2019-2023年中考英語復習試題分項匯編：閱讀理解之說明文（原卷版）

專題06閱讀理解之說明文

五年中考真題

Alrequirescarefulmanagement

Europe2023

（2023?重慶?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Diagram（圖表）orSurveyResult

?AI（artificialintelligence人工智能）andmachinelearningrefertotheabilityofmachinestolearnandact

intelligently.Itmeanstheycanmakedecisions,finishtasks,andeventellthepossiblefutureresultsbasedonwhat

theylearnfromdata（數(shù)據(jù)）.

②AIandmachinelearningalreadyplayabiggerroleineverydaylifethanyoumightimagine.Healthcare,

banking,videogames,everysearchontheInternetyoumake...,allaredrivenbyAL

③AIisgoingtochangealmosteveryfieldofmodemlife.StephenHawkingsaid,“SuccessincreatingAI

wouldbethebiggesteventinhumanhistory.^^AndHawkingaddedatonce,'"Unluckily,itmightalsobethelast,

unlesswelearnhowtoavoidtherisks.9,

④▲,especiallywhenyouconsidersomecountriesareracingtodevelopAl-enabledautonomous

weapons（人工智能自主武器）.Itisalsogoingtochangeandtaketheplaceofmanyhumanjobs.Thesame

worriesalsocomefromthepublic.AccordingtothesurveyresultfromCentrefortheGovernanceofAI,91%of

thepeople（tendtoandtotally）agreethat"AIisatechnologythatrequirescarefulmanagement“inEurope.

⑤Butratherthanagreeingwithanideaofahelplessfuturewhereallhumanjobsaregivenovertorobots,

somepeoplebelieveAIwillmakeonworkinglivesbetter.Itwillimprovetheworkofhumans,andnewjobswill

appeartotaketheplaceoftheoldones.

⑥What'smore,machinesbecomemoreintelligentandtheyareabletofinishmorehumantasks.Things

whichonlybelongtohumansliecreativityandcritical（批判性的）thinking,willbecomeevenmorevaluablein

thefuture.

?Likeitornot,AIishere.Maybechangingourselvesandmanagingitwellarethebestwayout.Justas

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,"Whenyou5refinishedchanging,you'refinished.,9

1.Whichparagraphdoesthediagrammainlysupport?

A.②B.③C.@D.⑤

2.Whichsentencecanbeputinthe▲?

A.Asweknow,therearepossiblehugerisksforsocietyandhumanlife

B.Also,youcanfindAIservingourdailylifeineverypossiblefield

C.Withoutdoubt,AIisafantastictechnologytoleadusintothefuture

D.HumansatesurelymorecreativeandbetteratmanythingsthanAI

3.Whafsthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TowarnusthatAIwilltakehumans'place.

B.ToshowusthattherearealotofusesofAI.

C.TotellusthatmanypeopleareworriedaboutAL

D.TosuggestweprepareforthechangesbroughtbyAL

4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthispassage?

r?r?r?r(D

-②③

A.軟Y)@b-須~-③C.@--?⑤D-?-<3)?

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(2023?浙江麗水?統(tǒng)考中考真題)Seagrass,anunderwaterplantthatgrowsontheoceanfloor,isvery

importantforsealife.Italsohelpspreventglobalwarmingbystoringcarbon,aharmfulgas.However,scientists

don'tknowexactlyhowmuchseagrassisatthebottomoftheocean.Withthehelpoftigersharks,ateamof

researchershasdiscoveredtheworld'slargestseagrassmeadow(grassland)ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.

Seagrassmeadowsarehometomanydifferentkindsoffish,shellfish,andsoon.Largeseaanimals,suchas

sharks,alsospendalotoftimetherelookingforfood.Seagrasscangrowinverydeepanddarkwaters,makingit

difficulttofind.Butsharkscandivedeepintothewaterandgettotheareaspeoplecannotreach.

AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmericanscientistworkedwitha

seagrassexpert,tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants.Theresearchersfittedseventigersharkswithcameras.

Sincetigersharksswimingroups,theyplacedsatellitetrackingtags(衛(wèi)星E艮蹤器)oneightothersharkstofind

outexactlywheretheanimalsswam.Theycollectedhoursofvideosofthetigersharksswimmingthrough

seagrass.

TheresearchersfoundmoreseagrassgrowingneartheBahamasthantheyexpected-infact,theybelieve

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thatthereismoreseagrasstherethananywhereelseonEarth.Thenewfindingincreasedthetotalnumberof

seagrassknowntoexistby41%.However,moreresearchisneededtodiscoverthetruesizeoftheseagrass

meadow.

Scientistsoftendependonfindingsfromdiversandboatstostudyabouttheunderwaterworld,butthisteam

foundthatworkingwithanimalsimprovedtheirunderstanding.Theyarenowplacingcamerasonseaturtlesto

studyseagrassintheRedSea.Hopefully,moremysteriesaboutseagrasswillbesolved.

5.Whatarethescientistsstudyingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sharks.B.TheBahamas.C.Seagrass.D.TheRedSea.

6.Whichitalic（斜體）wordhasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword^4map^^inParagraph3?

A.IsthereamapofChinaintheclassroom?

B.Amymappedoutherplansonthenewproject.

C.ItistheWestlakethatreallyputsHangzhouonthemap.

D.Thepolicehavesuccessfullymappedwherethemissingboyis.

7.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thereasonforthestudy.B.Themethodtodotheresearch.

C.Thefindingoftheresearch.D.Thedifficultyincarryingoutthestudy.

8.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Totelltheimportanceofsavingseagrass.

B.Toexpressthestronglovefortigersharks.

C.Toshareanewwayofdoingundersearesearch.

D.Tointroduceaspecialprojectonglobalwarming.

（2023?湖北隨州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Youarealwaystoldtowashyourhandsbeforeyoueat.Youknowyoumustwashyourhandsaftergoingto

thebathroom.Youshouldwashyourhandsmanytimesduringtheday.Doyouknowhowtowashyourhands

correctly?

Alwaysusesoaptowashyourhands.Afterturningonthetap（水龍頭）andwettingyourhands,youcan

rub（摩擦）yourhandswithsoap.Soapmaynotkillallthegerms侈田菌）,butitcanwashawaytheoilonyourskin.

Astheoiliswashedaway,thegermswillleaveyourhandsandgoaway.

Youshouldwashyourhandsfor15-20seconds.Howdoyouknowthelength（長度）of15-20seconds?

YoucansingABCSong.Bythetimeyougettothelastnote,yourhandswillbeclean!

Rubyourhandstogether.Youcanuseonehandtorubthebackoftheotherhandandthenexchangetwo

hands.Youalsoneedtorubbetweenyourfingers.Don'tforgettorubunderandaroundyourfingernails.

Maybeyourhandsdon9tlookdirty,buttherearegermsonthem.Germsaretoosmallforyoutosee.Theyare

onyourhandsallthetime.Manyillnessesarecausedbygerms,soyoushouldoftenwashyourhands.

9.WhydoesthewritermentionABCSong?

A.Becauseitisthemostpopularsongintheworld.

B.Becauseeveryonecansingthissongverywell.

C.BecausewashinghandsisaseasyassingingABCSong.

D.Becauseyoucansingthissongtoknowthelengthofwashinghands.

10.Theunderlinedword"note"inParagraph3means""inChinese.

A.音符B.注釋C.筆記D.便條

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Usingsoaptowashyourhands.

B.Usingacleantowel（毛巾）todryyourhands.

C.Washingyourhandsforabout20seconds.

D.Rubbingunderandaroundyourfingernails.

12.Accordingtothepassage,youcanknow.

A.whyyoushouldoftenwashhands

B.whatthebestsoappeopleusuallyuseis

C.whatkindofgermsthereareonyourhands

D.howmanygermsthereareonyourhands

13.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtostayhealthy.B.Howtoprotectyourfingers.

C.Howtowashhandscorrectly.D.Howtokeepawayfromgerms.

（2023?河北,統(tǒng)考中考真題）Doyoudoteamprojectsatschool?Idoalot.IenjoyteamprojectsbecauseI

likesharingideaswithotherpeople.Ofcourse,teamactivitiesaren'talwayseasy.Youneedtoknowhowtowork

welltogether.Herearesomesuggestionstomaketeamworkeasier.

Knowthegoals

Makesureeveryoneunderstandsthegoaloftheproject.Ifyou'redoingaclassproject,youneedtocheckthe

teacher5sinstructionscarefullyandaskquestionswheneversomethingisn'tclear.There'sapopularsaying:Ifyou

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don'tknowwhereyou'regoing,youprobablywon'tgetthere.

^Assign（指派）roles

Everyoneshouldhavearoleintheteam.Forexample,thereshouldbealeaderwhohelpseveryonemake

decisions.Theremightbeanote-takerwhowritesdowntheteam'sideasduringmeetings,andatime-keeperto

controlthetime.Theremightalsobeafact-checkeroragroupspeaker.

Dividethework

Forlargeprojects,theworkcanbedividedintosmallertasks.Thenyoucanchoosetasksthatyoudowellor

enjoy.Ofcourse,youshouldn'talwaysdothesametask.Ifsgoodtotrynewthings,evenifthey'redifficult!

Makeaplan

Afteryoudividethework,writedownaplanonpaper.Youcanuseacalendartohelpyou.Listallthetasks

andthinkaboutwheneachonemustbefinished.It'simportantforeveryonetofollowtheplan.Andifyoucan't

finishyourpartontime,telltheothersassoonaspossible.

Trytobepositive（積極的）.Everythingiseasierwhenyou'reenjoyingyourselfintheteam.

14.Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Byaskingaquestion.

C.Byshowingasaying.D.Bysendingamessage.

15.Whatistheleader'smainjobintheteam?

A.Controllingtheactivitytime.B.Writingdowntheteam'sideas.

C.Makingspeechesfortheteam.D.Helpingtheothersmakedecisions.

16.Whatshouldyoudoafterdividingthework?

A.Setacleargoal.B.Workoutaplan.

C.Decideeveryone'srole.D.Checktheteacher5sexamples.

17.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?

A.Introducetheteacher'sinstructions.B.Giveinformationaboutsmallertasks.

C.Explainthemethodtodoteamprojects.D.Describetheimportanceofcreativeideas.

（2023?山東泰安?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

ThemovieHomeComingtooktheleadintheboxoffice（票房）duringtheNationalDayholidayin2022.

IttellsastorythathappenedinNorthAfrica.Afterawarbreaksoutthere,twoChinesediplomats（外交官）

areorderedtohelpevacuatetheoverseasChinese.Aftercompletingthefirsttasksuccessfully,theylearnthat

anothergroupofChinesecitizens（公民）arestillingreatdanger.Realizingthatthesepeoplewilldieiftheydon't

giveahand,thetwomentravelthroughthewararea.Theyrisktheirlivestohelpover100Chinesecitizensgoto

asafeplace.Themovienotonlyshowshowthetwodiplomatsprotectthepeoplewithcourage,butalsoshows

theirdeeploveforthecountryandpeople.

HomeComingremindsmanypeopleofasimilarrealeventwhichtrulyhappenedinLibyain2011.Chinese

Embassy（大使館）helpedtheevacuationofmorethan30,000Chinesecitizens.Behindthiseventweremany

effortsofChinesediplomats.Afterwatchingthefilm,amanrecalledhispersonalexperience."Wearethelucky

onesbecausewehaveastrongcountryandarewellprotected,9,hesaid.

HomeComingisasuccesspartlybecauseofthegrowingnationalprideandconfidenceChinesepeoplehave

inourcountry.Acomment（評論）reads,“Chinesepassportmightnotgetyouanywhereyouwant,butitcan

alwaysbringyoubackhome.^^

18.ThemovieHomeComingisaboutastorythathappenedin.

A.NorthAmericaB.SouthAmericaC.SouthAfricaD.NorthAfrica

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evacuate“meaninthesecondparagraph?

A.躲藏B.逃避C.撤離D.評價

20.HowmanyChinesecitizenswereevacuatedintherealeventin2011?

A.Overonehundred.B.Overthirtythousand.

C.Overthreemillion.D.Overthreethousand.

21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?

A.Thetwodiplomatsprotectthepeoplewithcourage.

B.Thetwodiplomatslovethecountryandpeopledeeply.

C.WeChinesehaveastrongcountryandarewellprotected.

D.Chinesepassportcangetyouanywhereyouwant.

（2023?湖北武漢?統(tǒng)考中考真題）BertwonanationalprizecalledYoungHeroesforhis"green"project.

Thispublic-spiritedyoungpersonwasnowauniversitystudent.Hisloveforinsectsgrewdeeperandhewas

protectingthemforthefuture.

.Whenhewasaround4or5,healwayslovedtowatchdifferentinsects,especiallybeautiful

swallowtails（鳳蝶）.Oneinterestingfacthelearnedaboutswallowtailswasthattheirbrightcolorswarnedhungry

animalsthattheytastedbad.Anditwasalsofuntowatchhowtheycameintobeing.Butthereasonhereallyfell

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inlovewiththemwasthattheywereveryaccessible.Forexample,ifyouwantedtoattract（吸弓I）swallowtails,

youplantedsomezinnias,akindofbrightflowers.

Bertstartedazinniagardenathishouse,whereheraisedalargenumberofswallowtailsovertheyears.With

theworld'sswallowtailpopulationfalling,Bertwantedpeopletorealizethatifinsectslikeswallowtails

disappeared,sowouldalltheothersabovethemonthefoodchain.Tomakethefactclearandeasytounderstand

forotherstudents,healsocreatedazinniagardenathisjuniorhighschool.

PartofthejoyforBertwaswatchingtheyoungerstudentsgetexcitedwhenrunningafterswallowtails.

""Wheneveraswallowtaillandsonthem,theyoungstudentswillsoonfallinlovewiththesecuteinsects.They

developanewappreciationforthem,^^hesaid.

Bertputhiseffortsintotheenvironmentaleducationalprojectandmadeittakeflight.

22.AfterBertwashonoredwithYoungHeroes,.

A.heoftengavespeechesinpublic

B.hesetuphis“green“project

C.hebecameinterestedinswallowtails

D.hewentonprotectinginsects

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin?

A.Bertsavedmanyswallowtails

B.Berthadadullchildhood

C.Bertfoundhisloveearlyinlife

D.Bertmadeaharddecision

24.Theunderlinedword"accessible“inparagraph2means"

A.dangeroustofeedB.easytogetcloseto

C.hardtoraiseD.safetoreach

25.ThemainreasonforBerttocreateazinniagardenatschoolwas.

A.towatchstudentshavefiin

B.tomakehisschoolmorebeautiful

C?tostopswallowtailsfromdisappearing

D.tohelpkidslearnaboutswallowtails

26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ABrightFlowerB.AFlyingProjectC.AGreenGardenD.AWarningAction

（2023?湖南永州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

OnJune3,theUnitedStatesFishWildlifeService（USFWS）announcedthatitwouldprotectthe

tricoloredbats.TheanimalwouldbelistedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.Thisfollowsasimilar

announcement,madeinMarch,toprotecttheendangerednorthernlong-earedbats.Thetwokindsofbatsarein

danger,mainlybecauseofanillnesscalledwhite-nosesyndrome（綜合癥）.

“Batsplaysuchanimportantroleinkeepingahealthyecosystem.^^USFWSdirectorMarthaWilliamssaid.

“Butwhite-nosesyndromeisdestroyingbats."sheadded.

White-nosesyndromeiscausedbyafungus（真菌）.Itisknowntoinfluenceonlybats,showinguponthe

animal'snoseandwings.Thefungusgrowsinplacesthatarecold,dark,andwet,likecaves.Asithurtsabafs

skin,theanimal'sbehaviorstartstochange.Thebatbecomesmoreactivethannormal,wastingtheenergyitneeds

tolive.

Worldwide,therearemorethan1,400kindsofbats.Mostbatsareinsectivores,whichmeanstheyeatinsects.

Inasinglenight,batscaneatinsectsof“uptohalftheirweight."Thisisgoodnewsforfarmers,sincebatseat

insectsthatharmcrops.AccordingtotheUSFWS,theanimalshelpU.S.farmerssavemorethan$3billionayear

ininsectcontrol.

Nowadaysthereisnotreatmentforwhite-nosesyndrome.Butscientistsaredevelopingwaystohelpbats.A

2018studyfoundthataspeciallightcankillthefungus.Researchersarealsotestingafungus-fightingthingthat

canbeplacedaroundareaswherebatslive.Andthey5reworkingonavaccine（疫苗）.Localvillagersalsoprovide

suggestions.Oneexample:setbatboxes.TheUSFWSsaysitwillannounceadecisionabouthowtolistthe

tricoloredbatsbylate2023.Adecisionaboutthenorthernlong-earedbatsisexpectednextmonth.

27?Whyarethetricoloredbatsandthelong-earedbatsindanger?

A.Becauseofaspecialillness.

B.Becauseoftheirfood.

C.Becauseoftheirlivingconditions.

28.Howdoesthefunguskillabatatlast?

A.Bychangingabat'sbehavior.

B.Byhurtingabat'sskin.

C.Bywastingtheenergyabatneedstolive.

29.WhyarebatshelpfultofarmersintheUSA?

A.Becausebatseatinsectsthatharmcrops.

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B.Becausetherearemorethan1,400kindsofbats.

C.Becausebatscostthemmorethan$3billioneachyear.

30.Whataretheresearchersdoingtofightagainstthewhite-nosesyndrome?

A.Theyaretestingaspeciallight.

B.Theyareworkingonavaccine.

C.Theyaresettingbatboxes.

31.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Awhite-nosesyndrome.B.Kindsofbats.C.Batsindanger.

（2023,山東濱州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Doyouoftenaskquestions?Childrenareknownforwantinganswersto

manyquestionsbecausecuriosity（好奇心'）ispartofhumannature.BooksandTVshowsoftendependon

curiosity.Peoplekeepreadingorwatchingbecausetheywanttofindoutwhathappens.

Asweallknow,curiosityprovidesmanyadvantages.Manyofhistory'sgreatestdiscoveriesweremadeby

curiouspeople.Peoplewonderedhowthingsworkedandhowworkcouldbedonemorequickly.Thankstotheir

curiosity,peoplenowknowfarmoreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnologytohelpthem.Evenifyoudon't

plantobeaninventororresearcher,curiositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroom.Ifyoudevelopthecuriosityof

learning,classeswillbecomemoreinteresting.Youwillbegoodatthembecauseyouenjoytheprocessof

learning.Evenifyou'renolongerastudent,curiositywillmakeyouanableworker.

Whatwillyoudoifyou'renotalreadycurious?Luckily,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimproved.Often,the

moreyoulearnaboutatopic,themoreinterestingitbecomes.Toimproveyourcuriosity,getinformationfromas

manysources（來源）aspossiblewhenyoulearnaboutatopic.Atthesametime,readallkindsofbooks,watchor

listentospeechesandaskquestions.Don'talwaysgetinformationinthesameway.Instead,learntounderstand

thefactsthatdifferentpeopleknow.

Don'tassumeyoualreadyknoweverything.Instead,searchforotherpossibilitiesandopinions.Remember,

everyoneknowssomethingthatyoudon'tknow.Findoutwhatitis,andaskaboutit.Thisletsyoulearn

somethingandmakestheotherpeoplehappybysharingtheirknowledge.Lefstrytobecomepeoplewhoarefull

ofcuriosity.

32.Childrenliketoaskquestionsbecause.

A.theyarebomwithnaturalcuriosity

B.theydon'tknowaboutthehumannature

C.theyareknownforreadingandwatching

D.theydon'twanttofindtheanswersbythemselves

33.Whatcancuriosityhelpyouintheclassroom?

A.Itcanmakeyouclevererthanbefore.

B.Itcanmaketheclasseseasierforyou.

C.Itcanhelpyouenjoytheprocessoflearning.

D.Itcanhelpyoufeelrelaxedintheclassroom.

34.Whichcanbehelpfultoimproveyourcuriosity?

A.Readingonlyonekindofbook.

B.Showingothersyourknowledge.

C.Gettinginformationinthesameway.

D.Gettinginformationfromasmanysourcesasyoucan.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assume"mean?

A.Worry.B.Think.C.Wonder.D.Forget.

36.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TrytoBeCuriousB.MakeOthersHappy

C.LearntoAskQuestionsD.GreatDiscoveriesMadebyCuriousPeople

（2023?江蘇蘇州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Confucianism（儒家思想）hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeopleformorethantwothousandyears.

Tohelppeopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsothers,ConfucianismteachestheFiveConstants（五常）.

Theseareren,yi,li,zhiandxin.Theyaregeneralvirtues（美德）aroundtheworld.Themostimportanttwoareren

andli.

Renisthefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers.Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbe

understoodaslovingothers.HeisfamousforteachingpeopleuWhatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdo

toothers”.ItisquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestastheGoldenRule（treatothersasyouwishtobe

treated）.

Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittlehardertoexpress.Itcanbethoughtofasdutyor

evenrespect.Generally,liisthewayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife.InConfucianwritings,

discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaytodrinkteaandhowtorememberancestors（祖先）.Whilerenis

mostlyaboutouropinionsandfeelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowardsothersand

towardstheworldaroundus.

Perhapsthemostwell-knownConfucianvirtueisxiao.Thisisthedutychildrenhavetotheirparents.Xiao

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meansloving,respecting,obeyingandtakingcareofone'sparentsintheiroldage.InConfucianism,xiaois

importantforaharmonious（手口1皆的）society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess.

37.WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?

A.Renandjz.B.Renandli.C.Liandxin.D.Yiandzhi.

38.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.博學于文，約之以禮。B.學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。

C.己所不欲，勿施于人。D.君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

39.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof/z?

A.Buildingapeacefulsociety.B.Takingcareofone'schildren.

C.Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea.D.Learningallthroughone'slife.

40.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutConfucianism?

A.Itsgeneralvirtues.B.Itslonghistory.

C.Itsnewchallenges.D.Itsgoldenrules.

（2023?江蘇揚州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Whatwouldhappenifyoutriedtoblowasoap（肥皂）bubblein

below-freezingweather?Woulditfreezeandfalltotheground?Wouldyouhavetohititwithastonetobreakit?

Thesequestionscameintomymindonecoldwinterday.Itwastoocoldtoplayinthesnow,butitwasaperfect

timetoexperimentwithblowingfrozenbubbles.

Toblowfrozenbubbles,Ihadtowaituntiltheairoutsidewasverycold.Forthisactivity,thatmeant10

degreesbelow0Fahrenheitorcolder.Ididn'thavethebubblethingsthatcomeinabottle,soIuseddish-washing

soap.Addingadropofglycerinmadethesoapworkevenbetter.Ichoseaplaceoutofthewind,andblewbubbles

thesamewayIalwaysdo.Iwatchedtoseewhatwouldhappen.Here'swhatIlearned.

Ifthetemperatureislowenough,theskinofthebubblefrosts（結(jié)霜）over,becomingcloudyinsteadofclear.

Andwhataboutthoserainbowswirls（漩渦狀物體）thatyouseeinsoapbubbles?Therainbowcolorsstayeven

（均勻的）whenthebubblesfrost,buttheydon'tspinanymore.Thebubblesstillfloatintheair.Theydon'tfallto

thegroundanyfasterthantheywouldonawarmsummerday.

Whenthesefrozenbubblesbreak,theydon'tturnintotinydropsofsoapassummerbubblesdo.Theyturn

intoshinyrainbowpiecesandflyslowlytotheground.Sometimesafrozenbubblewillrollacrossthesnow

withoutbreaking.Ifitbreaks,itmayleaveastrongbubbleskinontheground.Leavethebubblealoneanditmay

staythereforalongtime.

SometimesIcouldcatchabubbleandholdituntiltheheatofmyhandmadeitpop.

Ilearnedoneotherthingaboutblowingfrozenbubbles.Ifssomuchfun.Iwanttotryitagainnextyear!

41.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Bycomparingtwotypesofbubbles.

B.Bydescribingthefreezingcoldweather.

C.Byaskingsomequestionsaboutthesubject.

D.Bypresentingthetoolsneededtodotheexperiment.

42.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Makingsoapthatcanworkevenbetter.

B.Makingbubblesthatwillstaylonger.

C.Inventinganewkindofsoapthatmakesclearerbubbles.

D.Findingoutwhathappenstobubblesinfreezingtemperatures.

43.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifyoublowfrozensoapbubbles?

A.Coldenough,theskinofthebubbleswillstayclear.

B.Whenthebubblesfrost,therainbowcolorswillspinfaster.

C.Afrozenbubblemayrollacrossthesnowwithoutbreaking.

D.Whenthesefrozenbubblesbreak,theyturnintotinydropsofsoap.

44.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AscienceclubB.Brokenbubbles

C.AhappychildD.Frozenbubbles

（2023?浙江杭州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Weallenjoybeingpartofagroup一there9snobetterworkthanteamwork,

right?Actually,Idisagree.Teamworkcanbehard.Infact,itwassodifficultthatIleftmyofficejobandstarted

workingfromhomeonmyown.It'samuchbetterfitfbrme,andithasmademethinkaboutwhyteamworkcan

makeourjobsharderratherthaneasier.

Personalities（個性）canmaketeamworkdifficult.There5softensomeoneontheteamthatputstheirneeds

first.Theteamoftengoesalongwiththisperson,whoseideasmightnotbethebest,justtheloudest.Justone

difficultpersonalitycanmaketeamworkhard.Combine（結(jié)合）severalchallengingpersonalitytypes,andifs

evenharder.

Nothavingenoughtimetogethercanalsomaketeamworkchallenging.Forexample,Iwasonceonateam

whereweneverhadenoughtimetomeetasagroup.Tosuccessfullyworkasateam,youneedtimetogether-and

lotsofit.

Afinalreasonteamworkisdifficultisbecausethere5softennotraining