閱讀理解之說(shuō)明文-2024年中考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)(福建專用)

專題20閱讀理解之說(shuō)明文

（中考真題+名校最新真題）

（2023?福建?中考真題）Scientistshavedevelopedawaytoreadminds,translatingunspokenthoughtsinto

writtenwords.Ifsthefirsttimeifsbeendonewithouthavingtoputanythingintothebrain.Theyusedartificial

intelligence（AI）（人工智能）.Itisthenamegiventoacomputersystemthatisableto"think“foritselfandcarry

outtasksthatusuallyrequirehumanintelligence.

Scientistsusedaspecialscanner（掃描器）.Themachinecanseewherebloodruns,whichshowsthepartsof

thebrainthataremostactive.Peopletakingpartintheexperiment（實(shí)驗(yàn)）listenedtotheradiofor16hoursas

theirbrainswerescanned.TheAItoollearnedtoconnectcertainbrainactivitywithwordstheyheard.Afterthat,

eachpersonwasaskedtothinkofastory,andtheAItoolmanagedtopickupthesethoughtsastheyhappened.

Theresultshadabouta50%accuracyrate（準(zhǔn)確率），althoughtheAIfoundithardtoworkoutthemeaning

ofpronouns,suchasheorshe,herorhim.Forexample,itturned"Idon'thavemydriver'slicenseyet,?into"She

hasnotevenstartedtolearntodriveyet."Itcouldusuallyunderstandthemeaningofwhatsomeonewasthinking

ratherthantheexactwords.TheAIwaspersonalized,sowhenithadlearntfromonepersonbutitwastestedon

another,itcouldn'tunderstandtheirthoughts.

Thescientists,whohavebeenworkingonthetechnologyfor15years,saytheyunderstandtherisksofit

beingusedbadly.ScientistJerryTangtoldanewspaper,C4Wewanttomakesurepeopleonlyusethesetypesof

technologieswhentheywantto,andthatithelpsthem.^^Thescientistshopeitwillhelppeoplewithcertain

medicalconditions,whoarestillawakebuthavelosttheabilitytospeak,tocommunicateonceagain.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inparagraph1referto（指代）？

A.Away.B.Anything.C.Thebrain.D.AL

2.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph2?

A.Todescribetheprocessoftheexperiment.B.Toexplaintheresultsoftheexperiment.

C.Tooffersomeopinionsabouttheexperiment.D.Tolistthedifficultieswiththeexperiment.

3.Whatdoestheexampleinparagraph3show?

A.TheAIismuchclevererthanpeople.

B.TheAIdidn'tstarttheworkasitwasordered.

C.TheAIcouldn'tunderstandtheexactwordsofwhatpeoplethought.

D.TheAIwillbewelldevelopedaccordingtopeople'sspecialneeds.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItisnotdifficulttotakeAIundercontrol.

B.AIwillnotbeusedinaproperwayinthefuture.

C.AIissowisethatitcantreatpeoplewithmedicalproblems.

D.It'sexpectedthatAIwillhelpthosespeechlessexchangeideas.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HighRisksofUsingALB.Mind-ReadingDevelopment.

C.ImportanceofHumanBrain.D.WaysofImprovingTechnology.

（2023?福建?中考真題）Inthepastnineyears,LiJin,whowasborninGuangxibutraisedinSanya,has

madegreateffortstoprotectthewatersofSanyacityinHainan.Heisnowspreadingtheknowledgeof

environmentalprotectionthroughnewmediaplatforms（媒體平臺(tái)）.

Around2014,hebegandoingvolunteerworktoclearrubbishfromthebeachesandofficiallyregistered（注

冊(cè)）asavolunteerinMay,2017.LiJinimmediatelytooktheleadinacleanupactivityontheSanyaRiver.

InApril,2021,heusedhisownmoneytosetupavolunteerservicecenterwhichhas1,170registered

memberswhotakepartinactivitieswithoutaskingforpayment.Sofar,hehasspentabout3,800hourson

volunteeractivitiesinover550events.Morethan2,300peoplehavejoinedinwithhisencouragement.They've

drawntheattentionofboththeadults（成年人）andthechildrentotheimportanceofprotectingtheoceansand

beaches.Sinceitwassetup,hiscenterhasorganized51beach-cleaningactivitiesthathaveseenabout1,800

peoplejoinin.In2021,becauseofLi'sgrowinginfluenceinenvironmentalprotectioncircles,thecity

governmentinvitedhimtomakeanumberofshortvideos,inwhichheusessimplewordstoexplainhowto

protecttheenvironment.Severalofthevideoshavebeenwatchedmillionsoftimes.

“MyvolunteerworkwouldbemeaninglessifIgotpaid.Buttheworkitselfisofgreatvalue.SoIwill

continuedoingtheenvironmentalprotectionwork,“hesaid.

6.WhatisLiJintryinghardtoprotect?

A.ThebeachesinGuangxi.B.ThewatersofSanya.

C.ThewildlifeontheSanyaRiver.D.ThecitiesinHainan.

7.HowmanypeoplejoinLiJin'svolunteerservicecenter?

A.550.B.1,170.C.1,800.D.2,300.

8.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?

A.MillionsofpeoplejoininLiJin'sactivities.B.MembersinLiJin'sservicecentergetpaid.

C.Mostactivitiesareorganizedforchildren.D.SomevideosLiJinmadeareasuccess.

9.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLiJin?

A.Quietandkind-hearted.B.Patientandhumorous.

C.Strong-mindedandselfless.D.Honestandeasygoing.

10.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aheropraisedforvolunteerwork.B.Theleaderinacleanupactivity.

C.Themeaningofprotectingwater.D.Avolunteerservicecenter.

（2022?福建?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Successisoftenconsideredtobetheoppositeoffailure.Toteenagers,itisthe

achievementofagoalorcompletionofsomethingtheyreallyneed,suchasgoodgradesandtheabilitytoget

alongwellwiththeirclassmates.Someschoolsusedtoagreewithmostparentswhomeasured（唉U定）thesuccess

oftheirchildrenaccordingtogrades,butnowtheypayspecialattentiontomoral（道德的）educationand

character-buildingtomakesureteenagersachievesuccessinbuildinghumanrelationships.

Schoolsgivechancestostudentstodiscovertheirhiddenabilitysothattheycanenjoysomeformofsuccess.

Forexample,thosegoodatspeakingskillsareadvisedtotakepartinspeechcompetitionswhilethoseinterested

inartsareexpectedtoperforminfrontoftheirclassmates.Teenagersalsogetthepleasureofsuccesswhenthey

jointheirfavoriteclubs.

Teenagersareoftentoldthatsuccessisnoteasytoachieveandthatsuccessliesinhardwork.Greatefforts

havetobeputintoprojectwork.Doingthingsmuchlaterthanplannedshouldbeavoidedasthiswillleadtoa

mountainofworkwhichfinallymakesthemnervous.Anothergoodquality（品質(zhì)）isasenseofresponsibility

whichmakesthemrememberthatataskhastobecompleted.

Stickingtomoralvaluesisthekeytosuccesstoo.Honestteenagerswillwinthetrustoffriendsleadingto

goodrelationships.Self-motivation（自我激勵(lì)）isanotherqualitytobedeveloped,forself-motivatedteenagers

willhavethestrongwillanddrivetoperformataskandfinallygettoenjoyasenseofachievement.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph1referto（指代）？

A.Theirclassmates.B.Someschools.C.Mostparents.D.Theirchildren.

12.Whyarestudentsgivenchancestotakepartinactivities?

A.Togetgoodgrades.B.Toimprovespeakingability.

C.Toexpresstheirloveforarts.D.Togetthepleasureofsuccess.

13.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Projectworkmakesteenagersnervous.

B.Goodqualitieswillleadtoahappylife.

C.Teenagersareadvisedtocompletetasksintime.

D.Takingresponsibilitywillmakeworkmucheasier.

14.Whatisimportantformakingstudentsstrongminded?

A.Honesty.B.Self-motivation.C.Communication.D.Friends9trust.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheValueofMoralEducationB.TheKeytoDiscoveringHiddenAbility

C.TheMeaningofSuccesstoTeenagersD.TheWaytoCommunicatewithOthers

（2023?福建福州?福建省福州第十六中學(xué)校聯(lián)考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）

Formiddleandprimaryschoolstudents,beingabletocookhasbecomeamust.Theywillalsoneedtolearn

howtoplantvegetables,raisepoultry（家禽）andmendhomeappliances（家電）undernewrequirementsforlabor

education.

TheMinistryofEducation（MOE）broughtoutanewstandardforlaboreducationinschoolslastyear.

Startingfromthe2022fallsemester,studentsinprimaryandmiddleschoolshavetotakecoursesonlaborskillsat

leastonceaweek.

Laboreducationhelpsstudentsvaluehardwork.Itincludesthingslikehouseholdchores（家務(wù)），on-campus

laborandcommunityvolunteerservices.

Thenewstandardsincludethreetypesoflabortasks.Thefirstisforthingslikeeverydaychores,including

cleaning,organizing,cooking,andusingandmaintaininghomeappliances.Nextisproductivelabor,including

agriculture,makingtraditionalhandicrafts,andapplyingnewtechnologiessuchas3Dprintingandlasercutting

（激光切害！J）.Thethirdtypeisservicework,whichincludesvolunteerwork.

SchoolsinChinahavetraditionallyplacedmorefocusonstudyingandmanyhaveseenhouseholdchoresas

awasteofchildren'stime.ButaccordingtotheMOE,laboreducationmustbebuiltuptohelpstudentscultivate

（培養(yǎng)）socialvaluesanddevelopaninterestinlabor.

Online,peoplehavebeenbusydiscussingthenewstandardsonsocialmedia.

LiuFang,amotherof6-year-oldtwinsinBeijing,stronglysupportslaboreducation.Forthepastyear,she

hastrainedherdaughterstodohouseholdchoresandmakesimpledishesforthefamily.

“Themainideaistoletthemshareresponsibilityasfamilymembersandbecomeindependentasearlyas

theycan,^^saidLiu."Throughdoinghousework,theirhand-eyecoordination（協(xié)調(diào)），timemanagementand

organizationskillscanbetrainedandifsalsogoodtohelpthemrelax.^^Throughsucheducation,Liusaidher

twinshavefoundfunindoingchoresandaremoreindependent.

16.Whoshouldtakepartinthelaborcourseaccordingtothenewstandardforlaboreducationinschools?

A.studentsover20yearsoldB.studentsinjuniorhighschool

C.parentsD.teachersandstudents

17.Whatcanstudentslearnthroughlaboreducation?

a.Howtoplantvegetables.

b.Howtoraisechickensorducks,

cHowtobemorefocusedinclass.

d.Howtofixcomputersorfridges.

A.abcB.abdC.bedD.acd

18.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Whystudentsshouldreceivelaboreducation.

B.WhatlaboreducationwaslikeinChinainthepast.

C.Thetypesoflaboreducationincludedinthenewstandard.

D.Howstudentsfindabalancebetweentheirstudyandlabortasks.

19.WhatdoesLiuFangthinkoflaboreducation?

A.It'stoosimpleforstudents.

B.Itisn'tfunenoughforstudents

C.Ittakesuptoomuchofstudents9freetime.

D.Ithelpsstudentsdevelopdifferentskills.

20.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Newcoursesforprimaryschoolstudents.

B.Laboreducationforprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents.

C.Waystocultivatestudents5socialvalues.

D.Newtechnologiesusedinprimaryandmiddleschools.

（2023?福建福州?福建省福州第一中學(xué)?？寄M預(yù)測(cè)）WheneverwehearthenameLeonardodaVinci,

mostofusprobablythinkofhisfamouspaintingstheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.Butdoyouknowthathe

alsodidwellinmanyotherareasoutsideofart?

LeonardodaVinciwasconsideredtobeoneofthemosttalentedandthecleverestpeopleofalltime.Heleft

behindmanynotebooksfullofcreativeideasandinventions.Theywerealsofullofdifferentsubjectsthathewas

studying.Hespeltwordsbackwards（朝反方向）andrevered（使...反轉(zhuǎn)）eachletter.Sohisnotescouldonly

bereadthroughtheuseofamirror.This“mirrorwriting^^mighthavehelpedprotecthisideasfromgettingstolen

byothers.

Inhisnotebooks,thereweredesignsforflyingmachines.Itwasn'tuntilabout400yearslaterthatpeople

learnedhowtousemachinestofly.LeonardodaVincidrewpicturesanddesignsofwarmachines,musical

instrumentsandmanyotherthingsaswell.

Besides,hewasalsointerestedinthehumanbody.Hestudiedthehumanbodyalot.Hedescribeddifferent

partsofthebodyinhisnotebooks.Oneofhismostfamousdrawings,theVitruvianMan,imaginesamanwith

perfectproportions（比作U）.LeonardodaVincialsostudiedthebodiesofhorses,cows,frogs,monkeysandother

animals.

LeonardodaVincibelievedthatscienceandartwerecloselyconnected.Inhisopinion,thestudyofscience

andnaturehelpedshapehisworkasanartist.Doyouagreewithhim?

21.Whichdesignofthefollowingdidn'tLeonardodaVincidrawaccordingtothepassage?

A.Warmachines.B.Flyingmachines.C.Reversingmirrors.D.Musicalinstruments.

22.Theunderlinedword"They"inParagraph2refersto.

A.LeonardodaVinci'snotebooksB.LeonardodaVinci'spaintings

C.LeonardodaVinci5sideasD.LeonardodaVinci'sdesigns

23.WhichofthefollowingwasLeonardodaVinci'sidea?

A.Scienceandhisartworksweren'tcloselyconnected.

B.Learningsciencehelpedhimmakebetterworksofart.

C.Allartistsshouldlearntomakescientificinventions.

D.Thestudyofnaturecouldn'timprovehisworkasanartist.

24.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

25.Whafsthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToletusknowmoreabouttheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.

B.ToshowussomeofLeonardodaVinci'sflyingmachines.

C.ToletusknowmoreaboutLeonardodaVinci.

D.ToletushelpfindLeonardodaVinci'sspecialnotebooks.

（2023?福建廈門?廈門雙十中學(xué)校考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）WhenReginaldJohnston,aBritishscholar,firstwalked

intotheForbiddenCityin1919,mostpalacesweren'tallowedtovisit.Butacenturylater,whenthePeople's

RepublicofChinaistocelebrateits70thfoundinganniversaryinOctober,the599-year-oldpalacecomplex

becomestheworld'sbusiestmuseum.

Opentothepublic

Intheolddays,ordinarypeoplecouldonlyimaginewhatitlookedlikeinside.WhenthePalaceMuseumwas

foundedin1925,thepubliccouldgointothepalaces.Now80%ofthetotalareaofthemuseumisopentothe

publicanditwillincreaseto85%in2025.

Embracingtheworld

“ItfeltHkeyouwerehitbyhundredsofyearsofhistory,ChristopherAllenfromBritainsaid."Ibeginto

loveitshistoryandculture.^^

TheForbiddenCityisbecomingmoreopenandfriendlytovisitors.Itattractedabout3.5millionvisitors

fromabroadand9overseasexhibitionswereheldin2018.ThePalaceMuseumexhibitionbecomesacultural

phenomenoneverywhereitgoes.

Attractingtheyouth

OnthePalaceMuseumsonlinestoreonTaobao,youcanfindmorethan10000culturalproducts.Theones

withcuteandhumorouspicturesofemperorsareverypopular.

Somefavouriteproductsalsogooffline.Forexample,theKangxiEmperor'sFavouriteChocolate,themost

populardrinkalwayshaspeoplelininguptogetataste.

Asachild,XuJingoftenrodeabikeinfrontoftheMeridianGate.64Ihadlittlememoryofthemuseumthen,

butnowIammorewillingtovisititafterwatchingseveralpopularTVshowsaboutthemuseum,shesaid.

26.ThecurrentsituationoftheForbiddenCityisthat.

A.ithasbecometheworld'sbusiestmuseum

B.mostpalacesarestillnotallowedtovisit

C.itisclosedtoalltheworldexceptlocalpeople

D.itisnotopenbecausetherearetoomanyexhibits

27.ThePalaceMuseumhasbeenopentothepublicforyears.

A.70B.95C.100D.599

28.WhichisNOTthereasonthattheForbiddenCityattractsmorevisitorsfromabroad?

A.ForeignersarehitbyhundredsofyearsofChinesehistory.

B.TheForbiddenCityisbecomingmoreopenandfriendlytovisitors.

C.TheticketpriceoftheForbiddenCityisthelowest.

D.ThePalaceMuseumexhibitionbecomesaculturalphenomenoneverywhereitgoes.

29.Accordingtothelastpart,theyouthknowmoreaboutthePalaceMuseummainlythrough.

a.theonlinestoreonTaobaob.offlinestores

c.historybooksd.popularTVshows

A.a,b,dB.a,b,cC.b,c,dD.a,c,d

30.WhichisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThePalaceMuseumbecomesworldfamousinashortperiod.

B.Visitorscanleavetheirfootprints（HE）ineachareaofthemuseum.

C.Allthenativepeoplewerewillingtovisitthemuseumwhentheywerekids.

D.WiththedevelopmentofChina,thePalaceMuseumopensitsarmsandwelcomesthevisitorsfromall

aroundtheworld.

（2023?福建漳州?校聯(lián)考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Haveyoueverwonderedwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?Withthe

developmentofAI,wemaybeabletounderstandtheirlanguages!

Allaroundtheanimalkingdom（王國(guó)），therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.

Elephantsforexampletalkwitheachotherusinginfrasound（次聲波）thatcan'tbeheardbyhumans.Coralinthe

oceanalsosendssoundwavestoattractbabycoraltosaferareastogrow.Thisissurprisingascoraldoesn'thave

anyears!Scientistshaveplacedlisteningequipmentintotheseenvironmentstopickupthesoundshumanscannot

hear.

Afterthesoundsarerecorded,AIcanstudytheirmeaning.Forexample,IsraeliresearchersusedAIto

translatebats515,000calls.Theyfoundthatmorethan60percentwereargumentsaboutfourthings:food,sleep

positions,invasion（侵犯）ofpersonalspace,andunwantedadvances（求愛(ài)）.

Thistechnologycannotonlyunderstandtheanimalsbutcommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,beesuse

dancestocommunicate.AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.

Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutine（路線）totellthebeeswherethenectar（花蜜）was,Voxreported.

31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Peoplecanunderstandanimals5talknow.

B.It'shardforpeopletohearanimals5sound.

C.Elephants5soundishigherthancorals'.

D.Peoplecan'thearcorals5soundwiththeirears.

32.Ifbabycoralreceivessoundwaves,itmay.

A.knowwheretogetfoodB.movetoasaferplace

C.developabetterhearingD.sendbacksomesounds

33.Batsproducemostofthesoundto

A.dealwithlifeneedsB.askforfoodfromothers

C.sendoutsignalofwarningD.showthey9resleeping

34.ThewriterintroducedGermanresearchteamto.

A.explainhowresearchersinventedarobotbee

B.showreadershowpeoplehelpbeesfindthenectar

C.tellusscientistscancommunicatebacktoanimals

D.provescientistscanputanimallanguagesintoAIsystem

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebeststructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthetext?

W應(yīng)①（p

AB

-1?V"VD.②&④

（2023?福建福州?福建省福州銅盤中學(xué)?？寄M預(yù)測(cè)）

China'sbiggestsolar-powereddrone（太陽(yáng)能無(wú)人機(jī)），Qimingxing-50orMorningStar50,finisheditsfirst

testflightinSeptember,2022.ThedronewasbuiltbytheAviationIndustryCorporationofChina（AVIC,中國(guó)航

空工業(yè)集團(tuán)有限公司）.

Droneshavebeenusedforquiteafewyearsnow.Therearedifferentwaysofincreasingtheflyingtime.

However,allthesemethodsbecomelessusefulcomparedwiththeunlimited（無(wú)限的）powerprovidedbytheSun.

Thafswhyresearchershavebeenworkingtomakesolar-powereddronesthatcannotonlystayintheairfor

longerbutalsoperformmoretaskswhileinthesky.

In2018,Chinatestedthefirstversion（版本）ofMorningStar,whichwas91feetwide.Madefromaspecial

kindofplastic,thedronewassolight,weighingonly41pounds.Comparedwithit,theMorningStar50ismuch

largerandhasawingspan（翼展）of164feet.

OnSeptember3,MorningStar50tookofffromanairportinYulinCityintheShaanxiprovinceinnorthwest

Chinaandlandedback26minuteslaterafterasmoothflight.Stafftoldsomelocalreportersthatallflightsystems

workednormally.Thisisagoodstartforfutureflightsofthesolar-powereddronethatcouldlastformanydaysor

evenmonthsatatime.

IntheUS,AirbushasbeentestingtheZephyrsolar-powereddronesforthepastfewyears.Itslatestversion,

theZephyrS,cameclosetobreakingtherecordforthelongestflight.Itstayedintheairfor64days.Unluckily,

thedronefellontothegroundonlyafewhoursbeforeitwouldhavesetanewrecord.

36.Whichoneisanadvantageofsolarpowereddroneresearcherswant?

A.They'recheaperthanothers.B.Theycanflyinbadweather.

C.Theyflyatahigherspeed.D.Theycanstayintheairforlonger.

37.WhatmadethefirstversionofMorningStarlight?

A.Itslook.B.Itsmaterial.C.Thepowerituses.D.Thetasksitperforms.

38.WhatdidthestaffthinkoftheMorningStar50'stestflight?

A.Itwassimple.B.Itwassuccessful.

C.Itwasunexpected.D.Itwasdangerous.

39.WhatcanweknowaboutZephyrS?

A.Itfailedtolandsmoothly.B.Itflewforonlyafewhours.

C.ItsetanewrecordintheUS.D.Ithadbeentestedformanyyears.

40.Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tocomparedifferentdrones.B.Todiscussdrones'future.

C.Toreportadrone'stestflight.D.Totelltheimportanceofdrones.

（2023?福建龍巖?統(tǒng)考一模）Canplantstalk?Modernresearchhasfoundsomethingamazing:theydo

communicatewitheachother.

Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatplantsusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.Thishappens

whenaplantgetsattackedbyinsects.Theplantgivesoutchemicalsfromtheleavesthatarebeingeaten.Thisis

likeawarning,oracallforhelp:"I'mbeingattacked!Whenanotherplantgetsthechemicals,itstartstogiveout

itsown,differentchemicals.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecan'thearthesesounds;butplantsare

makingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Cornandchiliplantsdothis.Sometreesmakeclicking

noiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater.

Mostsurprisinglyofall,plantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplantin

aforest.Scientistscallthissystemthe"woodwideweb”.Thewoodwidewebislinkedundergroundbyfungi（霉

菌）.Itlinkstherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.ItisinsomewayssimilartotheInternetweuse.Usingthe

woodwideweb,plantscanshareinformationandevenfoodwitheachother.However,itmayleadtobadeffects.

Plantsmayuseittostealfoodfromeachother,orspreadchemicalstoattackotherplants.

Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeachother.Maybeone

daywewillknowenoughaboutplantcommunicationtobeableto"talk"withthemourselves.

41.Whatdoestheword“l(fā)eaves“inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A.遺棄B.準(zhǔn)許C.假期D.葉子

42.Howarethewoodwideweblinkedbyfungi?

A.Byconnectingtherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.

B.Bysharingfoodandinformationwitheachother.

C.Bymakingnoiseswiththeirroots.

D.Byspreadingchemicalstoeachother.

43.Whatisthewriter'sintention（意圖）ofthelastparagraph?

A.Togivepeoplehopeforfurtherstudies.

B.Topraisescientistsfortheirgreatachievements.

C.TocallonpeopletoprotecttheplantsonEarth.

D.Toinspirepeopletocommunicatewithplants.

44.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

45.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheSecretLanguageofPlantsB.TheStudyaboutthePlantWarningSystem

C.ThePlantsthatGiveWarningsD.WhyScientistsDoResearchaboutPlants

OnaSunday,acaterpillar（毛蟲(chóng)）isborn.ItissohungrythatiteatsanappleonMonday.Stillhungry,iteats

twopearsonTuesday,threeplums（李子）onThursday,fourstrawberriesonFridayandfiveorangesonSaturday.

Aftereatingmorefood,itfinallyturnsintoabutterfly.

Thisisthestoryofthechildren'spicturebookTheVeryHungryCaterpillar.Thebook'sauthorandillustrator

（插畫家）wasEricCarle,whopassedawayin2021attheageof91.

Carleillustratedmorethan70children'sbookswhichhavesoldmorethan170millioncopies.TheVery

HungryCaterpillar,Carle9smostpopularbook,hassold40millioncopiesandbeentranslatedinto60languages.

Besidesansweringthequestionofwherebutterfliescomefrom,italsoteacheschildrenaboutdifferentkindsof

food,aswellashowtocount.

Carledidn'tstartcreatingchildren'sbooksuntilhewasnearly40.Buthefoundgreatinspirationinhisown

childhood.BorninNewYork.US.Carlewasintroducedtothewondersoflivingcreaturesthankstohis

father.ccHewouldshowmeworms,bugs,beesandantsandexplaintheirlivestome.Itwasaveryloving

relationship.9,Carlesaid.Theseanimalsbecamethecharactersinhisbooks.

“Theunknownoftenbringsfearwithit."Carlesaid."InmybooksItrytocounteract什氐消）thisfear,to

replaceitwithapositivemessage.^^

Inhisownwords,TheVeryHungryCaterpillaris"abookofhope"."Jhesaid."You——little

insignificantcaterpillar-cangrowupintoabeautifulbutterflyandflyintotheworldwithyourtalent.9,

46.Howdoesthewriterstarthistext?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingreasons.

C.Bytellingastory.D.Bycomparingfacts.

47.HowmanycopiesofTheVeryHungryCaterpillarweresold?

A.120million.B.70million.C.60million.D.40million.

48.WhatdoweknowaboutEricCarle?

A.Heisthemaincharacterinhisbooks.

B.Hewrotemorethan70children'sbooks.

C.Heisafamouswriteraswellasanillustrator.

D.Hebegantocreatechildren'sbookswhenhewasyoung.

49.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph6?

A.IlovechildrenB.Childrenneedhope

C.MybookismeaningfulD.Ifswonderfultobeabutterfly

50.Whatdoe