中考英語(yǔ)真題專(zhuān)題復(fù)習(xí) 任務(wù)型閱讀 考點(diǎn)3 完成句子或表格（原卷版）

Page三年（2022-2024）中考英語(yǔ)真題分項(xiàng)匯編（全國(guó)通用）專(zhuān)題24任務(wù)型閱讀考點(diǎn)3完成句子或表格(2024中考真題）一、閱讀填表（2024·四川宜賓·中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺的信息，并將答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。OneofthegreatestsportsmeninChinaistheping-pongplayerRongGuotuan.HewasthefirstonetowintheWorldTableTennisChampionshipforChinaandisconsideredasthemostimportantoneinstartingthegoldeneraofChinesetabletennis.HewasbornonAugust10th,1937,intoafishermanfamilyinGuangdong.Rongshowedgreatinterestandtalentintabletennisfromayoungage.At15,hewaschosenintothenationalteam,wherehisskillswereimproved.Hisbackhandloopshotbecamehissignature(標(biāo)志性的)move.Rongwonthefirstprizeofthemen’ssinglesatthe25thWorldTableTennisChampionshipsin1959.ItmarkedChina’sfirstworldchampioninanewera.Rongshowedoutstandingsportsspirit,nevergivingupeveninthefaceofgreatdifficulties.Hisloveforthegameandhishigh-levelskillshavedeeplymovedtheChinese.ThewonderfullifestoryandspiritofRongGuotuancontinuetoliveonintheChinesetabletennisteamsandalltheotherChinesesports.Rong’swaysoftrainingandpracticalskillshavebeenpasseddownfromtheoldping-pongplayerstotheyoung,leadingChinatolotsofhonorsandgloryintabletennis.HissuccessalsobroughtChinapopularityintabletennis.Hehasalwaysbeentheidol(偶像)ofChinesesportsmen.RongGuotuan:The1ChinesetoWintheWorldTableTennisChampionship.EarlyLifeHewaschosenintothenationalteamat15.Therehe2hisskills.Hisbackhandloopshotbecamehissignaturemove.3Hewonthemen’ssinglesatthe25thWorldTableTennisChampionshipsin1959.SportsSpiritWhenhefacedgreatdifficulties,henever4.InfluencesHewasoncethekeytothedevelopmentofChinesetabletennis.Hissuccessalsomadetabletennis5inChina.HehasalwaysbeentheidolofChinesesportsmen.（2024·四川南充·中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格中所缺信息，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡相應(yīng)的橫線上，每空限填一詞。WelcometotheAmazonrainforest.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysanimportantroleinkeepingthebalancedecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng))ontheEarth.Withanareaofaround6millionsquarekilometers,theAmazonrainforestismorethanhalfthesizeofChina.Thisareahasagreatmanyspecies(物種).Actually,oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.Ofthe390,000plantspeciesknowntous,morethan40,000canbefoundintheAmazon.Therearedifferentlevelsintheforest.Atthebottomisasystemofrootsundertheground.Abovethatisleaflitteronthedarkforestfloor.Thenextlevelismadeupofshorterplantswithlargeleaves.Thentherearethetoweringancienthardwoods,andfinallythetopsofthetreeswhicharetallerthananyotherleveloftreesintheforest.Eachleveloftheforestformsitsownlittleworld,hometodifferentkindsoflivingthings.Morethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesofmammals(哺乳動(dòng)物)hideamongtheforest’splantlife.Thisjaguarisoneexample.Whilealargenumberofjaguarssurvivehere,theyareonlyonepartofthisforest'sfoodchain(食物鏈).Theyfeedonatleast87species,includingfrogs.Thesefrogs,inturn,feedoninsectswhicheatleavesandfruit.TheAmazonrainforestisatreasurehouseofspeciesthatcanbeusedforfoodormedicine.What’smore,theAmazonrainforestbreatheslifeintotheplanetbyproducingover20percentofalltheEarth’soxygen(O2).Soitisoftenknownasthe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”.TheAmazonRainforestIntroductionTheAmazonrainforestisthelargestrainforestintheworld,whichhelpskeepthe6oftheEarth’secosystem.SpeciesPlantspeciesNumber:over40,000speciesDifferentlevelsintheforest:●thebottom:asystemofroots●thesecondlevel:leaflitter●thethirdlevel:shorterplantswithlargeleaves●thefourthlevel:toweringancienthardwoods●thetop:thetopsofthe7trees8speciesNumber:morethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesofmammalsOneofthefoodchainsintheforest:leavesandfruit→9→frogs→jaguarsImportance●TheAmazonrainforestisatreasurehouseofspeciesthatcanbeusedforfoodormedicine.●Knownasthe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”,theAmazonrainforest10over20%ofalltheEarth’soxygen.（2024·江蘇無(wú)錫·中考真題）先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文章后表格的空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。所填單詞必須寫(xiě)在答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。每個(gè)空格只能填一個(gè)單詞。Asacountrystronginmath,Chinahasmanyfolkgamesfilledwithmathwisdom.Youmayhaveplayedmanyofthembefore.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.LubanLockLubanLockwasfirstcreatedbyChinesecarpenterLuBanabout2,000yearsago.ItissaidthatLuusedsixwoodenpiecestomakeatoythatlookslikealockforhisson.Thelockhasalottodowithsolidgeometry(立體幾何).It’shardtoseparatethesixpieces.However,itisusuallyeasiertounlockaLubanLockthantoputitbacktogether.Now,thereareLubanLocksmadeupofnineormorepieces.HuarongPassHuarongPassisatraditionalChineseblock-movingpuzzle.EveryblockisnamedafteracharacterinthebookRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,likeCaoCao,ZhangFeiandZhaoYun.Tosucceedinthegame,playershavetomovetheblockstoget“CaoCao”out.Thisisatestofone’smathknowledge,forexample,ofgeometricarea(幾何面積).AccordingtotheChinesePuzzlewebsite,ittakesatleast81stepstoset“CaoCao”free.Title:TwoAncientChinese11ToysLubanLock>ItwasfirstcreatedbyLuBanabout2,000yearsago.>LuBanused6piecesof12tomakealock-liketoyforhisson.>Itusesmathknowledgesuchassolidgeometry.>Itis13toputthesixpiecesbacktogetherthantounlockit.HuarongPass>Itismadeupofafewblocks,andeveryblockhasthe14ofacharacterinRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.>Playerswinthegameby15theblockstoset“CaoCao”free.>Itcantestplayers’mathknowledgelikegeometricarea.（2024·內(nèi)蒙古赤峰·中考真題）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格，每空限填一詞。Perhapsyouarelookingforanafterschoolhobby,orsomethingtodoontheweekends.Gardeningwithchildrencanbeagreatway.Mostchildrenlovetogetdirty.Gardeningisagoodreasontoletthemtouchthesoftearthandenjoysunshineoutside.Itcanmakethemstronger.Gardeningcanmakechildrenlearnabouttheirfavoriteplantsatanearlyage.Ithelpsthemknowwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.Childrencanalsounderstandwhyit’simportantnottowastefood.Don’tmindifittakesyourchildrensometimetotakecareoftheplants.Besuretoencouragethemtokeepwateringandfeedingtheirplantsasneededuntiltheendofthegrowingseason.Gardeningisagreatwaytoteachyourchildrenaboutresponsibility.Childrenalwayshavequestions.Gardeningcanhelpthemdeveloptheircuriosity(好奇心).Afewminutesinagarden,kidswillstartaskingquestions.Feelfreetoletthemguidetheconversation.Makesuretotakethechancetolearntogetheraboutanythingyoucan’tanswer.Startwithsmallprojectsthatchildrencanfollowandenjoy,andgetthemtochoosewhattheywanttoplant.GardeningwithchildrenWhatWhyLetthemtouchthesoftearthandenjoysunshine16.Tomakethemstronger.Helpthemlearnaboutwherefoodcomesfrom.Toletthemunderstandthe17offood.Encouragethemtotakecareoftheplants.Toteachthemtohavea18ofresponsibility.Feelfreetoletthem19theconversation.Todeveloptheircuriosity.Getstartedwithyour20rightaway!（2024·四川涼山·中考真題）完成表格

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并將其答案的完整形式寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置。每空一詞。BringNatureIndoorsIndoorplantsseemtojustsitaroundwithoutdoingmuch,butinmanywaystheyarethesilentheroesofhomes.Notonlydotheylookbeautiful,buttheycanliftourhealthinbodyandmindbymakingusfeelgoodandtakingawaystress.What’smore,indoorplantsareeasytolookafterandarenotveryexpensive.Whatareindoorplants?Indoorplants,alsoknownashouseplants,areplantsthatliketogrowindoors.Manyofthesekindsarenotusedtogrowingoutside,especiallyinwinter,theygrowbetterinsidebecauseofthewarmercondition.Therearemanykindsofindoorplantsaroundus,suchaspeacelilies,spiderplantsandsucculents.Whyareindoorplantsgoodforus?Therearemanyadvantagesaboutgrowingplantsindoors.Plantsaroundhousescanimproveourfeelings.Studieshavesupportedthisandfoundthatindoorplantscanimproveourcreativity,focusandmemory.Thereisalsoresearchshowingthathouseplantscancleantheairaroundthembyremovingsomeharmfulgases,suchasHCHO(甲醛).DrTijanaBlanusasaid,“Plantscatchandholdtinypollutedmaterials.Theyremovesomeharmfulchemicalsfromcookingorpainting.Peaceliliesanddevil’sivyarethebest.”Howtochooseindoorplants?Wecangetplantsfromsupermarkets,gardencentersoronline.Youngerplantsareoftencheaperthanfullygrownones.Caringforthemisalwaysfullofjoy.Youwaterthem,talktothem,seethemgrowup…Learningaboutthehabitsofeachplantcanbringanewinterestandattentionintoourlivesandhelptoconnectourhomeswithnature.21．22．23．24．25．26．27．28．29．30．（2024·四川成都·中考真題）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成圖表中所缺信息。Humanshavelongtriedtopredict(預(yù)測(cè))theweather.Fromthehuntersofancienttimestotoday’spilots,predictingrainorshinecanshapepeople’slifeandmakeadifference.In650BC,theBabylonianstriedtopredicttheweatherbasedontheappearanceofclouds.Around340BC,Aristotle,afamousGreekthinkerandscientist,wroteMeteorologica.Itintroducedthetypesofweather,suchasrain,cloudandlightning.Aristotlebelievedthattherewaswater,airandfirearoundtheEarth.Itwasalmost2,000yearsbeforehisideaswerereplacedbynewones.By300BCinChina,acalendardividedtheyearinto24festivalsgradually,eachfestivalrelatedtoatypeofweather,liketheRainWater(thestartofthespringrains),theWakingofInsects(thespringthunderawakenssleepinginsects)andsoon.Thatwasusefulforfarmerstoplanwhentoplantandharvest(收獲).Peopleusedlotsofwaystopredicttheweatheroverthecenturies.Youmighthaveheardtheexpressionslike“Redskyatnight,sailor’sdelight”,whichsuggestsaredskyintheeveningisfollowedbygoodweather.Thishasabasisinscience,asdoestellingwinddirectionthroughsmokefromthefire.Ontheotherhand,somethoughtthatifsheepcrowdedtogether,itmeantrain.Butthereisn’tanysciencebehindit.Thescienceofweatherpredictionreallytookoffinthe1830swiththeinventionofthetelegraph.Itsentmessagesoverhundredsofthousandsofmiles,soweathermapsweredrawnupandstormsystemswerestudied.Thenextbigstepcameinthe1920swiththeinventionofthe“radiosonde”,aballooncarryingweatherinstrumentshighabovethegroundtocollectinformation.Expertstooktheinformationandbuiltapictureoftheweatheroverthefollowingfewdays.Today,supercomputersareusedtotakedata(數(shù)據(jù))fromtheworldandprocessitveryfasttoworkouttheweather.Forexample,theyoncehelpedpredictwhereHurricaneLee,whichhittheUSandCanada,wouldlandninedaysinadvance(提前).31．32．33．34．35．（2024·黑龍江綏化·中考真題）根據(jù)所給材料，提取信息，完成思維導(dǎo)圖。InternationalMuseumDayisonMay18theveryyear.Itstartedin1977andithasgotmuchattentionsincethen.20,000museumscelebratedInternationalMuseumDayin2009.Theyhadeventsinmorethan90countries.In2011,theofficialposterofInternationalMuseumDaywastranslatedinto37languages.In2012,almost30,000museumsfrom129countriesjoinedinthecelebration.Everyyear,manymuseumsaroundtheworldjoininInternationalMuseumDay.Peoplecelebrateitbyholdingfun,specialandfreeactivities.InternationalMuseumDayplaysanimportantroleinmakingpeopleknowmuseumsareimportantforculturalexchanges(文化交流).DuringtheInternationalMuseumDaycelebration,manyactivitiestakeplace.Therearesomespecialactivitiesfromdifferentcountries.Thesespecialactivitiesaredifferenteachyear.Manygroupsaroundtheworldplanfreetripstomuseums.Manypeoplevisitmuseumsonthisday.36．37．38．39．40．二、閱讀短文補(bǔ)全句子（2024·天津·中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子。Haveyoueverseenastorm?Lotsofthingscanhappenwhenthereisastorm.Itcanrain.Thewindcanblow(吹).Theskycanbedark.Andallthelightsinyourhousecangoout.Whenallthelightsgoout,yourhouseisdark.Itisaproblembecauseyoucannotdocertainthingsinthedark.Youcannotreadorwrite.Itishardtoputonclothes.Itishardtofeedyourpet.Itishardtowalkbecauseyoucannotseewell.Whenallthelightsgoout,youcanwaituntilthestormgoesaway.Thenthelightsmaygobackon.Butitisnotinterestingtowaitandwait!Tomakethingsbetter,itisagoodideatomakethedarkinteresting.Youcanlightcandles.Thefireonthecandleswillgivethehouselight.Thenyoucanplayagamewithyourfamily.Maybeyoucanusethelighttoread.Oryoucantellaninterestingstoryinthedark.41．Lotsofthingswhenthereisastorm.42．Whenallthelightsgoout,yourhouse.43．Itishardtowalkinthedarkbecauseyoucannot.44．Afterthestorm,thelightsmaygobackon.45．Tomakethingsbetter,itistomakethedarkinteresting.（2024·陜西·中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。TheInternetisthebestthingtohappensincethecreationofthealphabet*.However,canyoutrustwhatyoureadontheInternet?AnyoneintheworldcanputawebsiteontheInternet.ManypeoplesaythatthethingstheyreadontheInternetmaynotbetrue.Youneedtobecarefulwhenyoulookthroughlotsandlotsofinformation.AsyouexploretheInternetforinformation,herearesomeideastogettherightthingsonline.First,checkwhowrotethewebsite.Makesurethatthewriterisanexpert.Forexample,ifthetopicisscience,makesurethewriterisa(n)_______orascienceteacher.Theexpertcanprovideuswithprofessionalknowledgeorstatistics(統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù))inthefield.Makesuretostudythestatisticssothatyoucanavoidmakingminormistakes**.Next,makesurethesiteisthereforagoodreason,notabadone.Ifthesiteismeanttofoolyou,youcanbesureyoucan’ttrustwhat’sonit.Ifthesiteistheretogiveyouinformation,theinformationismorepossiblygood.Also,checkhowoldtheinformationis.Agoodresearchengine(搜索引擎)canhelpyougetadateforwhensomethingwaswritten.Inmanysubjects,likescience,newinformationreplacesoldinformationallthetime.Finally,trainyourselftobeaseriouspersonabouttheinformationfromwebsites.Youcanuseotherresourcestocheckwhatyou’vegotonline.Ifyoufollowthesesuggestions,youwillbecomeabetteruseroftheInternet.*Alphabetisasetoflettersorsymbolsinafixedorder,suchasAatoZzinEnglish,andusedinwriting.**Aminormistakeisamistakethatissmallandnotsoimportantorserious.46．Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergive?Thewritergivespiecesofadvice.47．Whatword(s)canyouputinthe“_______”?Icanput“”there.48．Whyshouldyoustudythestatisticsonthesite?Becausewecanavoidifwedothat.49．Whichparagraphbestmatchesthepictureabove?It’sParagraphinthepassage.50．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?It’sabouthowto.（2024·黑龍江綏化·中考真題）根據(jù)所給材料將句子補(bǔ)充完整，每空一詞。Puberty(青春期)intheprocessoflifewhenyoungpeopleleavechildhoodandmoveintoadulthood.Itisdifficultforteenagersbecausepubertyinfluencesthemonboththeirmindsandbodies.Someyoungpeoplemaybeginpubertyat8,whileothersmaynotstartuntil14or15.Usually,teenagegirlsstartpubertytwoyearsbeforeteenageboysdo.Forboysandgirls,itisusuallycompletebytheageof18.Duringthoseyours,thebodydevelopsinmanyways.Feelingscanalsochangequickly.Teenageboysduringpubertyoftenbegintotakeunnecessaryrisks.Theirattentionisonhavingfunandbeingaccepted.Theyliketryingsomechallengingoutdooractivitieslikeskateboardingandrockclimbing.Sotheyneedtothinkdeeplybeforetheyactandmakegooddecisionsforthemselves.Agirl’spersonality(個(gè)性)oftendoesn’tdevelopinthesamewayasaboy’s.Teenagegirlssometimesdon’tbelieveinthemselves.Theyaren’tsureabouttheirownfeelings.However,theyareusuallyafraidtotelltheirparentsorteachersabouttheirproblems.Forthisreason,teenagegirlsshouldbeencouragedtodiscussthingswithtrustedadults.Parents,schoolsandcommunitiescandoalottocareforandhelpyoungpeople.Itiseveryone’sresponsibility(責(zé)任)tohelpyoungpeoplegrowintohealthyadults.51．Pubertyhasanbothteenagers’mindsandbodies.52．Usually,teenageboysstartpubertytwoyearsteenagegirls.53．Teenageboysliketryingsomechallengingoutdooractivitiesskateboardingandrockclimbing.54．Peopleshouldteenagegirlsdiscussthingswithtrustedadults.55．theyoungintohealthyadultsiseveryone’sresponsibility.(2023中考真題）一、閱讀填表（2023·浙江麗水·統(tǒng)考中考真題）WriteaScreenplay同學(xué)們，你們嘗試過(guò)劇本寫(xiě)作嗎?其實(shí)劇本的格式與其他文本大有不同。請(qǐng)閱讀PartA的劇本范例及格式說(shuō)明，然后完成PartB的任務(wù)。PartAPartB請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列短文信息，補(bǔ)全對(duì)應(yīng)劇本中第1~5小題的信息。注意:第3和4小題不得超過(guò)六詞，其他小題每空限填一詞?！癏owmuchfurther?It’s10p.m.already,”askedAnnaintiredness.“Can’timaginewe’llbehomeuntilmidnight,”repliedBob,turningonthecarradio.Theannouncer（播音員）soundedworried.“Attention!Aheavyrainstormisonthewaytothearea.Ifyouarenotathome,pleasegethomeassoonaspossible.”SCENE1.CAR.11.ANNA,ayoungwoman,andherhusbandBOBdrivehome.Theylooktired.ANNA（to12）13It’s10p.m.already.BOBCan’timaginewellbehomeuntilmidnight.He14.RADIOANNOUNCER（<u>15．</u>）Attention!Aheavyrainstormisonthewaytothearea.Ifyouarenotathome,pleasegethomeassoonaspossible.（2023·山西·統(tǒng)考中考真題）請(qǐng)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容，在方框內(nèi)的縮寫(xiě)文章中，填入與短文意思最符合的單詞，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。每空一詞。Animalsplaysomanyimportantrolesinourlives.Some,likecowsandsheep,provideuswithfood;petsareourfriends;otheranimalsworkforus.Aboveall,everyanimal—bigorsmall—canfilluswithasenseofthewonderofthenaturalworld.Unluckily,wedon’talwaysvaluethis.Manyanimalsareendangeredbecauseofouractions,andmillionsofanimalsintheworldarebadlytreated.WorldAnimalDayremindsus,atleastforonedayayear,“tocelebrateanimallifeinallitsforms”and“tobethankfulforthewayinwhichanimalsenrich（使豐富）ourlives.”WorldAnimalDaywasstartedin1931inFlorence,Italy.Itmadeuspayattentiontotheproblemofendangeredanimalsaroundtheworld.Itisnowcelebratedinmostcountriesaroundtheworld.ThedayfallsonOctober4theveryyear.Allovertheworldonthisday,volunteersraisemoneyforanimalcentersandsocialorganizations.Museumsandzoosorganizespecialevents.Schoolshavealsojoinedanimalprojects.Nomatterwhatisdone,theideaistoremindusoftheimportanceofanimalsandtoshowushowwecouldimproveourrelationshipwithanimals.Ifyouwanttotakepart,youcouldhelpananimalororganizeamoney-raisingeventforalocalcharity.Theimportantthingisjusttakinganactivepart.Weshouldofferanimalsasmuchastheyofferus.Animalsareimportantinourlives.Theyofferus16,friendship,helpandasenseofthewonderofthenaturalworld.However,ouractionsmakemanykindsofanimalsindanger,andwetreatmillionsofanimals17.WorldAnimalDayremindsustobethankfultoanimals.Itwasstartedin1931todrawpeople’sattentiontothe18ofendangeredanimals.NowWorldAnimalDayiscelebratedonOctober4theveryyear.Onthisday,manyactivitiesareheldto19howtoimprovetherelationshipbetweenhumansandanimals.Solet’sjustbe20totakepartandofferanimalsasmuchastheyofferus.（2023·四川宜賓·統(tǒng)考中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺的信息。InChina,whenitcomestotraditionalclothing,HanfuandQipaoarethemostpopular.HanfuwasfirstcreatedforHanpeople.Itscolor,styleandeventhelengthareaboutChineseculture.HanfufirstappearedintheShangDynastyover3,000yearsago.ItwaspopularforalongtimeinChinesehistoryfromtheQinDynastytotheMingDynasty.AtthestartingoftheQingDynasty,however,itlostitspopularity.Withpeopleturningtheirinteresttotraditionalculture,Hanfuhasbeenenjoyedmoregreatlyinrecentyears.Qipaobecamepopularinthe1920sandremainedasthe“nationalclothing”untilthe1950s.Atfirst,peoplemadeitwide,coveringmostpartsofthebody.Yetitwasnotbeautifulandpeoplewantedamorebeautifulkindofclothing.Sointhe1930s,peoplemadethetraditionalQipaotighttoshowthebeautyofawoman’sbody.Now,lotsofwomenstillliketowearit.TheChinesetunicsuit(中山裝)lookedsimplebutgood,soitquicklybecamepopularamongChinesemeninthemid-20thcentury.Althoughotherkindsofclothinghavetakenitsplacenow,leadersofChinastillwearitwhengoingtoimportantevents.21ChineseClothingHanfuInthepastHanpeople22Hanfu.InrecentyearsIthasbeen23moregreatly.24Inthe1920sItbecamepopularbutwaswide.Inthe1930sItwasmadetighttoshowthebeautyofawoman’sbody.TheChinesetunicsuitItlookedsimplebutgood.Chinese25wearitwhengoingtoimportantevents.（2023·四川成都·統(tǒng)考中考真題）完成圖表根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成圖表中所缺信息。Mapsmarkseas,countries,citiesandourhomes,andguideusthroughtheworld.Toknowthembetter,let’stakealookathowmapshavechangedoverthecenturies.Manyancientcountriesusedmaps.OneofthefirstisthoughttohavebeendrawnonthewallinLascaux,France,around16,500yearsago.Hiddenamongthedrawingsofbirdsandbulls(公牛)isamapofthestars.TheBabylonianMapoftheWorldistheoldestknownearthlymap,whichshowsBabylonanditsneighboringtownsonthestone.ClaudiusPtolemymademapsgoglobal.BorninEgyptaround100AD,hewasthefirstpersontotrytomakeaworldmap.Withthehelpofmath,Ptolemymarkedaround10,000locationsfromBritaintoAsiaandAfrica.PerhapsthemostcommonlyusedworldmapistheMercatorProjection.Itwasintroducedin1569byGerardusMercator.Animportantpartofmapsistheimaginarylinesoflongitude,latitudeandtheequator.Mercatortooktheglobeandmadeitflat(平的),buttodothishehadtomaketheareasfurthernorthandsouthlarger,whiletheareasnearerthemiddlestayabouttherightsize.ThereasonforthisisthattheEarthislikeaball,butamapisflat.Itiseasytofindplaces,butsomepeoplesaiditwasunfairbecauseplacesincludingCanada,theUKandEuropeappearedmuchbiggerthantheyreallywere.Inthe19thand20thcenturies,moderntechnologyallowedmapmakerstoproducemapsshowinglocationsexactly.Today,manypeopleviewmapsontheirphones.ResearchersareworkingtomaptheflooroftheoceansandtolocateeverytreeonEarth.ScientistsarealsotryingtomapthepastbyusingtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope(JWST).Thisinventionwillcollectlightfromstarsandmayfindthesecretsaboutthebeginningoftheuniverse(宇宙).TheHistoryofMapsMapsprovideuswithinformationof26.Ancientmaps*Oneofthefirstmapsisamapof27around16,500yearsago.*TheoldestearthlymapistheBabylonianMapoftheWorld.Mapsgoglobal*Thefirstworldmapwasdrawnbyusing28.*TheimaginarylinesintroducedtotheMercatorProjectionmadeitmostcommonlyused,butitstillneeded29.Mapsand30*Mapscanbeusedonthephone.*Mapscanhelpusknowmoreabouttheoceans,thelandandtheuniversethroughJWST.（2023·四川涼山·統(tǒng)考中考真題）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格中所缺的信息。每空一詞。Ourworldisindanger.Wemustdosomethingtoprotecttheenvironment.Whatarethemainproblemsweface?ThegreenhouseeffectWhenweburnfuelssuchaspetrolandcoal,agascalledCO2isproduced.Toomuchofthisgaspollutesatmosphere,andcausesittokeepintoomuchheat.Asaresultofthegreenhouseeffect,theearth’stemperatureisincreasing.Thiscausessealeveltogoup,andinthefuturemaycausecitiestodisappear.CuttingdownforestsEveryyear,wedestroynaturebycuttingdownhugeareasofforests.ThismakesthegreenhouseeffectworsebecausetreestakeinCO2andgiveoutO2.Cuttingdowntreesalsodestroysthehomesoftheanimalsthatliveinourforests,andcausesthesurfaceofthesoiltobeeasilydestroyedbyrain.Thiscanresultinfloodsandevenmoredamagetotheenvironment.BadhabitsManyofourhabitscausepollution.Peopleoftenusethingsonceandthenthrowthemaway,orleavethemonthegroundasliter.Thiscreatestonsofrubbishandpollutesourlandandseas.Inordertoprotecttheenvironment,weneedtotakeproperaction.Chinesegovernmenthasmadelawsandrulesaboutdealingwiththewaste.Wearegettingseriousaboutourbadhabitsnow.Weshouldonlybuyanduseproductsfriendlytotheenvironment.Weshouldalsorecycleasmanythingsaspossible.Toreduceairpollution,wecantakethebusorsubwayinsteadofdriving.Ifwejustlearntoliveinnewanddifferentways,wecanmakeadifference.TheWorldIsin3132ThegreenhouseeffectCO2:isproducedwhenburningfuels.ToomuchCO2causesatmospheretokeepintoomuch33.Theearth’stemperatureisincreasing.Sealevelgoesup,citiesmay34.CuttingdownforestsMakethegreenhouseeffect35.Destroytheanimals’homes.Causethesoiltobe36destroyed.Resultinfloodsandevenmoredamage.37habitsThrowaway38things.Pollutethelandandseas.WaysMakelawsandrulestodealwiththewaste.Takeourbadhabits39.Buyanduseproductsfriendlytotheenvironment.Recycleasmanythingsas40.Takethebusorsubwayinsteadofdriving.（2023·四川南充·統(tǒng)考中考真題）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在短文后的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~(每空限填一詞)。Aswintercomes,handscaneasilygetcold.Thickglovesmightbeagoodchoice,butsometimeswearingthemisinconvenient.However,thiswasnotaproblemforancientChinesepeople,whohadafinetooltowarmtheirhands:handwarmers.Thereisonefolkstoryaboutitsinvention.EmperorYangfromtheSuiDynastyvisitedJiangsuinwinter.Becauseofthecold,alocalofficialaskedcraftsmen(工匠人)tomakeasmallwarmerfortheemperorthatcouldbeheldinhishands.So,theha