2024年中考英語(yǔ)沖刺模擬訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解20篇(湖南省中考模擬)(湖南專(zhuān)用)

2024年中考英語(yǔ)逆襲沖刺名校模擬真題速遞（湖南專(zhuān)用）

第七期

閱讀理解20篇（湖南省中考模擬）

（2024?湖南?三模）

AISmartHomeShow

Canyouimaginewakinguptofindacupofcoffeereadyorthefloorswept?Withsmartdevices（裝置）

controlledbyAI,allhouseworkcanbedonewhileyouareasleep.Nowyoucantrythesedevicesatthesmart

homeshowinourcommunitysciencecenterfromJune1sttoJune14th.ChildrencantryoutcleaningrobotLittle

Q,acuterobotwitharoundhead,twobigeyesandtwolonglegs.Ifslikeabigtoy.Yourchildrenwillloveit.

OpeningHours:1:00P.M.一9:00P.M.

Visitors:Peopleofallagesarewelcome.Childrenunder12shouldcomealongwiththeirparents.Nopets

areallowed.

FoodDrinks:Nooutsidefoodordrinks.Visitorscanbuyfoodanddrinksinthecenter.

Tickets:Pleasecall769520tobookaticket.KindlynotethatyouCAN'Tbookaticketonourwebsite（網(wǎng)

站）orthroughe-mail.

1.Whencanvisitorstrythesmartdevices?

A.At11:00A.M.onJune1st

B.At3:00P.M.onJune3rd.

C.At9:00P.M.onJune15th.

2.Howcanavisitorbookaticket?

A.Bygoingtotheshow.B.Bymakingacall.C.Byvisitingthewebsite.

3.Whatisthetextprobably?

A.Aposter.B.Apoem.C.Adiary.

（2024?湖南?三模）1wasinastrangecityIdidn,tknowatall,andwhafsmore,Icouldnotspeakawordof

thelanguage.OnmyseconddayIgotonthefirstbusthatpassed,rodeonitforseveralstops,thengotoffand

walkedon.Thefirsttwohourspassedpleasantlyenough,andthenIdecidedtoturnbacktomyhotelforlunch.

Afterwalkingaboutforsometime,IdecidedIhadbetterasktheway.ThetroublewasthattheonlywordIknew

ofthelanguagewasthenameofthestreetinwhichIlived,andeventhatIpronouncedbadly.Istoppedtoaska

newspaper-seller.HehandedmeapaperIshookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaper

intomyhands.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.

ThenextpersonIaskedwasapoliceman.Helistenedtomecarefully,noddedandgentlytookmebythe

arm.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesashepointedleftandrightandleftagain.Inoddedpolitelyandbegan

walkinginthedirectionhepointed.

AboutanhourpassedandInoticedthatthehousesweregettingfewerandfewerandgreenfieldswere

appearingoneithersideofme.Ihadcomeallthewayintothecountryside.Theonlythingleftformetodowasto

findthenearestrailwaystation.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewspaper-seller?

A.Hedidn'tknowwherethehotelwas.

B.Hedidn'tunderstandwhatthewritersaid.

C.Hecouldunderstandwhatthewritersaid.

5.Whatcanwetellaboutthepolicemanfromthestory?

A.Hewaskindbutdidn'tunderstandthewriter.

B.Hetoldthewriterwheretotakeatrain.

C.Heknewwhatthewriterreallymeant.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thewritergotclosetothehotelwherehestayed.

B.Thewritergottothehotelwiththepoliceman'shelp.

C.Thewriterfoundhewasmuchfartherawayfromthehotel.

7.Whatcanwemainlygetfromthestory?

A.Toknowaboutthelocallanguageisimportantinanewcity.

B.Theonlythingtodowastofindthenearestrailwaystation.

C.Don'ttrustanybodyinanewcityifyouloseyouway.

（2024?湖南?三模）Manyofusdon'tcareabouttheimportanceofeyecare.Itissaidthatifyoutakecare

ofyourbody,thenyoucansurelybehealthy.Thatiswhyweshouldgivealotofcaretooureyes.Naturaleye

careshouldbeinanumberoneplace.

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Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesight,likenotenoughfood,genes（基因）andaging（老化）.

Television,computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.Ifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthe

computer,itisbesttotakearesteveryonceinawhile.Somethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyou

feeluncomfortable.Itisbadforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcold

water.Youmustalsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthings.Forexample,sunglassescannotonly

makeyoulookcoolbuttheycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays（紫外線）.

Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminA,CandEaregoodforyour

eyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeyeexercisesbecauseexerciseprotects

youreyesight,too.Ifapersonoftenexercisesandeatstherightkindoffood,hiseyeswillstayingoodhealthfor

alongtime.

Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeepeyeshealthy.Beinghappyallthetimecanbe

beneficialtoaperson'seyesight,too.Inaword,eyecareisveryimportant,nomatterhowoldapersonis.

8.Whatisthemostimportantwaytoprotectoureyes?

A.Naturaleyecare.B.Takingmedicine.C.Seeingthedoctor.

9.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthecomputer?

A.Eathealthyfood.

B.Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.

C.Havearestafterworkingforawhile.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"beneficial“probablymean?

A.Impossible.B.Helpful.C.Lucky.

11.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WaysofEyeCareB.WaysofEyeExercisesC.WaysofBeingHappy

（2024?湖南永州?二模）Oncetherewasateenageboywhowasknownasafastrunnerinhisvillage.He

onlycaredaboutwinningeveryraceandbecomingmoresuccessful.

Oneday,theboytookpartinarunningraceinthevillage.Hewonthe200,100and50-meterraceswithout

difficulty.Hewasproudofhimselfandreceivedgreatapplause（掌聲）.Buthisgrandfathercameandaskedhim

tohavearacewithtwounexpectedcompetitors,anoldmanandablindgirl.Theboythoughtitwasunbelievable

butaccepted.Intherace,theboyfinishedfirst,whiletheoldmanandtheblindgirlwerestillfarbehind.Withjoy,

hewavedhishandsatthecrowd.Buttheykeptstill."Whyaren'tpeoplecheeringformelikebefbre?^^heasked

hisgrandfather."'Starttheraceagainwiththem.Butthistime,allofyoushouldcrossthefinishlineatthesame

thegrandfatherreplied.

Theboyagreed.Duringthesecondrace,theboytookthehandsoftheoldmanandtheblindgirl.Andhe

walkedslowlywiththemtothefinishline.Thecrowdstoodupandgavethemapplause.Theboyaskedhis

grandfather,“Forwhomarethepeoplecheering?Isitformeorthem?^^Thegrandfathersmiledandsaid,“The

crowddidnotcheerforanyoneofyou.Theycheeredforhowallofyourantheracetogether.^^

Facingtheraceoflife,whatmattersisnotjustwinning,buthowyouruntherace.

12.Whoisthewinnerinthefirstrace?

A.Theboy.B.Theoldman.C.Theblindgirl.

13.Whichwordhasthesamemeaningas“still“intheparagraph2?

A.Happy.B.Excited.C.Silent.

14.Whydidthecrowdgivetheboyapplauseinthesecondrace?

A.Becausetheboywontheraceagain.

B.Becausetheboyfinishedtheracewiththetwocompetitors.

C.Becausetheboy'sgrandfatheraskedthecrowdtodothat.

15.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.Learningtogiveothersapplause.

B.Theresultisuselessinfrontoftheprocess.

C.Focusingmoreontheprocessismoreimportant.

（2024?湖南永州?二模）Manycountriesaroundtheworldhavethemostofsomething.Areportshowsthe

numberofislandsinsomecountries.Lefsseewhichcountrytopsthelist.

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Numberofislands

Sweden

Finland

Norway55.000

Canada52,45WL

Indonesia-17.508不

Australia8如/

ThePhilippines31■7,107

JapanIJU'H6,853

UKraa6.289、0y

Greece

Thailand掌黑。晟

16.Whichcountryhasthefewestislands?

A.Sweden.B.Thailand.C.Australia

17.Wherecanweprobablyseethereport?

A.SportsLife.B.TalentShow.C.GeographyWorld.

18.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Swedenhasthemostislands.

B.Therearefewerthan5,000islandsinJapan.

C.ThenumberofislandsinCanadaismorethanFinland.

（2024?湖南永州?二模）Itiseveryone'sdutytohelpanimalstostopextinction（滅絕）.Asastudent,there

aresomanythingsyoucandoyourselftoo!Pleaselookatthefollowingtipstohelptheendangeredanimals.

Sendalettertoyourlocalenvironmentprotectingcentreandshowhowyoufeelaboutthequickextinction

ofanimals.Usethefactstowritewhatyouhavefound.Givesomeadvicetotheofficerswhomakethestrong

rulestosaveanimals.

Drawpicturesandmakeaposter（海報(bào)）.Putthispostersomewhereatschoolorwherepeoplewillusually

seeit.Addsometextsinthesigntomakeitclearwhyyoucareaboutthelossofanimals.Itmayencouragepeople

todosomethingtoprotectanimals.

Avoidbuyingthingsthatcomefromendangeredspecies（物種）.Whenyoutravel,becarefulaboutwhat

youbuy.Youshouldn'tbuythingsmadefromendangeredanimalsorendangeredtreespeciesfromforeststhatthe

animalsliveon.

Watchyourdiet（飲食）.Beforeeatingmeals,youshouldseeifyouwillbreakafoodchain.Ifyousee

somebodydoingsomethingbadforthefoodchain,pleasestophimatonce.

19.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttoaskofficerstodosomething?

A.Sendthemletters.B.Watchtheirdiet.C.Askthemnottobuythings.

20.Whereshouldweputtheposter?

A.Inourrooms.B.Athome.C.Somewherepeoplecanseeit.

21.Howmanytipsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

22.Whatisthemainpurposeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tomakesomerulestosaveanimals.

B.Tohelptheendangeredanimals.

C.Totellpeoplewhatthefoodchainis.

（2024?湖南岳陽(yáng)?二模）Takingpublictransport,makingpaymentsonlineorjustwalkingaround-these

dailyactivitiescanhelpturnChina'sdesertsintoforestsifyouareusingAntForest.

AntForestisafeature（特色）intheAlipaymobilepaymentapp.Usersstartbyplantingavirtual（虛擬的）

treeinAntForest.Thenitgivesusers"greenenergy“iftheydolow-carbon（彳氐碳的）activitiessuchastakinga

bustoworkinsteadofdriving.Whenauser'sgreenenergygetshighenough.AntForestanditspartnerswillplant

arealtreeforthatperson.

AntForestreceivedthe2019ChampionsoftheEarthaward（地球衛(wèi)士獎(jiǎng)），theUN'shighest

environmentalhonor,forencouragingpeopletolivegreenerlifestylesandprotecttheenvironment.TheUnited

NationsEnvironmentProgram（UNEP）announcedinNairobi,Kenya,onSeptember19,2019.Theawardalso

wenttoanothertwoChineseorganizations.In2018,theZhejiangGreenRuralRevivalProgramwontheaward

foritsworktodealwithpollutedwaterwaysanddamaged（被損壞的）lands.In2017,theSaihanbaAfforestation

Communitygotthesameawardforturningbarrensandintogreenhills.

Sinceitslaunch（推出）inAugust2016,AntForestanditspartnershaveplantedsome122milliontreesin

China'sdriestareas,whichincludeareasinInnerMongolia,Gansu,QinghaiandShanxi.Thetreescoveranarea

of11.2millionsquarekilometers.AntForesthasbecomeChina?slargestprivatesector（私營(yíng)企業(yè)）tree-planting

project.

“AlipayAntForestshowshowtechnologycanchangeourworldbyusingthepositiveenergyandnew

ideasofusersaroundtheworld,saidIngerAndersen,executivedirector（執(zhí)彳亍理事）ofUNEP.

23.UsersofAntForestcangetgreenenergybydoingthefollowingactivitiesEXCEPT.

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A.takingabusB.payingonlineC.drivingtowork

24.WhatistherightorderaccordingtoParagraph2?

a.AntForestplantsarealtree.

b.Usersreceivegreenenergy,

c.Thevirtualtreegrowsup.

d.Usersdolow-carbonactivities.

e.Usersplantavirtualtree.

A.d-c-b-a-eB.e-b-c-d-aC.e-d-b-c-a

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"barren“meaninParagraph3?

A.貧瘠的B.粗糙的C.肥沃的

26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.AntForestisaprojectlaunchedbyAliPayinAugust,2016.

B.AntForesthasplanted11.2milliontreesinChina5sdriestareas.

C.AntForesthasbecomethebiggestprivatesectortree-plantingprojectinChina.

（2024?湖南常德?二模）Whenyouthinkaboutafactory,whatdoyouimaginefirst?Doyoupicturelotsof

workersdoingthesamethingoverandoveragainwithoutstopping?Well,thingsarechanging!

Nowadays,becauseofsupercooltechnologieslikeAI,theInternetofthings,cloudcomputingandbigdata,

factoriesarebecomingsmarter.Theyneedfewerworkersthanyoumightthink.

TewayFoodGroup,acompanyinChengdu,Sichuan,makestastyseasonings,whichareaddedintofoodto

improvethetaste.Thererobotsdomostoftheworkintheircleverfactory.First,therobotsgetandmixthethings

inlinewiththeirrecipes（食譜）.Afterthat,thefoodgoesintoasmartcookingsystemthatcarefullywatchesand

controlsthetemperaturestomakesuretheseasoningstastereallygood.Duringthewholeprocess,youhardlysee

anyworkersandthismakeseverythingcostmuchless.Thepresidentofthecompany,YuZhiyong,toldThePaper,

“Thankstothesmartfactory,wehavebeenabletomakethings40percentcheaper.9,

Besideshelpingcompaniessavemoney,smartfactoriesarealsolookingoutforthesafetyofworkers.

Baiducreatedasmartsafetyassistant（助理）calledDuAn'antomakesureworkersaresaferinfactories.Itgives

fastanswerstosafetyquestionsfromworkersandalsolooksatsafetyproblems,helpingmanagersworkwith

dangersandrisksquickly.ThankstoDuAn'an,abigchemical（化學(xué)品）companycalledDaxiePetrochemicalcan

nowdealwithaccidents50percentfasterthanbefore.

Faster,betterandsaferatalowercost,smartfactoriesarechangingourlife.Inlinewiththe“Madein

China2025”plan,Chinaisreadytogrowfrom"MadeinChina"to"CreatedinChina”.

27.InParagraph1,thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.offeringopinionsB.askingquestionsC.showingresults

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seasonings“meaninParagraph3?

A.季節(jié)B.食物C.調(diào)料

29.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaboutsmartfactories?

A.TherearenoworkersworkinginTewayFoodCompany.

B.DuAn5aniscreatedtomakesureofthesafetyoftheworkers.

C.Smartfactoriesarecheaperandsaferthantraditionalfactories.

30.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Robotsplayaveryimportantpartinsmartcompanies.

B.Robotswilltaketheplaceofworkersinsmartfactories.

C.Robotsareneededtocutdownthecostofsmartcompanies.

（2024?湖南常德?二模）The39-year-oldWuQiiscalled"UncleDog"bymanyautistic（自閉的）children.

Asananimalbehaviorexpert（行為專(zhuān)家），hesetupChina?sfirstanimal-assistedtherapy（AAT動(dòng)物輔助治療）

programusingdogstohelpchildreninneed.

WuQiwasveryshywhenhewasalittleboy.Hespentmostofhistimeinhisroomalone.Hislifechanged

afterhefoundalittledog."Thedogwasmybestfriend.ItmademewhomIamtoday.hesaid.

Afterfinishingcollegein2003,hestartedtolearnhowtocareforanimals.Tomakehisdog-trainingskills

better,hevisitedpeoplewhoweregoodatanimalcareinmanyplacesintheworld.Helearnedthemeaningsof

differentsoundsdogsmakeandbecameknown.

Overthepasteightyears,Wu'steamhasusedtherapydogstohelpmorethan100,000people.Andthey

alsohaveputforwardanimal-assistedtherapyprogramsincitiesincludingBeijing,Shanghai,Nanjing,Chengdu

andShenzhen.Theprogramincludes18classesanditspurposeistomakechildren'sconversationabilityand

socialskillsbetter.

“WhileAAThasbeenusedinWesterncountriesformorethan100years,fewChinesehaveheardaboutit.I

wanttoshowpeoplethatdogsarenotjustpets.Theycanhelpusincreasethecommunicationwithchildren.Wu

said."Theyareourbridgeintoautisticchildren'shearts,bringingloveandwarmthtothem.”

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31.WhatcanwelearnaboutWuQifromthefirstparagraph?

A.Heisagooddoctorforanimals.

B.Heisananimalbehaviorexpert.

C.HesetuptheAATprogramtoprotectanimals.

32.WhohadagreatinfluenceonWuQiwhenhewasachild?

A.Hisparents.B.Histeammates.C.Alittledog.

33.HowlongdoesittakeWuQi'steamtohelpover100,000peopleusingtherapydogs?

A.6years.B.8years.C.18years.

34.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.HowWubecamefamousasadoglover.

B.WhyWulookedafterthedogscarefully.

C.HowWuandhisteamhelpedtheautisticchildren.

（2024?湖南岳陽(yáng)?二模）Recently,theNandagangwetlandinHebeiProvincehasbecomehometoover300

orientalwhitestorks（東方白鸛），aspeciesunderfirst-classnationalprotection.Thisnumberisthreetimesthatof

thesameperiodlastyear.

Thesebirds,widelyfoundinChina,JapanandKoreainformertimes,aresorareandspecialthattheyare

listedasendangeredbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature（世界自然保護(hù)聯(lián)盟）.Therefore,they

havestrictrequirementsfortheirlivingenvironment.Onlywetlandswithcleanpools,andlittlepiecesofland

withlargeamountsfoodandwatercanbecometheirhabitats（棲息地）.

Thislarge,long-neckedbirdrangesinheightfrom60cmtoover150cm（2to5feet）.Thefeathersonthe

bodyaremainlypurewhite.Thewingsarewideandlong.Allorpartoftheheadandupperneckmaybe

featherless（無(wú)羽毛的）andbrightlycoloured.

Orientalwhitestorksbegantoleavetheirbreeding（繁殖）placesfromlateSeptembertoearlyOctober,

forminggroupsandtravellingsouthward.Alongtheway,ifsnecessarytochoosesuitableplacestorest,andsome

placescanrestformorethan40days.Theyoftengatherinopenareaslikegrasslands,lakesforactivities.Storks

arefoundingroupsexceptduringthebreedingseason.Theyfeedduringtheday.Mosteatsmallanimalscaughtin

areasofwaterorfieldsthatarenotdeep,suchassmallfish,frogs,insectsandsoon.

35.HowmanyorientalwhitestorkswereseeninHebeiProvincelastyear?

A.Over300.B.Over100.C.Over600.

36.Wherecanpeopleseestorksinthewild?

A.LocalcitiesinEurope.

B.DeeplakesinAmerica.

C.WetlandswithenoughfoodinAsia.

37.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthelastparagraph?

A.Storksliketofeedatnight.

B.Storksdon'tliveingroupsduringthebreedingseason.

C.Storkswillflysouthwardwithoutstoppingalongtheway.

38.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwefindthispassage?

A.Nature.B.Lifestyle.C.History.

（2024?湖南岳陽(yáng)?二模）

Technologyhasbroughtancientpoets-backtolifb”.AttheWorldRobotConference2023inlateAugustin

Beijing,thereweretworobotsthatlookedliketheChinesepoetsLiBaiandDuFu.WhileLiBaiwasholdingup

acupofwine,DuFuwassittingatadesk,writing.

Thesearecalledbionic（仿生的）robots.Therobofsskinisusuallymadeofsilicone（硅膠），CGTN

explainedinavideoaboutLiaoning-basedproducerEXROBOTS.Therobofsskinisverysoft.Youcanevensee

veins（血管）undertheskin.

Anotherhuman-likerobotalsoattractedattentionrecently.ItwascreatedbyUScompanyApptronik.

NamedApollo,ithasaround30muscles（肌肉）.Fornow,therobotcanonlymakesimplemovements,suchas

walkingandwaving.Therobot'sheadhascamerasandsensors（傳感器）inside.Theycanhelpitmapouta

360-degreeviewofitsenvironment.Theyalsohelptherobotkeepbalancewhenwalkingonunstable（不穩(wěn)定的）

surfaces.

Nowadays,bionichuman-likerobotsmostlyworkwithhumans,suchasbybeingtourguidesorhelping

visitorsatfrontdesks.Thiscouldbebecausepeoplearecomfortablelivingandworkingwithmachinesthatlook

andactlikethem.Theycan"strikeachord（弓I起共鳴）withpeople,aUSroboticsscientistMarcRaiberttold

NewYorker.

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Asmorehuman-likerobotscomeout,safetywillbethekey,accordingtotheRobotReportwebsite.When

a70-kilogramrobotbreaksdownandfalls,humansnearbymaygethurt.

39.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph1?

A.Madeancientpoetscomebacktolife.

B.Madevisitorsexperiencerealancientlife.

C.Maderobotslookandactlikerealancientpoets.

40.WhatcanApollodowithbuilt-insensors?

A.Keepbalance.

B.Drawpeople'sattention.

C.Designa180-degreepicture.

41.Inwhichsituationcanbionicrobotshelpyounow?

A.Whenyouwanttovisitsomeplaces.

B.Whenyoudon'twanttodohousework.

C.Whenyouwantsomeonetorepairyourcar.

42.Whatdopeopleworryaboutwithhuman-likerobots?

A.Human-likerobotslookscary.

B.Usersmayfallinlovewiththerobots.

C.Therobots'weightmaycauseproblems.

（2024?湖南岳陽(yáng)?二模）

RunwiththepancakesEveryyearinFebruary,peopleindifferentplacesaroundtheUKholdpancake

racestocelebratePancakeDay.Theyhavetoflip（翻轉(zhuǎn)）thepancakewhiletheyrun.Theracescamefromafunny

story.In1445,awomanwascookingandwaslateforaparty.Sherantothepartywithapancakeinapan.

Traditionally,itisaraceforhousewivesonly.However,therearenotmanyrulesnowasitwas.

TheBritishholdacompetitiononCooper5sHillinthesmallEnglishvillageofBrockwortheveryyear.Hundreds

ofpeoplerunquicklydowna180-metercourse（賽道）downthehilltocatcharolling（滾動(dòng)的）cheese.Because

thehillwassosteep（陡峭的）thatmanycompetitorsfelloffthemountainlikecheeseandbroketheirbones,local

medicalsareready.Thepersonwhocatchesthecheesefirstwinsthegame.Fightwithtomatoes

OnthelastWednesdayofeachAugust,peopleinSpainhaveabigtomatofightfestival.Thestreetsofthe

EasternSpanishtownofBunolweretheperfectexamplesof“paintingthetownred”,asthousandsofpeople

throweachotherwithtomatoes.Thebeginningofthefestivaldatesbackto1945.Thefestivalcontinuestodraw

largecrowdstoday.

43.Whatcanwelearnfrom"runwiththepancakes”?

A.Itisheldindifferentcountries.

B.Itcamefromastory.

C.Onlywomencantakepartinit.

44.Whatisthebesttitleforthesecondpieceofnews?

A.Runafterthecheese

B.Don'trunonthesteephill

C.Savethecheese

45.Whatistomatofightfestival?

A.Itisabigdinner.B.Itisanartshow.C.Itisafunactivity.

（2024?湖南長(zhǎng)沙?一模）InordertosaveMexicanaxolotls（蛛嫄）,theMexicangovernmentencouragesthe

publictovirtuallyadopt（云領(lǐng)養(yǎng)）them.

TheunusualMexicanaxolotlhasalongbody,shortlegs,andalongtail.Itsbodyiscoveredwithsmooth,

slimyskin（黍占糊糊的皮膚）.Theaxolotlisanamazinganimal.Itcanimprovewaterquality.Itcanalsoregrow

almostanylostbodypart.Forthisreason,itisconsideredasawonderofbiology.Somescientiststhinkthe

informationcouldhelpsolvesomemedicalproblems.

However,thepopulationofaxolotlshasfallengreatlyovertheyears.In1998,therewereabout6,000

axolotlspersquarekilometerinLakeXochimilco.Inthelastcountfrom2014,therewereonlyabout36axolotls

persquarekilometer.Thesituationhasgotworseandtheyhavebeenindangerofextinction（滅絕）foryears,

accordingtoLuisZambrano,aprofessorfromtheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.

Thebiggestdangertoaxolotlscomesfromhumans.MexicoCity'sgrowingpopulationhasledtolessand

lesslivingspaceforaxolotls.Industrialactivitieshavehadabadinfluenceonwaterquality,whichmakesaxolotls

unhealthy.Inthewater,somefisheataxolotleggs.

ThankstosocialmediaandthevideogameMinecraft,axolotlsaremorepopularthanever,whichleadstoa

hugedemand（需求）foraxolotlsinpetstores.Zambranohopesthatwillhelpsaveaxolotls.

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Lastyear,histeamcarriedoutanactivitytovirtuallyadoptaxolotls.Peoplewereencouragedtohelppay

foraxolotls5mealsortheirhabitat（棲息地）.“Weknowwhattodo.Weknowwheretodoit.Andweknowthatif

wedothatproperly,wewillhaveahealthypopulationofaxolotls,Zambranosaid,"Butifpeopledon'tcaretoo

much,itdoesn'tmatterwhatweknow.^^

46.Theaxolotlisimportanttobiologybecauseofits.

A.unusualappearance

B.roleinwaterquality

C.abilitytoregrowbodyparts

47.Howdoesthewriterprovethatthenumberofaxolotlshasdropped?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bytellingstories.C.Bygivinganexample.

48.WhichquestiondoesParagraph4answer?

A.Whatadvantagesdoaxolotlshave?

B.Whatshouldpeopledotosaveaxolotls?

C.Whyhaveaxolotlsbeenindangerofextinction?

49.WhatisthepurposeofZambrano'swords?

A.TointroduceaspecialanimalinMexico.

B.Tocallonpeopletopayattentiontoaxolotlsandsavethem.

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