejob,hesaid.

LastOctober,Raphaelwonanawardforhisefforts.HereceivedtheMedalofParis.Raphael

isconfidentabouthisprogressinthelasttwoyears.AsectionoftheSeineisclearerthantherest

oftheriver.Thatiswherehefirststartedfishingformetal.

Raphaelcannotcleantheriveraloneby2024,buthewon'tgiveup.Hehopesheisoneofthe

firsttoswiminthewateronceitissafe.

56.Raphaelcleanstheriverinorderto.

A.swimintheSeineB.wintheMedalofParis

C.joininthe2024OlympicsD.learnfromYouTube

57.Whichparagraphshowshowhardthejobofcleaningtheriveris?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

58.HowdoesRaphaelprobablycleantheriver?

59.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRaphael?

A.Honestandbrave.B.Cuteandcareful.

C.Outgoingandfunny.D.Confidentandresponsible.

60.Whatcanbeinferred（推理）fromthetext?

A.Raphaelwillstopfishingformetal.B.Morepeoplewillfishforfun.

C.TheSeinewillbecomecleanerby2024.D.Raphaelalwayscleanstheriveralone

Chinaisenteringanewageofquantumcomputation（量子計算）.Chinesescientistshave

createdtheworld'sfirstlight-basedquantumcomputer.It\calledJiuzhang.It'sanew

achievementinthefieldafterGooglefinishedbuildingitsownquantumcomputerlastyear.

ThenameJiuzhangcomesfromanoldChinesemathematicstext.Comparedwithtoday's

bestsupercomputers,Jiuzhangcancalculate（計算）100,000billiontimesfaster.Forexample,it

takesJiuzhangonly200secondstofinishGaussianbosonsampling（高斯玻色取樣）,avery

time-takingcalculation.Fugaku,theworld'sfastestsupercomputer,wouldtakeabout600million

yearstofinishthesametask.

Quantummachines,surprisingcomputingpowerresultsfromtheirbasicbuildingblocks,

calledquantumbits,orqubits（量子比特）,accordingtotheUniversityofScienceandTechnology

ofChina.Traditionalcomputersusuallydealwithdata（數據）inbinary（二進制）bits,presenting

dataaseitheraOora1.However,quantumcomputersusequbitstoprocessdata.Qubitscanbe

0,1,oranythinginbetween.Asaresult,asthenumberofqubitsthatarebeingusedincreases,the

computingabilityofquantumcomputersincreases,too.

AccordingtoPanJianwei,oneofthemainresearchersbehindJiuzhang,quantumcomputing

hasalreadybecomeanareaofstrongcompetitionintheworld.WithJiuzhang,Chinahasentered

therace.ComparedwithGoogle'squbitcomputer,Jiuzhangiseasiertomakeandkeep.Google's

qubitcomputermustbekeptataverycoldtemperaturesoitsmaterialscanconduct（傳導）

electricitysuccessfully.ButmostofJiuzhang^equipmentcanworkattheroomtemperature.

Atpresent,scientistscanjustuseJiuzhangfbrbosonsampling.Butinthefuture,itmightbe

usedfbrmachinelearningandotherfields.LuChaoyang,anotherkeyresearcherbehindJiuzhang,

toldChinaDailythatscientistswillkeepincreasingJiuzhang'scomputingpower.

61.WhydopeopleregardJiuzhangasagreatachievement?

A.Becauseit'saninventionasgreatasGoogle'squantumcomputer.

B.Becauseit'stheworld'sfirstlight-basedquantumcomputer.

C.BecauseitgetsitsnamefromanoldChinesemathematicstext.

D.Becauseitcanfinishallcalculationin200seconds,time.

62.InParagraph2,thewritershowsJiuzhangcancalculateprettyfastby.

A.comparingitwithothercomputersB.tellingusaninterestingstory

C.showingusmanygoodexamplesD.listingalotofnumbersandresults

63.Whichpictureshowsthecomputingabilityofquantumcomputers?

computingcomputingcomputing

abilityabilityability

computing

ability

Dlx

qubits

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Jiuzhangshouldbekeptataverycoldtemperature.

B.JiuzhangcanworkasfastasGoogle'squbitcomputer.

C.Google'squbitcomputercanworkattheroomtemperature.

D.JiuzhangiseasiertokeepthanGoogle'squbitcomputer.

65.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Googlemakesgreatprogressinquantumcomputation.

B.JiuzhangmeansalottoChinesequantumcomputation.

C.Quantumcomputationwillreplacetraditionalcalculation.

D.Gaussianbosonsamplingisimportanttoscientificdevelopment.

八、閱讀還原5選5

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的五個選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項,使短文通順、

連貫、意思完整。

Nomatterwhoyouareandwhereyoulive,themostimportantthingiswhatkindofperson

youare66Amongthem,thefollowingqualitiesarethemosthelpfulones.

Haveapositiveattitude.Lifeisnotalwaysabedofroses.Whenyoufacedifficulties,don't

loseheart.Doyouknowwhatcanhelpyouovercomedifficulties?It'syourattitude.Cheerup!

67Whenyousmileinfrontofit,itwillalsosmileatyou.

Keeplearning.Maybeyouareusedtoyourpresentlife.Everydayyouhavesomuchworkto

dothatyoucan'findanytimetolearn.68Neverbesatisfiedwithyourself,oryouwill

fallbehindothers.Keepinglearningcanhelpyougetsuccessinthefuture.

Becreative.Inthemodemworld,thestudentswhohavecreativethinkingareneededmost.

Beingcreativemeanscomingupwithnewideasandhavingcreativeimagination.69

Behonestandkeepyourpromise.Honestyisthebestpolicy.Nobodylikesapersonwhotells

lies.70

Aslongasyouhavethesequalitiesmentionedabove,youwillbeexcellentandmakea

differencetotheworld.AlbertEinsteinoncesaid,“Trynottobecomeamanofsuccessbutrather

trytobecomeamanofvalue.”

A.Lifeislikeamirror.B.Theonewhokeepshiswordsispopulareverywhere.

C.Thosewhoarecreativehavemorechoicesintheirlife.D.However,the

worldaroundyouischangingallthetime.E.Therearemanygoodqualitiesthat

canbenefit(有益)youalotinyourlife.

2021年福建省漳州市中考一模英語試題

IV閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、C、

D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。（每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

LOSTTitanic3D

AwhitecatwithtwobigblueSaturdayandSunday

eyes.Ifyoufindit,pleasecallSamatShowtimeCinema

385-20dollars(halfforchildrenunder12)

0926.CallDavidat332-5147.

Manythanks.

BOOKSALEHOUSEFORRENT

AChristmasCarol2sunnybedroomswithakitchen.

-byCharlesDiukans500dollarsamonth

AstoryofChristmasCallMaryat591-3127for

ThetruemeaningofChristmasmoreinformation.

was59.60dollars

now29.60dollars

46.Wholostawhitecatwithtwobigblueeyes?

A.Sam.B.David.C.Mary.D.Charles.

47.YouneedtopaydollarsifyoubuythebookAChristmasCarolnow.

A.59.60B.49.60C.39.60

D.29.60

48.OnwhatdaycanweseeTitanic3DintheShowtimeCinema?

A.Everyday.B.FridayandSaturday.

C.SaturdayandSunday.D.ThursdayandSunday.

49.Ifyouwanttorentahouse,youcancall.

A.385-0926B.591-3127C.332-5147

D.592-5147

50.Thoseadsabovearemostprobablyfroma.

A.mapB.dictionaryC.newspaperD.

guidebook

B

Manypeopleareafraidoftakingrisks.Sowas1.1wasborninasmallvillageinVietnam.Ifs

commonforpeopletogetmarriedandsettledownatayoungagehere.Ialmosttookthatpath,too.

ButIreallythinkthiswayoflivingistooboring.Ifinallychosetodosomethingdifferent—totake

somerisks.

Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Irewardedmyselfwithathree-daytripto

Thailand.ItwasmyfirsttripabroadbymyselfandIfeltnervous.Ikeptthinkingabouttheworst

thingsthatcouldhappen.

ButthetripturnedouttobecompletelydifferentfromwhatIhavethought.LateonJuly2,

myflightarrivedinBangkok.Thateveningbecamethemostunforgettablemomentinmylife.

Bangkoklookedtrulyamazing.Theelectriclightsgavethecityamysteriouslook.It'svery

differentfrommyhometown.

Thenextmorning,Iwokeupearly.Icouldn'twaittoexploreBangkok.Manypeoplesaythe

bestwaytounderstandacultureistowalkthroughthelocalmarket.Somyfirstdestinationwas

ChatuchakMarket.Itisoneofthelargestmarketintheworld.Iboughtlotsofinterestingthings

andtriedavarietyoftastystreetfoodthere.

AuniquepartofBangkokisitstemples.Theyareactuallyeverywherein

Thailand.Ivisitedsomeofthebestknownones.Ilostcountofthenumberoftimesmyjaw（下

巴）droppedwhenIsawabeautifulstatue0雕像）orstructure.

Onthethirdday,ItooktheskytraintogoaroundBangkok.Thetrainswereamazing.Ihad

neverseensuchthingsinmylife.IstoppedbySiamSquaretodosomeshoppingandtowatcha

Thaimovie.

IfelthesitanttoflybacktoVietnam.Fortrue,sometimeinthefuture.Iwillgobackand

furtherexplorethisamazingcity.

51.Whomdidthewritertraveledaroundwith?

A.Withalocalguide.B.Withhisfriend.C.Byhimself.D.Withhisparents.

52.WhendidthewriterstarttoexploreBangkok?

A.OntheafternoonofJuly3.B.OnthemorningofJuly3.

C.OntheeveningofJuly2.D.OnthemorningofJuly2.

53.How