福建省福州市2022-2024年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

福建省福州市

2022-2024年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2024年福建省福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)閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內容，從題中所給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

Sunday,January28

HappyCityTourBusChanges

1.Withtherisingpriceofoil,HappyCityTourBuswillstarttorunonweekendsonly.However,

youmaytakeourbustoyourfavoriteplacesinHappyCityearlierwithoutwaitingfortoolong

likebefore.Runninghourwill,befrom8a.m.to5p.m.every30minutes.

2.HappyCityTourBuswillstarttogotoSpringland,WinterlandandSummerland.Also,you

canstillgetoffatWoodfieldandTeafieldlikebefore.Ifyouwouldliketogomountainclimbing

onMountainGochi,theneareststoptogetoffisFlowerfield.Youdon'thavetowalkfaraway

fromGrassfieldlikebefore.

3.ThechangesabovewillbeginnextSunday.

46HappyCityTourBuschangesbecause

A.theoilpriceisrisingB.morepeoplecometoHappyCity

C.theticketpriceishigherD.peopleusedtowaitfortoolong

47.WhichisthemostlikelymapofHappyCityTourBusLinebeforethechanges?

48IfSallywantstovisitMountainGochinextSunday,thecloseststopis

A.SpringlandB.GrassfieldC.SummerlandD.Flowerfield

49.Whenwillthechangesbegin?

A.OnJan21st.B.OnJan28th.C.OnFeb4th.D.OnFeb11th.

50Thetextaboveisa

A.reportB.noticeC.menuD.diary

B

Morsecode(摩斯密碼)isasystemof

communicationthatusesdots(shortmarks),dashes(long

marks),andspacestorepresent(代表)theletters,numbers,

andpunctuation.Lettersusedoften(suchas"E")gotasimple

code,whilethosenotoftenused(suchas"Q")gotalonger

andmorecomplexcode.

TheveryfirstmessageusingMorsecodewassentby

SamuelMorse,oneofitsinventors,toAlfredVailonMay24th,

1844.Thetwomenwere40milesapartatthetime.Fromthen???

on,thewaytocommunicatewithpeopleinfar-offplaceswaschanged.

Morsecodeisahighlydependablecommunicationmethod,evenindifficultandnoisy

environments.Itcanbesentbysounds,light,orotherunexpectedways.JeremiahAndrewDenton

Jr.wasaprisonerofwarbetween1965and1973.Asahigh-rankingofficer,hewasforcedtotake

partinatelevisioninterviewonMay2nd,1966.Duringthebroadcast,whichwentoutliveinthe

US,DentonJr.pretended《段裝）tobeblindedbythecameralightsinordertoblink（眨眼）a

Morsecodemessagetothosewatchingbackhome.

Morsecode'sheydayislonggone.Itwasreplacedfirstbythetelephone,thenthefax

machine,andfinallybytheInternet.Butisn'titfuntosendamessageinMorseCodetoyour

friends?Giveitatry!

51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"complex"mean?

A.冗長的B.準確的C,復雜的D.清晰的

52WecaninferfromthetextthatMorsecodewasputintouseinthe

A.1840sB.1880sC.1960sD.1970s

53Denton'sstoryismentionedtoshow

A.howMorsecodeworksinadifficultsituation

B.howMorsecodeisusedintelevisioninterviews

C.howMorsecodehelpedcatchaprisonerofwar

D.howaMorsecodemessagewassentbysounds

54Accordingtothetext,Morsecode

A.isstillwidelyusednowadays

B.wasinventedtoreplacethetelephone

C.changedlong-distancecommunication

D.canhardlybeusedinnoisyenvironments

55.David,whoislearningMorseCode,wantstowrite"hi"inMorsecode.Whichofthe

followingiscorrect?

A.?????B.—

C.??????D.?MB?MB

c

YouundoubtedlywereaskedJwhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”whenyouwere

ayoungchild.Don'tworry!Nobodyactuallyexpectedyoutostartcareerplanningatthe

kindergarten（幼兒園）stage.

However,thetimingofcareerplanningmattersalot.Whilenoageisevertoolatetostart

makingprogresstowardthecareerofyourdreams,itisbettertostarttodayinsteadoftomorrow.

Planningyourcareerearlyenoughcomeswithmanyadvantages,frompreparingyoufor

challengesaheadtogivingyoumuch-neededexperience.

Then▲?AgoodfirststepistoperformaselfevaluationMakealistofyour

strongestskillsandinterests.Then,closeyoureyesandimagineyouridealdayatwork.Wouldit

bepeacefulorchallenging?Wouldyouliketoworkwithyoungpeople?Animals?Computers?

Whenyouimagineyourfuture,whatdoesitinclude?Thesequestionscanhelpyoufocusand

narrowdownyourchoices.Youshouldalsoconsiderfactorsbeyondpersonalpreferences.For

example,whatqualifications（資格）arerequiredtoenterthefield?Ifyoudon'tyethavethe

qualificationsorexperiencethatyouneed,whateducationdoyouneedtoprepareyourself?

Regardlessofwhereyou'reatwhetheryougetgoodgradesinexamsornothigher

educationgivesyoutheshoestotakethatnextstep.Becauseyou'reequippedwithpracticalskills

andknowledgethrougheducation,andeducationisalwayssomethingthatemployers（雇主）

liketosee.Ontopofthat,bygainingadditionalskillsincommunicationandproblemsolvingand

achievingyourgoals,youcanalsoincreaseyourconfidence.Andstudieshaveshownthatgreater

confidenceleadstogreatercareerprogress.

56Thequestionatthebeginningofthetexthelpsreaders

A.thinkofananswerB.bebetterquestioners

C.improvetheirthinkingD.understandthetopicbetter

57Thewriteradvisesustostartplanningourcareer

A.asearlyaspossibleB.beforeenteringtheworkplace

C.duringhighschoolD.afterreceivinghighereducation

58Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe▲inParagraph3?

A.whentostartcareerplanningB.howtomakeacareerplan

C.whattoprepareforyourstudyD.whotoworkandstudywith

59.Whatdoest6theshoes"refertoinParagraph4?

A.Examsandgrades.B.Skillsandknowledge.

C.Goalsandprogress.D.Fashionandconfidence.

60Thetextismostprobablywrittento

A.childrenatthekindergartenB.oldmenwithlotsofworkexperience

C.employersinthecompaniesD.teenagersatschoolorjustfinishedschool

D

Mostmoderncitieshavetakenactiontoreducetrafficjams（交通阻塞）andimproveair

quality.Butiftheywanttobecomemorelivable,theyshouldthinkaboutmoreambitiousgoals.

Amsterdam,theDutchcapital,hassetagoodexample.Ithasplannedtoban（禁止）gasoline

anddieselvehicles,leavingonlyelectriconesby2030.ThebanispartoftheCleanAirAction

Plan.Theplanstartedin2020whenalldieselcarsbuiltbefore2005werebannedfromentering

thecitycenter.In2022,publicbusesthatcausepollutionwerebanned.Finallyallvehiclesthatuse

enginespoweredbygasolineanddieselwillnolongerbeallowedintothecityby2030.

Theadvantagesofsuchbansareclear.Trafficjamswastelargeamountsoffuelandtimeeach

year.Pollutionfromcarsmakesclimatechangemoreserious.Itisalsobadforpeople'shealth.

Amsterdam'sgovernmentsayscarpollutionreducesthelifeexpectancyofitscitizens（市民）by

morethanayear.

Butwilleveryonesupportsuchplan?Formostpeople,givingupdrivingmeanslifewill

becomelessconvenient.PerhapsAmsterdamcanhelpmakethischangetoelectriccarseasier.For

example,itcanthinkaboutimprovingpublictransportation.Itcanalsocreatealargernumberof

attractivepublicspacesforpedestrians.Peoplewhodriveelectriccarsmaybegivendiscounts（折

扣）onparkingfees.Anditcanbemoreopentonewwaysofgettingaround,suchasbike-sharing.

Sayingnotonon-electricvehiclesishard.Butlet'sthinkseriouslyaboutourwellbeingand

thatofourplanet.Makingourcitiesmorelivablehastobecomeanurgentgoal.

61.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Takeactiontoreducetrafficjams

B.Theadvantagesofreducingtrafficjams

C.Waysofbanningnon-electricvehicles

D.Saynotonon-electricvehicles

62.WhichofthefollowinghavealreadybeenbannedinAmsterdam?

A.Electriccars.B.Gasolinecarsbuiltbefore2005.

C.Non-electriccars.D.Publicbusesthatcausepollution.

63ThewritersuggestsAmsterdamhelpitscitizenstoaccepttheplanby_

?improvingbusandsubwayservices

?givingelectriccarbuyerssomediscounts

?allowingelectriccardriverstoparkforfree

?introducingbike-sharingandothernewwaystogetaround

A.①③B.①④C.②④D.②③

64.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Amsterdamisbanningnon-electricvehiclesstepbystep.

B.MostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakinsupportofthevehicleban.

C.LifeexpectancyofAmsterdamcitizensisshorterthanthatin2020.

D.TherearefewerpublicspacesforpedestriansinAmsterdamthanbefore.

65.Whichistherightstructure（結構）ofthetext?（①二Para.1②二Para.2）

A.①②③④B.①C.①D.①②

W<T>/NX

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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

HowtoRunforClassPresident

Somehighschoolshaveagroupcalledstudentgovernment66Justaswithareal

government,astudentgovernmentoftenhasapresident.Studentsvote（投票）todecidewhichone

isthemostsuitableforthejob.Ifyouareinterestedinbecomingaclasspresident,hereareafew

tips:

*67

Beingclasspresidentcanbeadifficultjob.Itmightmeangoingtomanymeetingsand

workingwithstudentsandteachers.Ifyouarededicated（專注的），otherswillnotice!

*Benicetoclassmates.

Asaclasspresident,youwillhavetoworkwithmanypeople.Studentsandteachersshould

feelthatyouareagoodpersontoworkwith68Itwillpayoff!

*Reflectonyourstrengthsandweaknesses.

Thinkaboutwhatmakesyouuniqueandwhatyouaregoodat69Examiningboth

yourstrengthsandweaknesseshelpsyoufocusonwhatyoucanofferyourclassmates.

*Makeandhangpostersaroundtheschool.

Makesureyourpostersareinterestingandeyecatching70Youcanalsowriteout

yoursloganandafewcampaignpoints.Printoutabunchofpostersandhangthemaroundyour

school.

A.Makesureyouwantthejob.

B.Showthatyoucanbepleasantandfriendly.

C.Alsoconsiderwhatyoucouldimproveupon.

D.Itismadeupofstudentswhohelptomakerulesforthewholeschool.

E.Theyshouldshowyournameandthereasonswhystudentsshouldvoteforyou.

2023年福建省福州市中考一模英語試題

七、閱讀單選

Wordbank:fabric面料；sweat出汗；extra額外的

?women|men|口'sdlesigning［耳

Whydowemakethesepants?Theselightpantsmakeyoumove

SunMoonYogaPants

freely.Thesepantsaremadeforyoga.Thefabricweuseiscalled

“NuluTM“whichkeepsyoucomfortablewhenyousweat.Thefabric

needsalittleextralove.Ifyouwanttowashit,itisbettertousecold

?回(D回

waterinthewashingmachine.

Review★★★★★

Jenny(age:25-30):

Iboughttwopairsofyogapantslastmonth.Ican'tgetenoughofthem.

Ihavebeenwearingthemnotonlytoyogaclassesbutalsoeverywhere.

IwanttobuytwomorepairsandthenIcanwearthemeveryday.

Review★★★★

Brian(age:18-24):

Iboughtthepantsformycousin,Kayla.Shelovesthemsomuch.Thenewfabricissosoft

andcomfortable.Shesaidthatshewasgoingtobuyanothernewpairoftheseyogapantsfor

herselfbuttheonlycomplaintisthat,weboththinktheyareabittooexpensive.

Review★

Ruby(age:31-35):

Ihavealwayslovedtobuypants,fromyou,butthistime,Ican'tbemoredisappointed.I

woremyredyogapantsonceandputtheminthewashingmachine.Ididusethecoldwaterto

washthembutallmyotherclothesbecamepink.Iwon'tbuythemagain.

46.Whatdoesthiswebsitesell?

A.Nulufabric.B.Yogaclasses.

C.Washingmachines.D.Yogapants.

47.Thegoodsarespecialfortheir.

A.styleB.colorC.sizeD.material

48.Jennysays"Ican'tgetenoughofthem.^^toshowthatshe.

A.hasalotofthemB.wantsmoreofthem

C.nolongerneedsthemD.hasnomoneyforthem

49.WhatmayKaylasaytothesellerwhenshebuysthegoods?

A.ThestylesaretooboringB.Cantheybealittlecheaper?

C.Theyareformycousin.D.Aretheymadeofthenewfabric?

50.Fromthetext,wecanknowthatRuby.

A.thinksthepantsareofpoorquality

B.doesn'tlikewashingclothesbyhand

C.feelsdisappointedatthestyleofthepants

D.doesn'treadtheinstructionsofthepants

Attheageof5,LauraLeedevelopedwhatmostpeoplewouldconsiderastrange

hobby-collectingtoiletrolls(衛(wèi)生2氏筒),whichfinallybecameanationwiderecycling

movementinSingapore.

In2018,15-year-oldLaurastartedToiletRollSG,withthegoalofcollectingonetonoftoilet

rollswithinayear.Abouttwoyearslater,Lauracollected860kilograms.Besides,Laurawentinto

partnershipwithwastemanagementcompanyVeolia.Foreverykilogramcollected,thecompany

gave5centsinreturn,andthenLauradonated（捐贈）themoneytosupportsocialcauses.Thathas

encouragedmanymorestudentstojoinher.Asamainorganizer,shereceivedagovernmental

EcoFriendAwardin2021.

Whenaskedwhyshebecameinterestedincollectingtoiletrolls,Lauraexplains,"'Theyare

convenienttocollect,becausetheyaremadeofonlyonematerial.Thingslikepensaremore

difficulttorecycle,becausetheyaremadeupofmanydifferentmaterials,whichrequiresmore

resourcestoseparate.^^Shehopesthismovementwillhelpencourageyoungpeopletocutdownon

theuseofthesesingle-usethings,whichwillcreatearippleeffect（連鎖反應）.

Whafsmore,Lauraoftengivespublicspeechesaboutrecyclingatlocalschools.Butbecause

ofCOVID-19,shehastogiveupface-to-facecommunication,andinsteadusestheInternettocall

attentiontodifferentenvironmentalissues.""Startsmall,be-kind,andknowthatyouractionsgoa

longway,“Laurastates.

51.WhatdidmostpeoplefirstthinkofLaura'shobby?

A.Creative.B.Expensive.C.Interesting.D.Strange.

52.HowoldwasshewhenLaurawontheEcoFriendAward?

A.Five.B.Fifteen.C.Eighteen.D.Twenty-one.

53.WhydidLaurabecomeinterestedincollectingtoiletrolls?

A.Becauseitcouldhelpherearnmoneyforherstudy.

B.Becauseitcouldmakeheranorganizerandfamous.

C.Becausetoiletrollsareeasiertocollectandseparate.

D.Becausetoiletrollscanbereused,recycledandresold.

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothistext?

A.In2020,LaurasucceededinthegoalofcreatingToiletRollSG.

B.Thisrecyclingmovementhasn'tbeenacceptedbythepublicyet.

C.ThemoneyLauragotfromVeoliawasgivenawaytosocialcauses.

D.BecauseofCOVID-19,Lauragaveuptheissuesandhadonlineclasses.

55.WhatcanwelearnfromLaura9sstory?

A.Ahobbycanalsoplayabigrole.

B.Thepathtosuccessisnotalwayssmooth.

C.Protectingtheenvironmentisn'tourbusiness.

D.Onetreecannotmakeaforest.

YouprobablyhavethechildhoodmemoriesofwatchingtheSlinkywalkitswaydownthe

stairs.Thehelical（螺旋形的）springtoywasinventedbyRichardJamesin1943.WhileJames

wastestingwaystokeepequipmentsafeontheU.S.NavyShips,oneofthespringsfelland

beganto"walk”.Seeingthespringcanbemarketedasatoy,hetooktheideahometohiswife

Betty,whonamedittheSlinkyafterlookingthroughadictionary.

In1945,JamesperfectedthedesignoftheSlinky,whichwasabout24metresofwireshaped

intoahelicalfivecentimetre-tallspring.Thenewproductwasahit:Bytheendofthe1945

holidayseason22,000Slinkyshadbeensold.Itwentontobecomethemust-havetoyofthemid

tolate20thcentury.ManyreasonshavebeengivenfortheSlinky'spopularity:"It'scheap.^^“It

teacheskidsphysics.^^'"Childrenlovesimplethings."andsoon.

Asachild,makingaSlinkystepperfectlyfromthetopofthestairstothebottomisexciting.

TheSlinkygetsits“walking“abilityfromtwoproperties:wavemotionsandNewton'slaws.

Sittingatthetopofthestairs,theSlinkyremains-unchanged,likeallobjectsthatarenotbeing

movedbyotherforces.WhentheSlinkyisknockedoffthefirststep,gravityactsuponitscoil.

Thenenergyistransferred（傳遞）fromcoiltocoiluntilitarrivesattheendoftheslinky,which

makesitstretchtoreachthenextstepdown,reformitself,thenstretchagaintoreachthenextstep,

andsoon.

56.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthetext?

A.Art.B.Nature.C.Invention.D.Culture.

57.WhatcanweknowaboutJamesaccordingtothetext?

A.HediscoveredtheSlinkybychance.

B.Helookedthroughadictionarytonamethetoy.

C.Hetestedthespringstokeeptheequipmentsafe.

D.HechangedtheshapeoftheSlinkyin1945.

58.WhichofthefollowingmadetheSlinkypopularaccordingtothetext?

A.Hightechnology.B.Lowprice.

C.Holidayseasons.D.Funnyshapes.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"coil"meaninthetext?

A.柱子B.線圈C.底座D.鐵鏈

60.Whafsthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.ThephysicsofaSlinky.B.Theprocessofenergytransference.

C.Theimportanceofgravity.D.ThescienceprojectaboutNewton'slaws.

In2021,thenetpopulationgrowth（人口凈增長）ofChinawasonly480,000,thelowest

overthelast60years.AndallthesignsshowthatChinawillseenegativepopulationgrowthinthe

nearfuture.IthastobepointedoutthatChinaisstilladevelopingcountry,andnegative

populationgrowthinmostcaseshashappenedinthedevelopedcountries.

Now,whatisurgent（緊急的）forourpolicymakersistodealwiththedecreasingpopulation

growth,becauseourcountrystillneedslabortokeepgrowth.Ourcountry'spro-birthpoliciesare

underdevelopednow,andtheydonotmatchtheneedtoencouragewomentohavebabies.

Consideringthis,theNationalHealthCommissionhasmadeeveryefforttoimprovepublic

childcareservices,introducemoreholidaysandmaketheholidaysystemmoreflexible（靈活的）

andstrictlycarriedout.Butthafsfarfromenoughtodealwiththerootcausesoftheproblem.

Inthefirstplace,exorbitanthousingpricesandunderdevelopedpublicrentalhousingsystem

havebroughtdownthemarriagerateinthecountry.Second,thehousesinthecommunitiesnear

theprestigiousschoolsaren'taffordableforacommonfamily.Asaresult,ithasbecome

increasinglydifficultforchildrenfromlow-income（4攵入）familiestoreceiveagoodeducation.

Also,thequalityoflaborandproductionefficiencyarehardtoimprovewith-educationresources

becomingmoreexclusive（獨有的）totherich.

Besides,theshortageofamaturebusinessenvironmentandanunfairdistributionofwealth

alsobringforwardourcountry'sdecreasingpopulationgrowth.

Sincewehavefoundouttheseproblems,whatshouldwedonext?

61.WhichpicturebestexplainsthefirsttwosentencesinParagraph1?

62.InParagraph3,whichwordmeans“famous”?

A.Exorbitant.B.Underdeveloped.C.Prestigious.D.Affordable.

63.Whatwillbemostprobablyintroducednext?

A.ThemeasuresChinawilltaketosolvethepopulationgrowthproblem.

B.Thetimewhenourcountry'spopulationgrowthproblemwillbesolved.

C.Theproblemsthatourcountrywillfaceifthepopulationgrowthisnegative.

D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesthatthelowpopulationgrowthbrings.

64.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(①二Paragraph1,②二Paragraph

65.Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenwritingthisarticle?

A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Proud.D.Angry.

八、閱讀還原5選5

HumanshavebeenstaringupatMercury,Venus,Mars,JupiterandSaturnforthousandsof

years.66Theynoticedthateachplanethadadifferentcharacteristic.Theymappedthe

planets'movementsandnamedthemafterthegodsfromtheirmythology（神話）.

MercuryEarthJupiterUranus

III

SunVenusMarsSaturnNeptune

Mercury,istheclosestplanettotheSun.67SotheRomansnameditafterthegod

whocarriesmessages.

Venusshinesthebrightestinthenightsky.ThafswhytheRomansgaveitthenameoftheir

goddessofloveandbeauty.MarswasnamedaftertheRomangodofwarforitsredcolor.

68Therefore,theRomansgaveitthenameofthekingoftheirgods.Theythen

nameditsneighboringringedplanetSaturnaftertheking'sfather.

Thepracticeofusingstoriesfrommythologytonameobjectsintheskycaughton.When

WilliamHerscheldiscoveredUranusin1781,hewantedtonameitaftertheEnglishking,George

III.69ThenamecamefromOuranos,theGreekgodofthesky.

Decadeslater.JohannGallediscoveredtheeighthplanet.Whentheysawtheplanefsblue

tint,theastronomersnameditNeptuneaftertheRomangodofthesea.

HowaboutourEarth?Youwon,tfindanyGreekorRomangodswiththatname."Earth”

actuallycamefromoldEnglishandGermanicwords,meaning"ground”.70

A.Thenameisprettyfitting,right?

B.However,othersdecidedtocallitUranus.

C.AncientRomanspaidalotofattentiontothem.

D.Jupiteristhelargestplanetinthesolarsystem.

E.Itappearedtomovefasterthantheothers.

2022年福建省福州市中考一模英語試題

七、閱讀單選

Wfientfieru66isfiisgone,

naturecancarryon.

IfyouloveMountgu,

joinusandcleanitup!

Time:Sunday,6March

9:00am-11:30am

Venue:ExitB,GushanStation

FuzhouSubwayLine2

Allarewelcometoattend.

Pleasewearsuitalbeclothingand

coveredshoesi.e.sportsshoes.

Formoreinformatioficontact

CounciFsWasteEducationOfficer

WangFangon87332556oremail

wasteeducation@126.com.4

46.Theactivitywilltakeplace.

A.insummerB.inthemormingC.onweekdaysD.onChristmasDay

47.Theunderlinedword“venue“means.

A.集合點B.目的地C.交通方式D.活動安排

48.Whowillbeinterestedinthisactivity?

A.AgirlwhowantstoclimbupMountGu.

B.Aboywhowantstobeanenvironmentalvolunteer.

C.Awomanwholikescollectingfreeplasticbags.

D.Amanwholikeswearingsportsshoes.

49.Ifyouwanttojoinintheactivity,.

A.youneedtakeyourowngloves

B.WangFangwilltakeyoutoMountGu

C.youcancall87332556formoreinformation

D.CouncirsWasteEducationwillprovidesuitableclothing.

50.Whichpicturebestmatchesthetheme(主題)ofthisactiviin?

uu

Rubyisdoingaresearchthesedays.Belowaresomepiecesofinformationshehascollected.

InEnglish,weusethepronounittocallabridge,achair,oranythingwithoutlife.Butin

Spanish,peopleusethepronounel(he)forabridge,andella(she)forachair;inGerman,

however,thepronounforabridgeissie(she),andachairer(he).Whentheyareaskedwhatthey

thinkofabridge,Spanishspeakersthinkofitas"strong“andGermanspeakersthinkofitas

“pretty”.

LikeSpanishandGerman,Frenchalsousesdifferentpronounsforthingswithoutlife.For

example,inFrench,a"bridge"isa"fhe”,anda“chair"isa"she”,justlikeinSpanish.However,

thesetwolanguagesdonotalwaysagreewitheachotheronpronouns.InSpanish,aforkisa"he",

butinFrench,aforkisa"she”.Here,FrenchsharesthesameideawithGerman.

KuukThaayorreisalanguagespokeninPormpuraaw,Australia.Thislanguagedoesnothave

wordsthatmean“right,“"left,"or"behind”.WhenKuukThaayorrespeakersneedtosaywhere

thingsare,theywillsaysomethinglike"There'sasnaketothesouthofyou,"or"Theglassis

southwestofthebowl.^^KuukThaayorrespeakerscanalwaystellwhereeast,west,south,and

northare,eveninplacesthey'veneverbeen.

51.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.LikeGermanspeakers,Frenchspeakersmightthinkofachairas“pretty”.

B.LikeSpanishspeakers,Frenchspeakersmightthinkofabridgeas“pretty”.

C.LikeGermanspeakers,Frenchspeakersmightthinkofachairas“strong”.

D.LikeSpanishspeakers,Frenchspeakersmightthinkofabridgeas“strong”.

53.InGerman,thepronounforaforkis.

A.elB.ellaC.sieD.er

54.WhatcanwelearnaboutKuukThaayorre?

A.ItiswidelyspokeninAustralia.B.IthasalargervocabularythanEnglish.

C.Itsspeakershaveastrongsenseofdirection.D.Itsgrammarisdifficulttolearn.

55.Afterdoingtheresearch,Rubymayprobablyagreethat.

A.alanguagechangeswhenitsspeakerschangetheirwayofthinking.

B.speakersofdifferentlanguagesmayseetheworldindifferentways.

C.agoodwaytolearnalanguageistoliveinthecountrywhereitisspoken.

D.peoplewhospeakthesamelanguagemaystillfailtounderstandeachother.

Somebodycall