專題04 閱讀理解（名校模擬+地區(qū)真題）-沖刺2023年中考英語(yǔ)必考題型終極預(yù)測(cè)（廣州專用）

沖刺2023年中考英語(yǔ)必考題型終極預(yù)測(cè)（廣州專用）專題04閱讀理解（2022·廣東·廣州市海珠區(qū)珠江中學(xué)三模）SomebodycalledforMom.Itwassomebodyfromschool.Ididn’treallycatchthename.Isaidmymomwasmowingthelawn,andsotheladyaskedifIcouldtakeamessage.Isaid,“Sure.”Then,shestartedtalkingaboutcakesandThursdayafterschoolandIsaidsure,cakesweregreat.IwastryingtogetmymathshomeworkdownbecauseRajwaswaitingformenextdoor.Then,theladysaidsomethingabouttheprincipalandIsaid,“Sure,Iknow,”becauseeveryoneknowstheprincipal.Finally,shestoppedtalkingandsaid,“Okay?”Isaid,“Okay.”Then,Irememberedtosay,“Thankyouforcalling.”JustlikeMomtaughtme.Then,Ihangup,finishedmymath,andheadedforRaj’shouse.Ididn’trememberthecalluntilthenextmorningatbreakfast.“Oh,youhadacallyesterdaywhenyouwereoutmowingthelawn,Mom.”“Oh?Whowasit,Kyle?”shesaid,betweentoastbites.Uhhh.Think,think.“ItwasaboutThursdayafterschool,”Isaid,announcingtheonlydetailIcouldremember.“Whataboutit?”Momwasgettingalittleprickly.IknewIhadtodealwiththiswell.“There’sabakesale.Theprincipalwasaskingforstuff（東西）.”Ifeltgoodaboutrememberingtheprincipal.Well,tomakealongstoryshort,itwasthepresidentofthePTOwhocalled.Momsaidshe’sveryimportant.ShewasaskingifMomcouldbakeacakefortheprinciplebecausetheyweregoingtosurprisehimforhisbirthday.MomshoweduponThursdayafterschoolwithalittleplateofcookies,thinkingtherewasabakesale.Mrs.EssmanlookedatherlikeshewasfromMarsandaskedwherethecakewas.Ofcourse,Momdidn’tknowanythingaboutacakeorabirthdayoranything.Now,I’minthedoghouse,andmybrotherandIhavetolearntelephonemannersfromMom.1．Whatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingevents?a.KylegivesMomthetelephonemessage.b.MomgoestoschoolonThursday.c.Momgoesouttomowthelawn.d.KyletakesaphonecallforMom.e.Mrs.EssmanasksMomwherethecakeis.A．d-c-e-a-b B．c-e-a-d-b C．d-c-a-b-e D．c-d-a-b-e2．WhydidMomtakecookiestoschoolonThursday?A．Becauseshethoughttheywereneededforabakesale.B．BecauseMrs.Essmanaskedhertotake.C．BecauseMomwantedtogivetheprincipalasurprise.D．BecauseKyletoldhismomthepresidentaskedforsomecookies.3．Theunderlinedword“prickly”inParagraph6probablymeans______.A．happy B．surprised C．sad D．a(chǎn)ngry4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Asurprisingbirthday B．Aforgetfulkid C．Phonestroubles D．Cookies（2022·廣東·廣州實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)二模）LeonardodaVinci,oneofthegreatestthinkersintheworld,beganhiscareerasanartist.VerylittleisknownaboutLeonardo’searlylife.Hewasbornin1452inthetownofVinci.Asaboy,Leonardoshowedagreatinterestindrawing,sculpting(雕刻)andstudyingnature.However,becauseLeonardowasborntoparentswhowerenotmarriedtoeachother,hewasstoppedfromsomestudies.HetrainedasanartistaftermovingtoFlorencewithhisfatherinthe1460s.ItwasanexcitingtimetobeinFlorence,oneoftheculturalcapitalsofEurope,Leonardotrainedwithoneofthecity’sverysuccessfulartists,AndreadelVerrocchio.Hewasapainter,sculptorandgoldworker.Verrocchiotoldhisstudentsthattheyneededtounderstandthebody’sbonesandmuscleswhendrawingpeople.Leonardotooktheteacher’sadviceveryseriously.Hespentseveralperiodsofhislifestudyingthehumanbody.Whiletrainingasanartist,Leonardoalsolearnedaboutandimprovedonnewpaintingmethodsatthetime.Onewastheuseofperspective(透視)toshowdepth.Amethodcalled“sfumato”helpedtocreateacloudyeffecttoshowdistance.“Chiaroscuro”isamethodusinglightandshadeasaspecialeffect.Leonardo’sfirstworldwide-knownpaintingnowhangsintheNationalGalleryinWashington,D．C．HemadethispaintingofayoungwomannamedGinevrade’Benciaround1474.Thewomanhasapalefacewithdarkhair.Inthedistance,LeonardopaintedtheItaliancountryside.Hesoonreceivedattentionforhisexcellentartisticskills.Around1475,hewasaskedtodrawanangelinVerrocchio’spainting.OnestorysaysthatwhenVerrocchiosawLeonardo’sadditiontothepainting,hewassoamazedbyhisstudent’sskillthathesaidhewouldneverpaintanymore.5．AsastudentofAndreadelVerrocchio,Leonardo________.A．wasstoppedfromsomestudiesB．becameaverysuccessfulartistinFlorenceC．followedtheteacher’sadvicetostudythehumanbodyD．drewhisfirstworldwide-knownpaintingwithhisteacher6．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLeonardoaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Creative. B．Energetic. C．Cheerful. D．Positive.7．WhichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedtoLeonardo?a.HefinishedthepaintingofGinevrade’Benci.b.HemovedtoFlorence.c.Hefinisheddrawinganangelinhisteacher’spainting.d.HebegantolearnartfromAndreadelVerrocchio.e.Hebegantostudythehumanbody.A．d,c,e,b,aB．d,a,c,b,eC．b,d,e,a,cD．b,e,d,a,c8．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatVerrocchio________.A．wasnotsatisfiedwithLeonardo’sworkB．thoughtLeonardo’sworkterribleC．believeLeonardoshouldn’tpaintanymoreD．thoughthighlyofLeonardo’swork（2022·廣東·廣州市增城區(qū)第二中學(xué)二模）ThemomentthatJiangMengnanreceivedtheTouchingChinaPersonoftheYearAwardfor2021,shesaidshemostwantedtoexpressherthankstoherparents.Bornin1992,Jiang’sworldhasbeensilentsinceshewas6monthsold.Atthattime,shewasgivenaharmfuldrugmistakenly,whichdamagedherhearing.SoJiang’sparentstaughthertolearnvocalizationandlipreading.WhenJianglearntotalk,sheusedherhandstofeelthevibration（震動(dòng)）ofherparents’vocalcords（聲帶）.WhenreadingPinyin,shecarefullylookedatthelipsofotherpeople’spronunciationstoknowtheformationofeachsyllable.Learningasinglewordcantakeatleast1000practiceattemptsforJiang,anddifferentpeoplehavingdifferentmouthmovementsaddeddifficultywhenitcametolipreading.Throughlipreadingandself-study,shewasabletokeepupwithlearningandwasacceptedbyJilinUniversitySchoolofPharmacywithahighscoreof615.In2018,shewasacceptedasaPhDcandidateatTsinghuaUniversity’sSchoolofLifeSciences.Jiang’sstoryisoneofvictoryoverdifficulty.Moreimportantly,sheishelpinginspiredisabledchildrentostruggleforsuccessandchallengethelowexpectationsthatsomeinsocietystillplaceonthem.Becauseofherhearingloss,shecouldn’tbeadoctor.Instead,shechosepharmacy（藥劑學(xué)）tohelpreducepeople’spainandassisttheirrecovery.Anothercrucialwaysheaimstocontributeisbyteachingchildreninsimilarsituationsnottobelimitedbytheirdisability.Shetellsstudentsinspecialeducationschoolstodotheirbesttoachieveasmuchasaso-calledhealthyperson.Shestressedthatpeoplewithdisabilitieshavenoneedtofeeldiscouraged,astheycandothesameorevenbetterthannon-disabledpeoplearoundthem.WhenGodclosesadoor,heopensawindow,andthisgirlbelievesthatallchallengesaregifts.9．WhatledJiangtoloseherhearing?A．Shewasbornwithhearingdisability. B．Shewasinjuredinacaraccident.C．Shesufferedfromahighfever. D．Shetookmedicinebymistake.10．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Jiang’sexperiencesoflanguagelearning.B．Jiang’sattemptstoovercomesocialanxiety.C．Jiang’sadviceonmasteringpronunciationskills.D．Jiang’ssuccessinthecollegeentranceexamination.11．HowdoesJianghelpdisabledchildren?A．Byteachingthemtolearnlipreading.B．Bytreatingthemwithfreemedicineasadoctor.C．Byencouragingthemtofacetheirdisabilitybravely.D．Byinvestingmoneyinbuildingschoolsforthem.12．WhatcanwelearnfromJiang’sstory?A．Hardworkpaysoff. B．Wellbegunishalfdone.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords. D．Youcannotjudgeabookbyitscover.（2022·廣東·廣州市越秀區(qū)育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校二模）①WhenChinawasstillpoorandfarbehindtheWest,twoChinesescientistsinsistedonleadingtheworldthroughhomegrowninnovation.Theyarejetfighter(戰(zhàn)斗機(jī))designerGuSongfenandnuclearenergyscientistWangDazhong,whowonChina’stopscienceaward—theStatePreeminentScienceandTechnologyAwardonNov3.②Inthe1950s,Chinahadnoaviation(航空)experience,equipmentorwindtunnels.Astheheadoftheaerodynamics(空氣動(dòng)力學(xué)的)teaminShenyang,Gu’sfirsttaskwastodevelopthecountry’sfirsthomegrownjetaircraft.Despitedifficulties,hemanagedtocompleteJJ-1,thefirstjetaircraftdesignedinChina.③Gu,91,startedtheaerodynamicdesignofaircraft,whichadvancedthedevelopmentofanumberofmajorjetfighters,includingtheNanchangCJ-6,abasictrainingplane,andtheShenyangJ-8,ahigh-speed,high-altitudesingle-seatinterceptor.④ThoseaircraftnotonlygreatlyimprovedChina’sairdefensecapabilitiesbutalsolaidthefoundationofitsaviationindustry.⑤WangDazhong,86,hasspent60yearsworkingtodevelopnuclearenergy.AfternuclearaccidentsinThreeMileIslandintheUSin1979,andChernobylintheSovietUnionin1986,scientistsallovertheworldhaveworkedhardtoensurethatreactors(反應(yīng)堆)aremade“inherentlysafe”.Itmeanstheydonotdependonmeasurespoweredbyoutsideresourcestoremainstable.⑥AnacademicianattheChineseAcademyofSciences,Wangledtheresearch,designandoperationofChina’sfirst5-megawattlowtemperaturenuclearheatingreactorandlaterofits10-megawatthightemperaturegas-cooledreactor.Heusedkeytechnologiesrelatedtoheliumcoolant(氦冷卻劑).Bothreactorsimprovedtheinherentsafetyofnuclearenergy,aswellastheapplicationofcleanenergy.Wang’sscientificachievementshavepavedthewayforcleanenergyasChinaworkstoachievecarbonneutrality(碳中和),saidHeJiankun,anexpertinTsinghuaUniversity.Nuclearpowerreleaseszerocarbonandcanensurethesafeandstableoperationofthepowergrid(電網(wǎng)),hesaid.⑦BothGuSongfenandWangDazhongmadegreatcontributiontothehomegrowninnovationforChina,whichisworthbeingrespectedbypeoplearoundtheworldespeciallybyourChinese.13．Thewriterdevelopthepassageby________.A．tellingstories B．givingexamplesC．listingnumbers D．makingcomparison14．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“inherently”intheparagraph5?A．內(nèi)部地 B．外部地 C．頂部地 D．底部地15．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageabove?A．ChinaispoorandfarbehindtheWestintheareaofaviationtechnology.B．Wangdevelopedthecountry’sfirsthomegrownjetaircraft.C．Gumadecontributiontothedevelopmentofnuclearenergy.D．BothGuandWangwontheStatePreeminentScienceandTechnologyAward.16．Thestructureofthepassagemaybe________?A． B． C． D．（2022·廣東·廣州市越秀區(qū)育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校二模）Longlongago,therewasaboycalledMengTsung.Helivedwithhismotherinasmallvillage.Thoughtheywerepoor,theylivedahappylife.MengTsungwasagoodboy,andhealwaysputhismother’sneedsandwishesfirst.Whathedidwasoftenpraisedbyhisneighbors.Onecoldwinterday,Mothergotreallysick.MengTsungsatbyherbedandtookcareofherdayandnight.However,nothinghelped,andshegotworse.MengTsungwassoworriedandasked,“WhatcanIcookforyoutomakeyouwell?”Motheranswered,“Iwouldloveabowlofbambooshootsoup.”Winterwasn’ttheseasonforbambooshoots.MengTsungknewthat,buthedidn’tlosehope.Then,heleftMotherwithaneighborandwenttothebambooforest.Hefoundnonewshootsthere.HeknewthatMotherwouldloseherlifeifhecouldnotofferherthesoup.ThattroubledMengTsung,sohesatdownonthecold,hardgroundandcried.MengTsungdidthatdayafterdaybecauseMotherkeptgettingworse.Hedidn’tknowit,butthebamboogodwaswatching.ThebamboogodfeltMengTsung’sloveforhismotherandfeltbadforMengTsung.Thenextday,whenMengTsungfinishedcrying,hesawsomethingsintheground.Theywerelittlegreenbambooshoots!Hiswarmtearsmadethegroundwetandhelpedthemgrow.MengTsungwasfullofjoy.Hedugthemup,hurriedhome,andcookedMother’ssoup.Aftereatingthesoup,Motherfeltmuchbetter.Soon,shewashealthyagain.Fromthenon,winterbamboocontinuedtogrowinChina,andit’scalledMengTsungbamboo.17．Theunderlinedword“That”inParagraph3refersto________.A．leavingMotherwithaneighbor B．losinghopetofindbambooshootsC．Motherwoulddiewithoutthesoup D．thewrongseasonforbambooshoots18．WhatdoweknowaboutMengTsung?A．Thefoodhecookedmadehismothersick.B．Heknewhiswarmtearshadmagicpower.C．Hepaidmuchattentiontohisneighbors’spraise.D．Whathedidforhismothermovedthebamboogod.19．Whatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromthestory?a.MengTsungaskedaneighbortotakecareofhismother.b.ThebamboogodhelpedMengTsungfindtheshoot.c.MengTsunglookedafterhismotherwellalldayandallnight.d.MengTsungcookedsoupforhismother.e.MengTsungcriedfornotfindingnewshoots.A．c-a-e-b-d B．a(chǎn)-c-e-d-b C．c-a-b-e-d D．a(chǎn)-c-b-e-d20．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D．Ofallthekindness,loveforparentscomesfirst.（2022·廣東廣雅中學(xué)二模）Hewasapoetknownforthenostalgiahedescribesinhispoems.Now,it’stimeforustoexpressournostalgiaforthisgreatwriter.OnDec14,2017,thefamousChinesepoetYuGuangzhongpassedawayinTaiwan.Bornin1928inNanjing,Jiangsu,YustudiedinSichuanwhenhewasyoung.Atthattime,hehadshowedgreatinterestinChinesepoemsandspentalotofhisfreetimetryingwritingpoemshimself.Thenhemanagedtopublishhisfirstpoemattheageof20.Ayearlater,YuandhisfamilymovedtoTaiwan.Helivedandworkedthereuntilhisdeath.NostalgiaisYu’smasterpieceinwhichheexpresseshishomesicknessfortheChinesemainlandwhenhewasinTaiwan.Publishedin1971,thepoemremainshighlypopularamongChinesespeakersworldwide.Eventhosewhoknowlittleaboutliteraturearefamiliarwithlinesfromthepoem.ThepoemisincludedinChinesehighschooltextbooks.Besideshisachievementsinpoetry,Yuwasalsoasuccessfulessaywriter,criticandtranslator.HeoncetranslatedEnglishpoetSiegfriedSassoon’spoemInMe,Past,Present,FutureMeetintoChinese.Itisregardedasanaccurateandpowerfultranslation,inwhichthemostfamouslineis“心有猛虎，細(xì)嗅薔薇”for“Inmethetigersniffstherose”.Yuspenthiswholelifewriting:“ThereasonwhyIsticktowritingtilltodaycomesdowntomypassionfortheChineselanguage,”heoncesaidina2015interview.Hethenaddedthatthispassionwasstrengthenedbyhisloveforhismotherandhismotherland.Now,let’sappreciatethepoemNostalgia.NostalgiaWhenIwasyoung,Nostalgiawasatiny,tinystamp.Meonthisside,Motherwasontheotherside.WhenIgrewup,Nostalgiawasanarrowboatticket,Meonthisside,Brideontheotherside.Butlateron,Nostalgiawasalowgrave,Meontheoutside,Motherontheinside.Andatpresent,Nostalgiabecomesashallowstrait,Meonthisside,Mainlandontheotherside.21．WhatisYuGuangzhong?A．Apoetreporterandcritic. B．AtranslatorandpublisherC．Acritic,poetandtranslator. D．Atranslatorandsongwriter.22．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．YulivedwithhisfamilyinTaiwanallhislife.B．ManyChinesepeopleknowthepoemNostalgia.C．WecanfindNostalgiainprimaryschooltextbooks.D．YutranslatedSiegfriedSassoon’spoemintoEnglish.23．InwhatorderdidtheeventstakeplaceinYu’slife?①YuandhisfamilymovedtoTaiwan.②Yutoldthereasonwhyhestucktowriting.③Yu’spoemNostalgiawaspublished.④YupassedawayinTaiwan.⑤Yuwroteandpublishedhisfirstpoem.A．①⑤②④③ B．⑤②①③④ C．①⑤④②③ D．⑤①③②④24．WhatcanwelearnfromthePoemNostalgia?A．Hemissedhisfamilyandhomelandalot.B．Hedidn’twanttocometohishomeland.C．Helivedwithhismotherontheriverside.D．Hismotherhaddiedwhenhegotmarried.（2022·廣東·執(zhí)信中學(xué)三模）Thesecrettohappinessiskeepingbusy,researchhasfound.Keepingthemindoccupiedwithtasks—nomatterhowmeaningless—keepsoffnegativeemotions,thestudyfound.However,thebadnewsisthathumansareseeminglyborntobelazyinordertosaveenergy,accordingtoProfessorChristoperHsee,abehavioralscientistatChicagoUniversity.Inastudy,98studentswereaskedtocompletetwosurveys.Aftertheyhadcompletedthefirst,theyweremadetowait15minutestoreceivethenextone.Theyweregivenachoiceofeitherbandinginthefirstsurveynearbyoratamoredistantlocationtheyhadtowalkto.Nomatterwhichchoicetheymade,theyreceivedachocolatebar.Itturnedoutthatabouttwo-thirds(68students)chosethelazyoption.Thosewhohadtakenthewalkreportedfeelinghappierthanthosewhohadstayedput(呆在原處).Prof.Hseeconcludedthatkeepingbusyhelpedkeeppeoplehappy.Hesaidthefindings,reportedinthejournalPsychologicalScience,mighthaveaneffectonpolicies.“Governmentsmayincreasethehappinessofidlecitizensbyhavingthembuildbridgesthatareactuallyuseless,”hesuggested.Asforordinarypeople,headvised,“Getupanddosomething.Anything.Eveniftherereallyisnopointtowhatyouaredoing,youwillfeelbetterforit.”Headded,“Thinkingdeeplyorengaginginself-reflectioncanberegardedaskeepingbusy,too.”“Youdonotneedtoberunningaround,Youjustneedtobeengaged,eitherphysicallyormentally.”25．Keepingbusycanmakepeoplehappybecause________.A．itcanhelppeoplegetridoflazinessB．itcanmakepeoplesleepbetterC．itcanhelpgetridofnegativeemotionsD．itcangivepeopleasenseofachievement26．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Policiesmaybeinfluencedbythefindings.B．TheofficialshavetakenProf.Hsee’sadvice.C．Inthestudyhalfstudentshandedinthefirstsurveynearby.D．Governmentscanincreasecitizens’happinessbybuildingbridges.27．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Everybodyisborntobehappy.B．Onlybykeepingworkingallthetimecanyougaidhappiness.C．Prof.Hsee’sfindingwaspublishedinPsychologicalScience.D．Keepingbusygoesagainsthumannature.28．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhatisHappinessB．TheSecretofHappiness:KeepingBusyC．TheFindingofResearch:DoWhatYouLikeD．TakeLifecorrectly（2022·廣東·廣州大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)二模）BostonIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum“Chairs”February11—May8,2021ItalianfurnitureexpertFaustoCalderaiandIndianphotographerDayanitaSinghpresentanexhibitionofchairsfromthemuseum’scollectionand“chairphotographs”fromaroundtheworldpresentedinaVenetian-stylehallhousingworld-famousmasterpieces.Formoreinformation:NewYorkTheNoguchiMuseum“NoguchiandGraham”December1,2020—May1,2021Noguchi’slong-termcollaborationwithdancerMarthaGrahamisregardedbymanyasahighpointinthehistoryofbothmoderndanceandart.Theexhibitionhighlightsnineofthesetscreatedthroughthiscollaboration.Formoreinformation:PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts“InFullView:AmericanPainting(1720-2017)”January11—April10,2021Foundedin1805,thePennsylvaniaAcademyhasbeenhometoAmerica’sartistsfor200years.TheAcademycollectsandexhibitstheworksoffamousAmericanartists,andiswell-knownfortrainingfineartists.ItisthelargestexhibitionofAcademy’sdistinguishedAmericancollectionintheinstitution’shistory.Formoreinformation:www.pafA．orgSeattleSeattleMuseumofGlass“Murano:GlassfromtheOlnickSpanuCollection”November7,2021Thisexhibitionincludesover200piecesofbeautifulglassfromMurano,theislandofglassblowersnearVenice,Italy.Watchliveglass-blowingshowsintheHotShopandseeothermodernglassexhibitions.Formoreinformation:29．Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersinformationaboutthefurnitureshow?A．www.pafA．orgB．C．D．30．WelearnfromthetextthatMarthaGrahamis________.A．a(chǎn)dancer B．a(chǎn)glassblower C．a(chǎn)painter D．a(chǎn)photographer31．IfyouwanttoknowthehistoryofAmericanpainting,youmayvisit________.A．theNoguchiMuseumB．SeattleMuseumofGlassC．IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumD．PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts32．Wecangotothemuseumsofthe4citiesaboveexcept________.A．February15,2021 B．May10,2021 C．December10,2020 D．April8,2021（2022·廣東·廣州市越秀區(qū)名德實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校三模）“Toacquirethehabitofreadingistoconstructforyourselfarefuge（避難所）fromalmostallthemiseriesoflife.”—W.SomersetMaugham“Therearethreerulesforwritinganovel（小說(shuō)）.Unfortunately,nooneknowswhattheyare.”W.SomersetMaughamisafamousEnglishnovelist,buthesaysnobodyknowshowtowriteanovel!HissayingsarepopularonChinesesocialmedia（社交媒體）.WheredidMaughamgetthiswayoflookingattheworld?Hehadalotofunusuallifeexperiences.Hegrewupasanorphan（孤兒）.Hebecameadoctor,thenlefthisjobwhenhisfirstnovelbecameahit.Hethenbecameafamousplaywright（劇作家）.DuringWorldWarI,heworkedasaspy（間諜）.Later,hetraveledaroundSoutheastAsia.Allofthesethingswouldappearinhiswritings.Maugham’smostfamousworkisthenovelOFHumanBondage.It’saboutayoungmanfindingthemeaningoflieandknowingthattheworldiscruel.Chinesereadershavefalleninlovewithanothernovel,TheMoonandSixpence.ItisaboutthelifeofFrenchpainterPaulGauguin.Youngreadersmaylikehismanyshortstoriesbetter,showheunpredictability（不可預(yù)測(cè)性）ofhumanactions.AccordingtoBritannica,Maughambelievedthatpeopleareunpredictableandforevertrapped（被困?。﹚iththeiremotions.Byjokingaboutlife’stroubles,hisstoriesmixthesillyandtheserious.33．WhatisMaughamfamousas?________A．Atraveler. B．Aspy. C．Adoctor. D．Anovelist.34．Whatisthemeaningofthesentence“Byjokingaboutlife’sTroubles,hisstoriesmixthesillyandtheserious.”inthelastparagraph?________A．Maugham’sstoriesdescribedtroublesindailylife.B．ThemaincharactersinMaugham’sstoriesaresilly.C．Maugham’sstoriespresentedseriousthemesinajokingway.D．Maugham’sshortstoriesusuallyendunpredictably.35．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?________A．Maugham’sUnusualLifeandWorks B．TheImportanceofRedingBooksC．Maugham,aWonderfulWriter D．Maugham,aPoorOrphan.（2022·廣東廣州·二模）Bytheyear2050,itissaidthattheworld’spopulationwillreachninebillion.Withsuchalargepopulationtofeed,whatshouldwedotoprovideeveryonewithenoughfoodinthefuture?Whatwillhappenifeveryoneneedsmoremeatinthediet?Foodsupplyisgoingtobeabigheadache.Australianjournalistandsciencewriter,JulianCribb,explainsthechallenges.Cribbsaysthereisamajorprobleminthecurrentfoodsystem,especiallyinthedevelopedworld.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovetowardscitycenters,thelessandlesstheyknowaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.Mostthinkfoodsimplygrowsonsupermarketshelves,andtheydon*tconsidertheenvironmentaleffectsoffoodproduction.Foodalsohasmanyhiddencosts:hugeamountofwater,energy,andlanddegradation(退化).Consumersaddtheirowncostsbysimplythrowingawayalotoffood.ThefiguresforfoodwasteinWestaresurprising.Tosolvethisproblemofpublicignorance(無(wú)知)aboutfood,Cribbsuggeststhatfoodshouldbetaughtasasubjectatprimacyschool.Thiswouldhelptocreateafuturegenerationthatcouldbetterdealwiththeworld’scomingfoodchallenges.Thispowerfulmeasurecanhelpthembecomemoreeducatedconsumers,moreproductivefarmers,andsoon.Cribboffersothersolutionsandsuggestionsaswell.Oneistoincreasethemoneyforagriculture(農(nóng)業(yè))research,whichhasnotbeentakenseriouslysofar.Healsosuggestsorganic(有機(jī)的)fanningshouldbeunderstoodonascientificbasis.Peopleshouldchangetheirfixedthinkingandgettheverybestoutoforganicfarmingsystems.Bydoingso,wemayknowhowtostopwastingwaterandlearnhowtogrowfoodmorecheaply.Besides,Cribbasksallconsumerstoeatmorefruitsandvegetables.Comparedwithmeats,theytakelesstimeandwatertogrowsothattheyaremuchgreenerasfoodandmorefriendlytotheenvironment.36．Whatisthemainproblemaboutfoodmentionedinthe2ndparagraph?A．Increasingignoranceaboutfoodproduction.B．Foodproductiondoingharmtotheenvironment.C．Anincreasingnumberofpeoplemovingtocitycenters.D．Overpopulationwithninebillionpeopletofeed.37．WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonformakingfoodasubjectatschool?A．Totrainmoreproductivefarmers.B．Toeducatestudentsaboutfoodproduction.C．Tobetterpreparestudentsforfuturefoodchallenges.D．Tohelpstudentsunderstandmoreaboutcityenvironment.38．Whatisthestructureofthepassage?(Pl=ParagraphlP2=Paragraph2P3=Paragraph3P4=Paragraph4P5=Paragraph5)A． B． C． D．39．Thetextismainlyabout________.A．publicblindnessaboutfoodandeducationB．organicfarminganditsresearchC．foodproblemsinthefutureandsomesolutionsD．theworld’spopulationin2050andtheenvironment（2022·廣東廣州·二模）Hisfriendsandfamilycallhim“BigFeng”becauseheisverytallandplayedbasketballasayoungman.Butheisalsobiginadifferentway—hefightshardtoprotectChina’spast.HisrealnameisFengJicaiandhehaswrittenmanynovelsaboutlifeinChina.Severalyearsago,however,heputdownhispenforawhileandbegantoprotecttheculturalrelics（文化遺產(chǎn)）inTianjinwherehelived.Oncesomeoneaskedhimwhyhenolongerwrote.Herepliedthatatthemomenthefeltprotectingculturalrelicswasmoreimportant.Fengloveshishometown.Hebelievesthatoldthingsmustbegivenaplacenexttonewthings,orpeoplewillsoonforgettheirgreatpast.Hedoesnotmakespeechestogetotherstohelphiminhisprojects.Instead,hegoesoutanddoeswhathecanhimself.Ifothersfollowhim,somuchthebetter.OneofhisbiggestprojectswastoprotecttheoldeststreetinTianjin.Alongthatstreetsomeshopshadbeeninbusinessforsevenhundredyears.Althoughthecitygovernmentrebuiltthisstreet,theydidsaveitsoldestbuilding.Anotherprojectwasmoresuccessful:hesuggestedthecitygovernmentreserve（保留）somelandinthecentreofthecitysoitcouldnotbesoldforbusiness.ThisareaisveryimportantforthehistoryofTianjin.ItwasherethatthecitywasfirstbuiltduringtheSongDynastyLatermanytreasureswerefoundhere.ToFeng,diggingdownintotheearthislikereadingabookpageafterpage.Eachdynastyfoundintheearthislikeaninterestingstory.Notlongago,heand