山東省濟(jì)南市歷下區(qū)2022-2024年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解+

山東省濟(jì)南市歷下區(qū)

2022-2024年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2024年山東省濟(jì)南市歷下區(qū)中考一模英語試題

II.閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問

題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

Amotherwenthomefeelingverytired.Her8-year-olddaughterranuptoher.Shewas

waitingforhermotherandwantedtotellhersomethingaboutheryoungerbrother.

“WhileIwaspaintingapictureandDadwasonthephone,Tylertookhiscrayonsandwrote

onthewall!Itoldhimyouwouldbeangrywithhimfordoingitagain,butIcouldn'tstophim."

Sheasked,“Hediditagain?Whereisyourlittlebrothernow?^^

“Heisinhisroom.9,

Shewalkedtoheryoungerson'sroom.Shecalledhisfullnameasshecamein.Then,she

foundTylertryingtohideunderthebed.Heknewthattheworsttimewascoming.Forthenext10

minutes,theroomwasfullofthesoundofhershoutingabouttheexpensivewallpaper.

Thenshewenttothelivingroomtoseewhatwasonthewall.Asshesawthewall,hereyes

werefulloftearsatonce.ItsaidnIloveyouMom"withaheartonthewordlove.

21.Howoldwasthedaughter?

A.8.B.9.C.10.D.11.

22.WhatwasthegirldoingwhenDadwasonthephone?

A.Playingwithtoys.B.Paintingpictures.

C.Cleaningtheroom.D.Drinkingmilk.

23.WheredidTylerwanttohidewhenMomcameinhisroom?

A.Behindthebookcase.B.Underthequilt.

C.Underthebed.D.Behindthedoor.

24.Howdidthemomfeelafterseeingwhatwasonthewall?

A.Shefeltevenangrier.B.Shefeltmovedandsorry.

C.Shewantedtoshoutatherdaughter.D.Shefeltsorryaboutthewallpaper.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.It'simportanttothinkbeforeyouact.

B.It'snevertoolatetoshowlovetoourfamilies.

C.Lovefromyourmotheroftenhidesinsmallthings.

D.We'dbettertaketimetolearnfromothers*problems.

B

Doyouloveflowers?

Cometothe

FlowerSaleforSickKids

AtHarringtonSchool

SaturdayandSunday,May12and13

8a.m.一3p.m.

OutsideontheplaygroundInsidetheschoolclassrooms

YoucanbuyflowersformanyreasonsInadditiontoflowers

一forthegardenYoucanbuy:

一forinsidethehome-potstoplantyourflowersin

——forafriend-plantfood

一forafamilymember-picturesofflowersforyourhome

Thanksforyoureffortsforsickkids.Everycentcounts

Ifyouhavequestionsabouttheflowersale,callFrankat555-0216orSueat555-0924

26.Whencanpeoplegototheflowersale?

A.At8a.m.onMonday.B.At3p.m.onFriday

C.At8a.m.onSunday.D.At5p.m.onSaturday

27.Wherecanyoubuyflowerpictures?

A.Ontheplayground.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inagarden.D.Atapark.

28.Whatcanyoubuyinthesale?

A.Gardentools.B.Plantfood.C.Teapots.D.Vegetables.

29.What*sthephonenumberofFrank?

A.555-0216B.555-0924.C.555-0593.D.555-0765.

30.Whatisthepurposeoftheflowersale?

A.Forafriend'sbirthdayB.ForMother'sDay

C.Forthebeautifulgarden.D.Forsickkids

C

Wearabletechnologyhaschangedhowweplay,communicate,andtrack（星艮蹤）ourhealth.

Althoughithasmanyusefulpurposes,thewearabletechnologyoftomorrowpromisestobeeven

moresurprising.

Eyeglasses,aninventionofthe13hcentury,areconsideredtheworld'searliestwearable

technology.Modemwearabletechnologystartedtoappeararound2008withtheintroductionof

fitnesstrackers.Thisformofwearabletechnologytracksthingslikeyourheartrateandcounts

yoursteps.Smartwatchescameoutseveralyearslater.Besidesdoingthesamethingsasfitness

trackers,theyalsoshowyoutextmessagesandallowyoutomakecalls.Nowadays,youcaneven

buysmartclothing.Someofthem,forexample,vibrate（振動）wheneveryourexerciseformis

incorrect.

Wearabletechnologyhasotheruses,too.Itallowspeopletoplayvideogamesondeviceslike

VRheadsets.Andpeopleinthemedicalindustryhavedevelopedimplantabledevices.These

devicesareplacedinsideofyourbody.Oneexampleisapillthatsendshealthinformationfrom

insideyourstomachtoasmartphone.

Isn'tallthiswearabletechnologytodayinteresting?Ifyouthinkso,youmayfindthefuture

ofwearabletechnologyevenmoreexciting,suchasself-poweredshoes.Scientistsaredeveloping

smartshoes.Theywilluseyourbodyasapowersource.Theycomewithbatteriesthatcanstore

theenergyfromyourwalking.Walkingintheseshoeswouldbelikehavingapowerbankonyour

feetthatchargeswitheverystepyoutake.

Oldwearabletechnologylikeglasseshashelpedcountlesspeopleseebetter.Today,things

likefitnesstrackersarechanginghowweunderstandourbodies.Thismakesyouwonder:inwhat

wayswillfuturewearabletechnologyimproveourlives?

31.Whatistheearliestwearabletechnologyintheworld?

A.Smartclothing.B.Eyeglasses.C.Smartwatches.D.VRheadsets.

32.Whatcanbetheuseoffitnesstrackers?

A.Tomakephonecalls.B.Toplayvideogames.

C.Toseethingsclearly.D.Totracktheheartrate.

33.Whatdoweknowaboutself-poweredshoesinparagraph4?

A.Thepriceofthem.B.Howtheywork.

C.Theinventorofthem.D.Whattheylooklike.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Thehugeprogressthatwearabletechnologyhasmade.

B.Thedifferentusesthatoldwearabletechnologyhas.

C.Howfitnesstrackersareusedinthemedicalindustry.

D.Howinterestingtheself-poweredelectronicsare.

35.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Asciencemagazine.

C.AbusinessadD.Amodernpoem.

D

Afewyearsago,Ididresearchonmoss（苔薛）tomakealiving.OnceIaccidentally

mentionedmyjobtomybarber,helaughedatme.TheneverytimeIgotmyhaircut,hecouldn't

getpastit.Myexamplecertainlyisn'taone-offsituation.Researchersacrossallfieldsofscience

havehadsimilarexperiences.ButIfeelplantscientistsareforcedtogothroughsuchsituations

especiallyregularly.

ManypeopleaskmewhyIamnotdoingmore"useful"studies-onthingslikecancer（癌

癥）ordementia.Myanswertotheirquestionsissimple.Plantsciencecanhelpfeedtheworld.

Millionsofpeopleworldwidedieofhungereveryyear.It'snotthatwearen'tproducingenough

food;it'sjustthatwearewastingalotofit.Plantsciencecanhelptoreducethiswaste.One

exampleisapplesthatbrownslower.Theyarelesslikelytobethrownaway.Plantscanalsohelp

usprotectourenvironment.Theyareimportantinourfightagainstclimatechange.Moreover,

discoveriesinplantsciencehavealsopavedthewayforstudiesinmanyotherareasofscience.In

short,plantscienceisn'tuselessatall.

Ataneventatalocalsecondaryschool,Iwassurprisedtolearnthatnoneoftheteenagers

agedfrom14to15couldrecognizethericeplant.Thisperhapsshowsthelevelofinterestin

plantsamongtoday*syoungpeople.It'sveryworrying.Ifstudentsaren'tinterestedinplants,they

areunlikelytostudytheminthefuture.Theywillneverknowhowimportantplantscienceis.

Schoolscouldandshoulddomoretochangetheirideas.TheRocketSciencecampaign（活動）

wasagreatexample.Itsawsixhundredthousandchildrenbecomespacebiologists.Thepupils

sowedandgrewseedsthatlaterspentsixmonthsontheInternationalSpaceStation.Suchevents

areabletodrumupstudents*interestinplantscience.Unfortunately,therearetoofewofthem.

Plantscienceismuchmoreusefulthanmanypeoplethink.Ihopethatmorepeople,

especiallyyoungstudents,willtakeasecondlookatit.

36.Whatdoweknowaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Thebarberalwayslaughedatherterriblehaircut.

B.Studyingmosswastheonlywayshemadealiving.

C.Plantscientistsareusuallylookeddownbyothers.

D.Noneofresearchershassimilarexperienceslikeher.

37.Howcanplantsciencebeuseful?

A.Byproducingmorekindsoffood.B.Bystoppingclimatechange

C.Bytreatingdiseaseslikecancer.D.Bycuttingdownfoodwaste

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-recognize“meaninparagraph3?

A.Tell.B.Cook.C.Grow.D.Water.

39.Accordingtoparagraph4,howcanweraisestudents'interestinplantscience?

A.Bygivingthemgreatexamples.

B.Byholdingmorescientificactivities.

C.Byteachingthemhowtogrowseeds.

D.Byguidingthemfromayoungage.

40.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterprobablyadvise?

A.Scientistsshouldgetmorehonorthroughhardwork.

B.Scientistsareexpectedtodomoreresearchonmedicine.

C.Plantscienceshouldbemoreusefulthanotherfieldsofscience.

D.Teenagerscouldregardplantscienceastheirfuturedreamjob.

2023年山東省濟(jì)南市歷下區(qū)中考一模英語試題

三、閱讀單選

WhenIspentthatsummerwithmygrandmother,sheaskedmetogoshoppinginthestore

withalist.TherewasaladylikenooneI'veeverseen.

“Excuseme,Ineedtogetthese,9,1said,holdingupmylist.

ShelookedupandsaidJTmMissBee.Ithinkyouneedtogetthembyyourself.^^MissBee

pointedtoasign“There'snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI'mnotyourservant,sogetyourself

abasketandgetallyouwantbyyourself.

IvisitedMissBeeeveryTuesdayandThursdaythatsummer.Sometimessheshortchanged

（少找零錢）me.Othertimessheovercharged（多收錢）.Goingtothestorewaslikegoinginto

battle（戰(zhàn)斗）.Allsummerlongshefoundwaystotrickme.Butbytheendofthesummer,the

shoppingtripthathadoncetakenmeanhourwasdonein15minutes.

ThemorningIwasreadytorunhome.

“Allright,littlegirl,“shesaid."Whatdidyoulearnthissummer?”

“Thatyou'rebad!”Ireplied.

MissBeejustlaughedandsaid,“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme.Well,Idon'tcare!Myjobis

toteacheverychildImeetlifelessons.Whenyougetolder,you'llbeglad!^^

GladImetMissBee?Ha!Theideawasfunny!

Untiloneday,mydaughtercametomewithhomeworkproblems.66Ifstoohard,“shesaid.

“Couldyoufinishmymathproblemsforme?”

“IfIdoitforyou,howwillyoueverlearntodoityourself?^^Isaid.Suddenly,Iwasbackat

thatstorewhereIhadlearnedthehardwaytoaddupmymoneybymyself.HadIeverbeen

overchargedsincethen?

21.Howoftendidthewritergototheshopthatsummer?

A.Everyday.B.Everytwodays.

C.Twiceaweek.D.Onceaweek.

22.Whatdidthewriterlearnduringhershoppingtrip?

A.GettingalongwellwithMissBee.B.Doingthingsbythewriterherself.

C.TeachingMissBeetosellthings.D.HelpingMissBeewithshoppingwork.

23.WhydidMissBeetrickthewriter?

A.Becauseshewantedtobetrickedbythewriter.

B.Becauseshewantedthewritertodolotsofworkforher.

C.Becauseshewantedtoteachthewritersomelifelessons.

D.Becauseshewantedtomakemoremoneyfromthewriter.

24.WhendidthewriterunderstandMissBee?

A.OnthedayshewasfirstatMissBee'sshop.

B.Onthemorningshewasgoingtoreturnhome.

C.Attheendofhersummervacationinhergrandma'shome.

D.Atthemomentsherefusedtohelpherdaughterwithherhomework.

25.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AShoppingFightB.AShoppingLesson

C.AShoppingListD.AShoppingJob

Doyouwanttoenjoythebeautifulroseswhilewatchingfashionshows?Doyouwanttopick

yourfavoriterosesforthepeopleyoulove?Inaddition,youcanenjoythedeliciouslocalfood!

TheRoseFestivaliscomingagain!

TimeJuly16th-August30th8:30a.m.一6:00p.m.

PlaceIntheWaterPark

Activities*Fashionshows"Concerts*Rosepicking*Enjoymentoflocalfood

Howto

TakeBusNo.2,6or14andgetoffatthestationoftheWaterPark.

getthere

Peopleagedover60:free

Theprice

Peopleagedbetween16and59:100yuan

ofthe

Peopleagedbetween7and15:50yuan

ticket

Childrenunder6:free

*Ateighto'clockonthemorningofJuly16th:theopeningceremony

*Aftertheopeningceremony,ifsthetour（參觀）time.Youcanwalkslowlyinthe

parkandenjoythebeautifulflowers.Ifyouaretired,wehavespecialsightseeing

busesforyou.

Attention

*Thefirsttwodaysandthelasttwodays:halfprice

*Don,tthrowrubbishwhileyou'revisitingthepark.

*OnlypicktherosesInspecialareas,oryou'llbefined（罰款）.

*CometovisitwithyourIDcard.

26.WhereistheRoseFestivalheld?A.Atthebusstation.B.IntheFunTimesPark.

C.IntheRosePark.D.IntheWaterPark.

27.Peoplecannot_ontheRoseFestival.

A.enjoyfashionshows-B.eatdeliciouslocalfood

C.picksomerosesD.makerosecakes

28.Iftwostudentsbothaged14gototheRoseFestivalonJuly20th,howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.50yuan.B.100yuan.C.150yuan.D.200yuan.

29.Ifyouwanttospendlessmoney,whenshouldyougototheRoseFestival?

A.OnJuly17th.B.OnJuly28th.

C.OnAugust1st.D.OnAugust25th.

30.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TheRoseFestivallastsforlessthanamonth.

B.Youcanpickroseseverywhereinthepark.

C.Therearespecialsightseeingbusesinthepark.

D.Youcanthrowrubbishwhilevisitingthepark.

Whatshouldwedoifoneofourclassmatessuddenlyfallsillorgetshurt?Herearesome

stepsyoushouldfollow.Butalwaysremembertolookformedicalcareafterfirstaid（急救）ifthe

woundisserious.

Brokenbones:Takeawayclothingfromthewound.Useanicepack.Don'tmovethehurt

bodypartwhilewaitingforthedoctortoarrive.

Animalbites（咬傷）：Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater.Packthewoundwithaclean

clothifitisbleeding.Ifthebleedinghasstopped,covertheareawithabandageandtakethe

persontothehospital.Makesureyourememberwhatkindofanimalitis,sothedoctorcanfind

therightwaytotreathimorheratonce.

Fainting（昏厥）：Havehimorherliewithfeetliftedalittle.Don'tmovethebodyifyouthink

theremightbewoundsfromthefall.Makesureheorshecanbreatheandletinfreshair.Cleanthe

person'sfacewithacoolcloth.

Nosebleeds:Havethepersonsitupwithhisorherheadtitled4頃斜）forwardalittle.Donot

havethepersontilthisorherbackbecausethismaycauseheavybreathingorcoughing.

Pinch（捏）thelowerpartofthenoseforatleast10minutes.

31.Whendealingwithproblemsof,weshouldn'tmovethehurt.

A.brokenbonesandanimalbites.B.animalbitesandnosebleeds

C.brokenbonesandfaintingD.faintingandnosebleeds

32.Whatshouldwedofirstwhenananimalbitehappens?

A.Putanicepackonthewound.B.Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater

C.TrytostopthebleedingwithacleanclothD.Takethehurtpersontothehospital

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightwhenaboy'snosebleeds?

A.Don'tlethisheadtiltbackB.Lethisheadtiltforwardalittle

C.LethimsitupD.Pinchhisnoseforlessthan10minutes.

34.Whichpartofamagazinemaythepassagecomefrom?

A.LifestyleB.HealthC.SportsD.Education

35.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.FirstaidforsomeaccidentalwoundsB.Stepsoflookingformedicalcare

C.AdviceonwaysnottogethurtD.Waystoaskforhelpingettinghurt

Stickingtoavegan（純素食者）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallysincemanypopular

disheshavemeatinthem.Yetinrecentyears,veganismhasbecomeoneofthefastest-growing

trends（趨勢）intheworld.

AccordingtoHuffPost,morethan3millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesarevegans.IntheUK,

about542,000peoplehavechosenveganismoverthepasttenyears.

Whatisdrivingthisgrowthinveganism?Onereasonmightbethatpeoplewanttoprotectthe

environment.Accordingtoa2013studybytheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization,global

meatmanufacturing（力口工）causesabout18percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions（排

放）.Thisismorethanalltheworld'scars,trainsandplanesaddedtogether.

AccordingtoBBCNews,anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday'syoungpeoplebelieveifs

wrongtokillanimalsforfood.Formanypeople,veganismsimplymeanseatingnomeat,cheese

oreggs.Infact,goinganimal-freehasapplied（應(yīng)用）tofashionandmanufacturing.Forexample,

leather（皮革）isusedtomakeshoesandclothing.Everyyearmorethan1billionanimals,from

cowstohorsestosnakes,arekilledtomakeproductsfromtheirskins.Now,manybrandsare

lookingforothermaterials.

ThesportsbrandPuma,forexample,hasmadeshoesoutofpineappleleaves.Tesla,theUS

carmaker,issaidtoberemoving（去除）animal-basedleatherfromitsseats.Earlierthisyear,US

singerLadyGagacreatedtheveganmakeupbrandHausLaboratories.Onthebrand'sInstagram

account,itsays:"'Cruelty-freeandvegan,becauseweloveanimalsandyou.^^

So,ifyou'reinterestedinprotectinganimalsandsavingtheenvironment,youmightwantto

giveveganismatry.Veganismisnotonlygoodforourhealthbutalsofortheenvironment.

36.HowmanypeoplearevegansintheUnitedStates?

A.About542,000.B.Morethan3,000,000.C.Morethan300,000.

D.Morethan1billion.

37.Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingveganismbecause.

a.Theythinkeatingmeatisnothealthy.

b.Processingmeatpollutestheenvironment.

c.Theythinkweshouldn'tkillanimals.

d.Therearenewmaterialstoreplaceanimalproducts.

A.abB.beC.bdD.cd

38.TheexamplesinParagraph5showthat.

A.somebrandstrytoprotectanimalsB.manyfamouspeoplearevegans

C.veganismispopularallovertheworldD.wecanliveonplantsinthefuture

39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Veganismmeanseatingnomeat,cheeseoreggs.

B.Greenhousegasemissionscausedbymeatmanufacturingisless.

C.Teslaissaidtogetridofanimal-basedleatherfromitsseats.

D.Manybrandstrytomakemoreproductsfromtheskinsofanimals.

40.Whafsthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tohelppeoplechooseahealthydiet.B.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

C.Toexplainwhatanimalcrueltyis.D.Tointroducethetrendofveganism.

2022年山東省濟(jì)南市歷下區(qū)中考一模英語試題

V.閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問題或

完成所給句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Irememberwhenmydadwasdoinghousework,hewouldaskmeto

helparound,sowecouldhavetimeforatalk.Ineversawmydaddrinkingortakinganightout.All

hedidafterworkwastakingcareofourfamily.

Igrewupandlefthomeforcollegeandsincethen,mydadhadbeencallingmeeverySunday.

AndwhenIboughtahouseseveralyearslater,mydadpainteditbyhimselfinthesummerheat.All

heaskedwastotalktohim,butIwastoobusyinthosedays.

Fouryearsago,mydadvisitedme.Hespentmanyhoursputtingupaswingformydaughter.

Heaskedmetohaveatalkwithhim,butIhadtoprepareforatripthatweekend.Duringthetrip,I

receivedacall.Myfatherwasinthehospital.Iboughtaplaneticketatonce.AndonmywayIwas

thinkingaboutallthechancesImissedtohaveatalkwithmydad.BeforeIarrivedatthehospital,

myfatherhadpassedaway.Nowitwashewhodidn'thavetimeforatalkwithme.

Afterhisdeath,Ilearnedmuchmoreabouthimandevenmoreaboutmyself.Allheever

wantedwasmytime.Andnowhehasallmyattentioneveryday.

36.Mydadalwaysafterwork.

A.drankwithfriendsB.tookcareofourfamily

C.tookeverynightoutD.hadnotimetoseeme

37.Mydadkeptcallingmeuntilhedied.

A.onMondaysB.onFridaysC.onSaturdaysD.on

Sundays

38.Inthe,mydadpaintedthehouseforme.

A.warmspringB.hotsummerC.coolautumnD.cold

winter

39.Myfatherbuiltforhisgranddaughterfouryearsago.

AaswingB.abedC.atreehouseD.aboat

40.Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,readerscanknowthatI.

A.oftentalkedwithmyfatherB.tookatraintoseemyfather

C.missmyfathereverydayD.gottothehospitalbeforemyfather

died

TinaSmithisa911operator（接線員）.Shetakescallsandsendshelptothoseinneed.Shegot

fourcallsthismorning.

Name:SusanTaylor

Telephone:780-374-596

Place:NexttotheRiverFork.IcanseethetownofPlumtreeontheothersideoftheriver.TminFerry

Roadwithmyson.

Problem:Mysonfellintheriverandcannotgetout.Heisholdingontoaboat.Heisverycoldand

tired.ItriedtogointohelphimbutIcan'tswimverywell.

Name:BillMiller

Telephone:781-293-745

Place:NearthevillageofShorehamwithmyfriend.

Problem:Idroveofftheroadandhitatreeaftertryingnottorunoveradog.Ihurtmyleg.Myfriend^

headisbleeding.

Name:AndreaShelly

Telephone:781-003-578

Place:Athomebymyselfinthebedroom.MycroftStreet.

Problem:Ifelldownfromthebedandcan'tmovemylegs.

Name:StevenCarter

Telephone:784-384-924

Place:Betweenabigredhouseandapark.

Problem:I'mnewhereIcan'tfindmywayaround.

41.fellintheriver.

A.BillMiller'sfriendB.BillMillerC.SusanTaylor'ssonD.Susan

Taylor

42.peoplegothurtnearthevillageofShoreham.

A5B.2C.3D.4

43.PeoplecouldcallAndreaShellyattohelpher.

A.784-384-924B.781-293-745C.780-374-596D.

781-003-578

44.StevenCarter.

A.hadanosebleedB.hurthislegC.gotlostD.losthis

leg

45.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothematerial?

A.SusanTaylorswimswell.B.AndreaShellyfelldownfromthebed.

C.TinaSmithworksinapostoffice.D.BillMillerlivesonMycroftStreet.

c

Nooneknowswhoinventedthebutton（扣子）.Itmighthaveappearedasearlyas2,000BC.

Whenitfirststarted,itwasjustsomethingbeautifulsewn（縫上）ontoyourclothes.Whatismore

importantthanthebuttonisthebuttonhole（扣眼）.About3,000yearslater,someonefinally

inventedthebuttonhole,andbuttonsweresuddenlyuseful.

Beforebuttons,clotheswerebigger-theyhadnofixedshapes.Becauseofthebuttonhole,the

fashionmovedcloserstothebodywhenwediscoveredusesforthebutton.Itwastheverywayto

makeclothesfitwellforthebody.Peoplefeelsaferlikeit'snevergoingtoopen.

Thesizeofthebuttondependsonitsuse.Shirtbuttonsaregenerallysmall,andtheyareclose

toeachother,whilecoatbuttonsarelargerandfartherapart.Forexample,thestandardbuttonsof

men'sshirtsare10.16mmandofsuitjacketsare20.32mm.

Inmodemclothingandfashiondesign,buttonsaremostlymadeofplasticbutalsomaybe

madeofmetalorwood.Buttonscanalsobeusedonwalletbags.Theycanbeshownasexamplesof

worksofart.

Abuttoncanbeusedforalongtime.It'soneofthemostlastingdesignsinhistory,becauseit

reallyworkstomakepeoplefeelsafer.Zipperseasilybreakandarehardtofix.However,ifabutton

breaks,youjustneedtosewanotheron.Andyoucansewmorebuttonsifneeded.

Thepatternofabuttonhasn'tchangedmuchsincetheMiddleAges.Ifsnotonlyoneofthe

mostusefulinventions,butitplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofclothes.Uptonow,we

canstillseeitsinfluenceontheclothesdesign.Ifyou'rewearingtheclotheswithbuttons,takea

lookatthepositionofbuttonsonit.Ifyou'reaman,thebuttonswouldlikelybeontherightside,

butforawoman,thebuttonsareusuallyfoundontheleft.

46.Buttonsweresuddenlyuseful.

A.afterabout3,000BCB.beforebuttonholesappeared

C.afterbuttonholeswereinventedD.whenbuttonsappearedin2,000BC

47.AccordingtoParagraphs2&3,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Shirtbuttonsarebiggerthancoats'.B.Coatbuttonsareclosetoeachother.

C.Coatbuttonsfitwellforthebody.D.Suitjacketbuttonsarebiggerthan

shirts'.

48.InParagraph4,differentmaterialsofbuttonsarementionedEXCEPT.

A.metalB.glassC.woodD.plastic

49.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theinfluenceofbuttonsneverdisappears.B.Buttonsarenotsoeasytofixas

zippers.

C.Peopleseebuttonholesasworksofart.D.Buttonsmakeclothesoutofdate.

50.Inwhichpartofawebsitewouldyoumostprobablyreadthetext?

A.Life.B.Travel.C.Environment.D.Energy.

D

“Hello,everyone!WelcometoTiangongClass."AspeciallecturebeganonTiangongspace

stationabout400kilometersaboveEarthonDec.9,2021.Lastingforaboutanhour,thespace

lecturewasgiventomillionsofstudents.Threeastronauts,ZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYe

Guangfushowedhowtheyliveandworkonthespacestationanddidsomeinterestingexperiments.

Thisspacelecturewasgreatlydifferentfromtheone8yearsbefore.The