09“流浪氣球”事件引發(fā)國際關(guān)注-備考2023年中考英語熱點材料真題題型專練

09“流浪氣球”事件引發(fā)國際關(guān)注備考2023年中考英語熱點材料真題題型專練背景材料：“流浪氣球”結(jié)束流浪，開啟中美關(guān)系新漂流鳳凰新聞春節(jié)期間《流浪地球2》在中國火了；不承想這兩天，“流浪氣球”在美國火了。北京時間凌晨3點39分，美國出動F-22戰(zhàn)機，使用一枚AIM-9X超音速、熱跟蹤的空對空導彈，在南卡羅萊納州海岸6海里的地方將“流浪氣球”打下，從而結(jié)束了這個失控氣象觀察氣球的旅程，美方的解決方式對雙方關(guān)系的巨大沖擊是顯而易見的。中國外交部就此發(fā)表聲明，對美國擊落中國無人飛艇表示強調(diào)不滿和抗議。中方強調(diào)，這個飛艇屬民用性質(zhì)，因不可抗力進入美國，完全是意外情況，中方要求美方以冷靜、專業(yè)、克制方式妥善處理。但美方執(zhí)意動用武力，明顯反應過度，嚴重違反國際慣例。中方將堅決維護有關(guān)企業(yè)的正當權(quán)益，同時保留作出進一步必要反應的權(quán)利。圍繞這個“流浪氣球”美國國務卿布林肯2月4日表示，中國的流浪氣球至今還飄在美國上空，這個時候訪華不合適，等條件成熟時再考慮。何謂“條件成熟”？美國一些專家解讀稱，反華是當下美國的“政治正確”，在可預見的未來，訪華的成熟時間窗口很難找到。中國畢竟是一個大國，國家領(lǐng)導人的日程都排得滿滿的。不會待在北京聽布林肯調(diào)遣。正因為如此，美國一些專家認為，布林肯作出推遲訪華的決定過于輕率。當前，俄烏戰(zhàn)爭正處于微妙時刻，臺海正醞釀新的危機，中國氣球意外飛到美國，這一切都凸顯其訪華的迫切性和重要性。然而，令人失望的是，布林肯不是迎難而上，而是選擇了所謂對美國國內(nèi)政治最安全的方式，放了中國人鴿子。美國著名中國問題專家傅利民對記者表示，布林肯無限期推遲訪華是可悲的決定。布林肯以“氣球事件”為理由推遲訪華，顯然很害怕此時出訪北京在美國國內(nèi)被視為對華軟弱的表現(xiàn)，同時擔心全程只會談論“流浪氣球”一個件事了。此前，美方為了顯示對華的強硬已做足了功夫。即使沒有“氣球事件”，美方也已把訪華氣氛搞得十分緊張了，以致于中國國內(nèi)許多專家都提出疑問，這哪是一國外長訪華的節(jié)奏？美國近期的所作所為根本不是在促進中美關(guān)系，而是大肆破壞中美關(guān)系，訪華的一點誠意也沒有。正因為如此，國際社會對布林肯北京之行幾乎不抱任何期望。布林肯完全是為了訪問而訪問，已偏離了巴里島中美元首會晤時為國務卿北京之行的設計初衷。所以，當布林肯宣布推遲訪華時，許多人并不感到十分意外。布林肯無限期推遲訪華及美方打下“流浪氣球”，成為2023年的一次重大外交事件，中美高層錯過了一次危機管控下的對話機會。中國外交部此前對氣球事件已作出解釋，強調(diào)這個氣球是氣象科研用途的飛艇，根本不是什么間諜氣球，飄到美國是受西風帶等不可抗力的影響，無意侵犯美國的主權(quán)，中方對發(fā)生這樣的事件表示遺憾。但布林肯卻將氣球事件上升到國家主權(quán)與國際法的高度，大有把事件搞大的架勢，順應了美國對華強硬派的呼聲，這是美式政治邏輯的自然反應。1971年，乒乓“小球”推動了中美關(guān)系解凍的“大球”。2023年，中國不經(jīng)意放的一個氣象大球，卻讓中美關(guān)系迅速冷凍，看來真是“高處不勝寒”，這個氣球測出了中美關(guān)系當下的真正溫度！▲網(wǎng)民們瘋狂追蹤一個美國發(fā)射的高空科研氣球，將其錯誤地認為是“中國氣球”。這幾天，“中國氣球“在美國民眾之中形成了狂歡，網(wǎng)民們紛紛加入到尋找“中國氣球”行蹤的隊伍。據(jù)美國媒體報道，這個失控的中國氣球從承蒙大州越過密蘇里，之后朝著南卡羅萊納州海岸飛去，隨之進入大西洋水域上空。此前，美國一些人建議在大西洋水域?qū)⑵鋼袈?。就今天美國的技術(shù)而言，打下這個氣球并不十分困難，難的是此做法的示范效應。2月3日，美國CNN知名評論員扎戈里亞就此評論道，美國侵犯中國領(lǐng)空的事情屢見不鮮，美國不必拿氣球說事，更沒必要夸大中國氣球的技術(shù)含量，中國想從美國獲得的東西早已通過衛(wèi)星取得，何必多此一舉？前總統(tǒng)特朗普在第一時間發(fā)帖，稱要“打掉氣球”。不知道2001年4月1日在南海撞擊事件的幸存者們，在得知中國流浪氣球被擊落時是什么心情。正像一位美國軍事專家所指出的，如果美國破壞了大國之間的潛規(guī)則，那么下一次美國抵近中國偵察遇到突發(fā)情況，可能會大大增加擦槍走火的概率，這恰恰是兩國關(guān)系的最危險之處。一位國際法專家告訴筆者，如果沒有證據(jù)證明該氣球具有軍事性或者相關(guān)威脅，美方打下來以后，中方可以主張賠償；相反，如果氣球僅僅是一般商業(yè)資產(chǎn)，被打下來的話，氣球所有人可以主張民事賠償。對于美國軍方來說，美方?jīng)]有選擇第一時間將其擊落、而是讓其盤旋在美國上空并不是壞事，“中國氣球“可以現(xiàn)身說法，將“中國威脅論”滲透到千家萬戶。美國死死咬住這個飛艇是用來“搜集情報”的，從而將美國民眾對中國的恐懼放大到最大程度?？梢灶A料，圍繞中國氣球的炒作還會繼續(xù)一段時間，其政治效應和國際法后果也會繼續(xù)發(fā)酵?？磥?，從天時（西風帶極不穩(wěn)定）地利（地緣政治沖突）人和（雙方互不信任）三大因素看，哪一條都與中美關(guān)系的企穩(wěn)與改善沾不上邊。既然如此，那就讓“子彈”再飛一會兒吧。一、完形填空（2022·貴州安順·統(tǒng)考二模）Amywasafraidofheight.Sheneverplannedtotakearideinahotairballoon.Theideaofgoinguphundredsoffeetintotheairmakesher____1____.ButlastSaturday,thebankwheresheworksofferedairballoonrides.Therideswerefree,soshedecidedtotryit.Thenshehadagoodlookatthe____2____ofthewholecity.“Iloveridinginahotairballoon.Itwascompletely____3____.Ihadneverdoneanythinglikethat.I’veneverimaginedIwould____4____myfearofheight.Ithinkitwasagreat____5____forme.”Amysaid.Shelikedlookingatthecityfromuphigh.“Ineverknewthatourcityissobeautiful,”shesaid.“Isawriversandfieldsandlotsofcolors.Wedon’thavemountainsoroceans,butitisverypretty.”Hotairballooningisusuallydoneintheearlymorningorlateafternoon.Thatiswhenthereisnotmuchwind.Peoplewhowanttorideinahotairballoonhavetobe____6____.Sometimesyouhavetowaitlongfortheproper____7____conditions.Therideusuallytakesaboutanhour.Thenthepilotneedstolookforasafeplaceto____8____theballoonon.Thisisoneofthebestpartsoftheride.“It’sreallyexciting.Youneverknow____9____youaregoing.”Amysaid.Shefeltveryproudofherselfafterherfirstride.“Icanmakeit!”Shecheered.Infact,laterthatdayshewas_____10_____enoughtogoupthreemoretimes!1．A．interested B．pleased C．scared2．A．size B．beauty C．symbol3．A．successful B．different C．strange4．A．notice B．keep C．overcome5．A．experience B．example C．excuse6．A．serious B．patient C．careful7．A．wind B．temperature C．light8．A．climb B．fly C．land9．A．where B．when C．how10．A．surprised B．brave C．talented二、閱讀單選（2022·河南·校聯(lián)考模擬預測）Onesunnyafternoon,myfriendKarencamewithmeonaballoontripoversouthernCalifornia.Aswelefttheground,wecouldseehowbeautifuleverythinglookedbelowus.IcouldseethatKarenwasalittlenervousatfirst.Oncesherelaxed,shelookedaroundandsawhowbeautifulthescenery(風景)was,insteadofjuststaringattheinstrumentsonthecontrolboard.WhenwestartedtoflyoverthePacific,Karengotalittleairsick.IwasgladIhadtakenthatclassofRelaxingtheMind.Isettheballoononautomatic(自動的),andsatdownnexttoher.Igaveherapieceofmyfavoritebubblegum(泡泡糖)andtookapieceformyself.ThenItoldhertoclosehereyesandpictureherselfbeinginherfavoriteplace—Hawaii—whiletakingfivedeepbreaths.Shewasnervousatfirst,becauseshethoughtsomethingscarywasgoingtohappen.Butaftershetakingfivedeepbreaths,shefeltbetter.Allofasudden,therewasastrangesound.Ijumpedtomyfeetandsawthatsomethinghadhitthroughthetopofourballoon,leavingabighole.Wewerefallingdowntowardstheseaattopspeed.Ihadtodosomethingfastorwewouldbeindanger!Aswefell,thebubblegumIwaschewing(嚼)flewtotheroofofmymouth.Thatgavemeagreatidea!Slowlyandcarefully,Iclimbedoutofthebasketandworkedmywayuptherigging(索具)WhenIreachedtheholeintheballoon,IblewthelargestbubbleIcould,thenspreadthegumovertheholeandsmootheditdown.Quickly,westoppedplummeting(速降),andstartedfloatingagain.Weweresaved!根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。11．WhatdidKarenfeelwhentheylefttheground?A．Excited. B．Satisfied. C．Nervous. D．Tired.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“picture”meaninthetext?A．Topaintsomething. B．Toimaginesomethinginmind.C．Tolookatsomethingforalongtime. D．Todescribesomethinginadifferentway.13．Whathappenedtotheballoonduringthetrip?A．Itcouldn’tmove. B．Itwasleftahole.C．Itwasoutofcontrol. D．Itfellintotheocean.14．Howdidthewritersolvetheproblem?A．Bychewingbubblegum. B．ByaskingKarenforhelp.C．Bytakingfivedeepbreaths. D．Byspreadinggumoverthehole.15．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Chewbubblegummore. B．Staycoolwhenindanger.C．Nevergiveupyourdream. D．Neverdosomethingdangerous.（2021·湖南長沙·長沙市開福區(qū)青竹湖湘一外國語學校?？既＃〣ristolInternationalBalloonFestivalAboutthehotairballoon●Timeofbirth:The18thcentury●Birthplace:France●Inventors:Montgolfierbrothers●Form:Thebigballoonisusedtocarryheatedair.Theheater(加熱器)helpsthehotairballoonstayhighinthesky.Thebasketisconnectedtothebottomtocarrypeopleandthings.Aboutthefestival●Place:AshtonCourt,Bristol,Britain●Time:FromAug.6toAug.9●Activities:havingapicnic,takingphotosandtravellinginahotairballoon16．Fromthereading,welearnthatthehotairballoon________.A．ismadeupofthreemainpartsB．firstappearedinthe19thcenturyC．wasinventedbyAmericanscientist17．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthefestival?A．ThefestivaltakesplaceinBristol.B．Thefestivalusuallylastsforaweek.C．Visitorscanenjoyahotairballoonride.（2022·浙江·統(tǒng)考一模）Herearesomebooksaboutspacetravel.TakeatriptotheMoonandbeyondwiththeseencouragingbooks.BalloontotheMoonLongbeforeanyonehaddesignedarocket,theMontgolfierbrothersweremakinghotairballoons.InOctober1783,theybecamethefirstpeopletoexperiencecontrolledflight.BalloontotheMoontalksaboutitandhelpspeopletolearnaboutalltheprogressofthespacetravel.TheExtraordinaryLifeofNeilArmstrongNeilArmstrongmadehistoryin1969whenhebecamethefirstpersontowalkontheMoon.Heisoneofthemostfamousastronautsofalltime.YoucanreadthewonderfulstoryofNeilArmstrong’slifeinthisbook.Ithaslotsoffactsandpictures,andshowsthekeyeventsinhislife.ToSpace&BackSallyRidebecamethefirstAmericanwomanastronautinspacein1983.Inthisbook,Sallysharesherpersonalexperienceoftravelingintospace.Shealsotalksabouthowtoliveandworkinspaceandexplainshowastronautstrainandadapt(適應)totheirnewenvironment.CountingonKatherinThisencouragingbooktellsthestoryofKatherineJohnsonwhoistalentedinmath.ShehelpedmaketheApollo11landonthemoonpossibly.ShealsomadesurethatApollo13returnedhomesafelywhenthemission(任務)wasindanger.________firstexperiencedcontrolledflightinOctober1783.A．SallyRide B．KatherineJohnson C．NeilArmstrong D．Montgolfierbrothers19．Ifagirlisinterestedinwomenastronauts’lifeinspace,shecanread________.A．BalloontotheMoon B．TheExtraordinaryLifeofNeilArmstrongC．ToSpace&Back D．CountingonKatherine20．Thetextisprobablyfromthecolumn(欄目)of________inamagazine.A．Science B．Health C．Food D．Sports（2022·安徽馬鞍山·統(tǒng)考一模）Whatwasthemostimportantthingforflight?Itwasmakingapaperbag.In1783,twobrothersinFranceheldapaperbagoverafireinakitchen.Thebagwasfilledwithhotairandliftedup.Sotheymadeahugeballoonandfilleditwithhotair.Thefirsttestflighthadnocrew(機組人員).Aduckandasheeprodeinaballoonandcamebacksafely.Afterthat,peoplewentup.Soonpeopleusedballoonsinmanyways.Forexample,theyflewthemforfun.Theytravelledfromplacetoplaceinthem.Balloonswerealsousedinwarslikecarryingsupplies(必需品)tothearmy.Recently,peoplehaveaninterestinhot-airballoons.Theyflyballoonsasasport.Therearesomereasonswhyhot-airballooningisafavoritesporttoday.Itisfuntorideinaballoon.Besidesforenjoyment,balloonsdon’tpollute.Hot-airballoonsarealsopretty.Theyareflowersofcolorsinthesky.Peoplelikeseeingthebrightcolorsandfundesigns.Flightmaytakeusfartherandfartherinyearstocome.Butweflewhot-airballoonslongbeforeplaneswereinvented.Andwe’llkeepflyinghot-airballoonsforalongtime.21．Whoinventedthefirsthot-airballoon?A．TwoChinesescientists. B．TwoEnglishsisters.C．TwoFrenchbrothers. D．TwopilotsfromJapan.22．Whydidtheinventorsputanimalsinthefirstflight?A．Becausetheballoonwasnotbigenough.B．Becauseanimalsdidn’thavemuchweight.C．Becausetheyhadmanyanimalsintheirhome.D．Becausetheywantedtotestthesafetyoftheballoon.23．Whatdopeoplethinkofridinginaballoon?A．Dangerousandboring. B．Safebutlessinteresting.C．Boringandexpensive. D．Interestingandenvironmentalfriendly.（2020·浙江溫州·溫州市第二十三中學?？既＃㊣narainforesttherearetalltrees.Thetopofthesetreesiscalledthecanopy.Scientistswanttolearnaboutthecanopy.Theywanttolearnabouteverythingthatlivesthere.Butithasnotbeeneasytogettothecanopy.MegisanAmericanbiologist,explorer,writer,andpublicspeaker.Sincesheknowsalotabouttrees,sheissometimescalledCanopyMeg.Meghasalwayslikedtrees.Whenshewasachild,shemadetreehouses.Now,shehasclimbedtothetopoftreesallovertheworldanddoesgreatresearch,soshehasgotanicknamecalled“Einsteinofthetreetops.”WalkwaysintherainforestwereMeg’sidea.Now,theyareusedbymanypeople.Awalkwayislikeabridgethatgoesbetweenthetrees.Itissafeanditdoesn’tharmthetrees.Awalkway,however,cannothelpscientistsreachthetop.Onewaytoreachthetopisbyalightraftfilledwithair.Ithasahugenetonit.Ahotairballoondropstheraftontothetrees.Scientistscanstandontheraftandlookintothetrees.Atowercraneisalsoagoodwaytogettothetop.Itcangoabovethetreetops.Itcangoallthewaydowntotheground,too.Scientistsarelearningaboutlifeinthecanopy.Theyhavelearnedtherearemillionsofinsectsthatareeatingleavesinthesetreetops.Meg’sjobistokeepfindingoutmore.Shewantstohelpfindthesecretsoftreetops.Therearestillmillionsofanimalsthatnoonehasseen.Manyofthemareinthetreetops.24．Whatdoscientistsgotothetreetopsfor?A．Tobuildwalkwaysthere. B．Tolearnabouttherainforest.C．Tostudylivingthingsthere. D．Tolookatthethingsfaraway.25．WhyisMegcalled“Einsteinofthetreetops”?A．Becauseshehasalwayslikedtrees.B．Becauseshemadetreehousesinherchildhood.C．BecausesheisanAmericanbiologistandexplorer.D．Becauseshedoesgreatscientificresearchontreetops.26．Howmanywaysofgettingtothetreetopsarementionedinthepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.27．Whichpicturedoesawalkwaylooklike?A．B．C． D．（2021·浙江溫州·統(tǒng)考一模）PeopleinpoorandfarawayareashavefewchancestovisittheInternet.InAfrica,72%ofthepopulationcannotconnecttotheInternet.Luckily,“BalloonInternetSystem”,developedbyLoon,isnowprovidingservicetofaraway,mountainousplacesinKenyawheretherearetoofewpeopletosupportthebuildingofsignalequipmentontheground.Theballoons,areabout24meterstalland8meterswide.Theyaremadeofaplasticmaterialthatisbuilttolastatleast100days.Theyarefilledwithgasthatislighterthanairandriseupto20kilometersintothesky—aheighttwiceashighasairplanesfly.Thishelpstheballoonsavoidweatherproblemsandwildlife.Theballoonsmovethroughtheskiesbywindcurrentsthatcarrythemupanddownduringtheflightpath.TheyaredesignedtolinkupwithateamofballoonsoverareaswithlittleInternetconnectivity.StationsonthegroundsendsignalsfromlocalInternetserviceprovidersuptotheballoons.Thesesignalsarethenfedbacktoearthinasimilarwaytohowsatelliteswork.Thenpeopleonthegroundcanconnecttothehigh—speedInternetservice.Solarenergycollectorspowertheequipmentduringthedayandchargeabatteryaswell.Thebatteryrunsthesystematnight.Whenthelifeoftheballoonends,aparachuteself—deploystoguideitbackdowntotheground.Thesky—basedsystemhasmanyadvantages.Itischeaperthanbuildingsignalequipmentonthegroundandundevelopedcountriesareabletoaffordit.Moreover,italreadyshowedsuccessinPeruandPuertoRicoduringnaturaldisasters.Theballoonswereusablein48hoursinMayafterapowerfulearthquakestruckaruralpartofPeru.IntheU.S.territoryofPuertoRico,LoonballoonsweredeployedafterHurricaneMariahitin2017.ThelaunchinKenyacreatesafirstinmanyways:thefirstnon—emergencyusetoprovideserviceinlargeareas,thefirstsuccessfuluseofballoon—poweredInternetinAfricaandthefirstoflotsofbusinessusestocomeroundtheworld.28．LoonrunsBalloonInternetSysteminmountainousplacesinKenyato.A．selllargeballoonstoitsgovernmentB．showitsnewproductionstothelocalpeopleC．supportthelocalpeopletobuildsignalequipmentD．providethelocalpeoplewithmorechancestovisitInternet29．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheballoonsystem?A．Theballoonsriseupashighasplanesflytoavoidweatherproblems.B．TheballoonssendsignalstotheInternetserviceprovidersontheground.C．TheballoonsworktogethertoprovidetheareaswithInternetconnection.D．Thecollectorspowertheequipmentandrunthesystembothdayandnight.30．ThesuccessfulexamplesofPeruandPuertoRicoshows.A．thesystemischeapenoughforpoorcountriesB．thesystemhasbeenwidelyusedinthetwoplacesC．localsignalequipmentwillbereplacedbythesystemD．peoplecanusethesysteminterriblenaturalconditions31．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LoonBalloonsHelptoConnectB．TheNearFutureoftheInternetC．KenyanPeopleinNeedofInternetD．ThefirstLaunchofLoonBalloons（2020·江蘇連云港·統(tǒng)考模擬預測）GoremeisabeautifultowninTurkey.Itisbest-knownforitsstrangerockshapesandhotairballoontripsduringsunrise（日出）.HerearesomeofthecoolthingsvisitorscandoinGoreme.Stayinacave（山洞）hotelStayinginacavehotelisaspecialexperienceinGoreme.Itmakesyoulearnhowpeoplelivedinstonecaveshundredsofyearsagointhisarea.TakingahotairballoontripOver20yearsago,peopleinGoremebegantoflythefirsthotairballoonintheskyofthislittletown.Now,thereareoveronehundredballoonsflyingeverydayearlyinthemorningasthesunrises.ItisthebestwaytoenjoytheamazingbeautyofGoreme.Visittheopen-airmuseumTheopen-airmuseumisabout15minutes'walkawayfromthecenterofGoreme.Thisplaceisthefirststoponanyone'sjoumeytoGoreme.Itismadeupof7churches（教堂）whichweredugoutofrocks.Amongthem,theDarkChurchisthebestprotected.Recentstudiesshowthatallthesechurcheswerebuiltbetweenthe10thand12thcenturies.SeethemagicalrockshapesTheseunusualrockshapesarethemostbeautifulpartinGoreme.Theyaremadebythestrongwindsandheavyrains.Theirshapeslooklikedifferentkindsofanimals.Everyyear,touristsaroundtheworldcometoseetheamazingartmadebynature.IfyouwanttohaveacooljoumeytoTurkey,themagicalGoremecanbeabetterchoice.32．GoremeismostfamousforA．thecavehotels B．theopen-airmuseumC．theDarkChurch D．thestrangerockshapes33．ThebestwaytoenjoythebeautyofGoremeisA．flyingonahotairballoon B．stayinginacavehotelC．standingbeforetherockshapes D．visitingtheopen-airmuseum34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thecavehotelismadeupof7churchesandseveralcaves.B．Thisopen-airmuseumisthefirststoptovisitGoreme.C．Peoplebegantoflythefirsthotairballoon2yearsago.D．Themagicalrockshapesaremadebyhumanbeings.35．Wheredoyouthinkthispassagemaycomefrom?A．Atravelguide. B．Asportsreport.C．Astorybook. D．Ahistorymagazine.（2016·浙江杭州·統(tǒng)考二模）WonderfulExperiencesinAustraliaPhillipIslandNatureParkAdult:￡79.00Child:￡67.00Location(位置):MelbourneHavefunatPhillipIslandNaturePark.Youwillspendhalfadaythere.Youcanseemanyanimals,suchaskoalas,kangaroosandpenguinsatthepeak.BalloonFlightAdult:￡209.00Child:￡161.00Location(位置):MelbourneEnjoyanearlymorningballoonflightoverthebeautifulcityofMelbourne.AftertheflightyouwillenjoyawonderfulbreakfastattheHiltonHotel.AmazingSailingAdult:￡168.00Child:￡126.00Location(位置):SydneyRelaxandenjoythewonderfulsightsoftheheartofSydneyasyousailacrosstheseainalargeboat.RestaurantTour—LunchAdult:￡56.00Child:￡50.00Location(位置):MelbourneHavinglunchinMelbournecanbeawonderfulexperience,speciallyinoldtrams(有軌電車)thathavebecomerestaurants.36．11-year-oldTonyandhisparentswillvisitPhillipIslandNaturePark.Theyshouldpay_______.A．￡79 B．￡146 C．￡158 D．￡22537．TheBalloonFlightstartsinthe_______.A．earlymorning B．latemorning C．earlyafternoon D．lateafternoon38．Whenyou_______,youcanenjoythewonderfulsightsoftheheartofSydney.A．visitPhillipIslandNatureParkB．sailacrosstheseaC．takeaballoonrideD．havelunchinanoldtram39．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.A．peoplecanseeanimalsattheHiltonHotelB．foodinthetramsisnotgoodC．MelbourneisabeautifulcityD．therearenoaquaticanimalsatPhillipIslandNaturePark40．Peoplewhowantto_______aremostinterestedinthispassage.A．travelinAustraliaB．learnaboutthehistoryofAustraliaC．eatEasternfoodD．seeforests（2016·江蘇連云港·統(tǒng)考二模）HerearesomeimportanteventsinAugustinBritain.GreatBritainBeerFestivalTuesday,August3rd—Saturday,August7thLondonDrink,musicandotherentertainments.ThisisheldatEarlsCourt.EdinburghInternationalFestivalFriday,August13th—Sunday,August22ndEdinburghAfestivalofclassicalmusic,operasanddancesinEdinburghBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalThursday,August12th—Thursday,August19thEurope’slargesthot-airballoonfestival,withover100balloonstakingpart.SummerBankHolidayMonday,August25thApublicholidayinEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Peopletaketripsorshortvacationsduringtheholiday.ThelongesteventinAugustinBritainwilllastfor______.A．5days B．8days C．10days D．12days42．IfyouareintheUKatthebeginningofAugust,youcanprobablytakepartin______.A．SummerBankHolidayB．GreatBritishBeerFestivalC．EdinburghInternationalFestivalD．BristolInternationalBalloonFestival43．What’stheEdinburghInternationalFestivalabout?A．Food. B．Balloons. C．Art. D．Vacations.（2019·山東濟寧·中考真題）Inarainforesttherearetalltrees.Thetopofthesetreesiscalledthecanopy.Scientistswanttolearnaboutthecanopy.Theywanttolearnabouteverythingthatlivesthere.Butithasnotbeeneasytogettothecanopy.MegisanAmericanbiologist,ecologist,explorer,writer,educator,andpublicspeaker.Sincesheknowsalotabouttrees,sheissometimescalledCanopyMeg.Meghasalwayslikedtrees.Whenshewasachild,shemadetreehouses.Now,shehasclimbedtothetopoftreesallovertheworldanddoesgreatresearch,soshehasgotanicknamecalled“Einsteinofthetreetops.”WalkwaysintherainforestwereMeg'sidea.Now,theyareusedbymanypeople.Awalkwayislikeabridgethatgoesbetweenthetrees.Itissafeanditdoesn’tharmthetrees.Awalkway,however,cannonhelpscientistsreachthetop.Onewaytoreachthetopisbyalightraftfilledwithair.Ithasahugenetonit.Ahotairballoondropstheraftontothetrees.Scientistscanstandontheraftandlookintothetrees.Atowercraneisalsoagoodwaytogettothetop.Itcangoabovethetreetops.Itcangoallthewaydowntotheground,too.Scientistsarelearningaboutlifeinthecanopy.Theyhavelearnedtherearemillionsofinsectsthatareeatingleavesinthesetreetops.Meg'sjobistokeepfindingoutmore.Shewantstohelpfindthesecretsoftreetops.Therearestillmillionsofanimalsthatnoonehasseen.Manyofthemareinthetreetops.44．Whatdoscientistsgotothetreetopsfor?A．Tobuildwalkwaysthere. B．Tolearnabouttherainforest.C．Tostudylivingthingsthere. D．Tolookatthethingsfaraway.45．WhyisMegcalled"Einsteinofthetreetops?A．Becauseshehasalwayslikedtrees.B．BecauseshemadetreehousesinherchildhoodC．BecausesheisanAmericanbiologistandexplorer.D．Becauseshedoesgreatscientificresearchontreetops46．Howmanywaysofgettingtothetreetopsarementionedinthepassage?A．One B．Two. C．Three. D．Four47．Whichpicturedoesawalkwaylooklike?A． B．C． D．三、閱讀回答問題（2019·上?！ばＢ?lián)考模擬預測）Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2007,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahot-airballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperiencewasverydull.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBushSrdiditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.Butthenatacommunitypartyinlate2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspired(鼓舞)bythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune11,2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.Whenwereachedthe13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute,thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhadeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehot-airballoonride.Iwasenjoyingit.Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandknowthat____________________.Ifthereissomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.48．Whatwasthewriter’sdreamwhenshewasyoung?______________________________________________________________49．Herearlydreamcametruein2007,didn’tit?______________________________________________________________50．Howdidthewriterlikethehot-airballoonride?______________________________________________________________51．WhydidthewritermentionGeorgeBushSr.inheressay?______________________________________________________________52．Howlongdidthewriterstayintheairaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?______________________________________________________________53．Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?______________________________________________________________（2019·上?！ばＢ?lián)考模擬預測）Whatdidtheysay?!?Story1:MacBrazelhadafarminNewMexico,theUSA．Onedayin1947,hefoundsomestrangesilverpiecesofmaterialinafield.NotfarawayamancalledGradyBarnettfoundalargedisc-shapedobjectwhichhadcrashedtotheground.Theyalsofoundsomebodies.BarnettandBrazelsaidthatthebodieslookedlikehumansbuttheywerenothumans.TheUSarmyhasabaseatRoswellnearBrazel’sfarm.Soldiersarrivedatthefarm.Theyorderedeveryonetogoaway.Theycollectedeverythingthepeoplehadseen.Latertheyannouncedthataweatherballoonhadcrashedthere.Theyshowedjournalistssomematerial.Theysaiditwaspartofaweatherballoon.MacBrazelsaidthathehadseenadifferentkindofmaterial.hetoldtheJournalistthathewouldneverbelievethesoldiers.Story2:Inearly1958,theBrazilianshipAlmiranteSaldhanawasintheSouthAtlanticnearTrinidadeIsland.Manyofthecrewsaidthaton16thJanuarytheyhadseenastrangeUFOabovetheisland.TheysaidthatithadhadaringarounditliketheplanetSaturn.Althoughitmovedawayveryquickly,aphotographerontheshiphadtimetotakeapictureofit.Story3:CanadianStephanMickalakdescribedwhathappenedtohimin1967.Hesaidhehadgonetosearchforgoldinalake.SuddenlyhesawtwoUFOsinthesky.Hetoldpeopleoneofthemhadlandednearhimandheexplainedthathehadapproachedit.Althoughitwasveryhot,hetouchedit.Hisshirtcaughtfire.Threeweekslaterhesaidhewasstillfeelingill,withstrangeburnsonhischestandstomach.54．WheredidMacBrazelfindthesilverpiecesofmaterial?_______________________________________________________________55．Accordingtothesoldiers,whatwasthematerial?_______________________________________________________________56．Whydidn’tMacBrazelbelievethesoldiers?_______________________________________________________________57．Howdidthe“UFO”lookaccordingtotheshipcrew?_______________________________________________________________58．WhatcausedtheburnsonStephan’schestandstomach?_______________________________________________________________59．Doyoubelieveanyof