2022年深圳中考英語(yǔ)模擬試題（共13份）含答案

2022年深圳中考英語(yǔ)模擬試題一

第一部分選擇題(50分)

I.完形填空(10分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。(共10小題,每小題1分)

Yesterday,whenIstoodinlineatadrugstore(藥店)to1somemedicinefor

mylittledaughter,Inoticedanoldwomanstandingnexttome.Thislovelyold

womanseemedtobebuyinguphalftheshop.Shesaidtotheshopassistant(店員),

“CanIleavehalfofmyitemshere?AndI'll2—themlater.1can'tcarryallmy

itemsbecausetheyaretoo3forme.”

Isaidtotheoldwoman,t4I'mmorethanhappytocarrythemforyou.

Itturnedoutthathercarwas4nearmine.ThenIcarriedallheritemstoher

car.

TheoldwomanthentoldmethathernamewasEllaandhowmuch5she

wasin.Ellatoldmehermotherdiedrecentlyandthathersisterdiedwhenshewas

very6,attheageof17.1stoodandlistenedasshetalkedoutherexperiencesto

atotal7withtearsinhereyes.Ifeltsorryfbrher.

Afterthat,Ellathankedmeoverandoverformy8andsaidgoodbye.

Ella,Iwantyouto9thatcarryingyouritemstothecarhelpedmeasmuch

asithelpedyou.Iwishyounothingbutthebest.Ihopethatonedaywhenwemeet

again,Icanseeyour.1()onyourface.

()l.A.catupB.growupC.giveupD.pickup

()2.A.forgetB.takeC.hideD.avoid

()3.A.dangerousB.necessaryC.differentD.heavy

()4.A.pushedB.repairedC.stoppedD.started

()5.A.painB.peaceC.surpriseD.doubt

()6.A.hungryB.coldC.youngD.short

()7.A.doctorB.friendC.strangerD.patient

()8.A.trustB.happinessC.courageD.kindness

()9.A.guessB.knowC.imagineD.forget

()10.A.smileB.worryC.fearD.care

II.閱讀理解(40分)

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從下面每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)。供15小題,每小題2分)

A

難度系數(shù):★★★

Gabrielle,12yearsold,likesreadingbooks,ShereadthebookCharlieandthe

ChocolateFactoryfor2hoursinthemorningandhalfanhourafterdinner.After

finishingreadingit,shespent40minuteswritingthefollowingtext.

BOOKCLUB:YOURREVIEWS!

Title:CharlieandtheChocolateMyfavouritecharacter:

FactoryMyfavouritecharacteris

Author:RoaldDahlCharliebecauseheisverykind.

Idon'liketheotherchildren

becausetheyarehorrible.

Myopinionofthebook:

TTiisbookisgreat!Ilove

What'sthebookabout?theincrediblechocolatesand

Thebookisaboutaboysweetsinthefactory.

calledCharlie.Hisfamilyisvery

poor—theydon'thavemuchWordstodescribethebook:

moneyandtheydon'thavemuchinterestingfunnysad

food.amazingmagicalexciting

Thereisachocolatefactory

nearCharlie'shouse.ItisWilly

Wonka'sfactory.WillyWonkaStarrating

invitesfivechildrentovisittheIgivethebook:★★★★★

chocolatefactory.5stars=Fantastic

4stars=Vcrygood

3stars=OK

2stars=Bad

■nmpfftrn!Istar=Terrible

()11.HowlongdidittakeGabrielletofinishreadingthebook?

A.Halfanhour.

B.Twohours.

C.40minutes.

D.150minutes.

()12.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecharacterCharlie?

A.Hecan'taffordmuchfood.

B.Helivesinthechocolatefactorywithhisfamily.

C.Hecan'tgetonwiththeotherchildren.

D.Heinviteschildrentovisitthechocolatefactory.

()13.WhatdoesGabriellethinkofthebook?

A.Terrible.

B.Bad.

C.So-so.

D.Fantastic.

()14.Whichofthefollowingarementionedinthetext?

①Theownerofthefactory.

②Thelonghistoryofthefactory.

③Thelocationofthefactory.

?Thepopularityofthefactory.

⑤Thechildren'shappytimeinthefactory.

A.①②B.?@

C.②④D.③⑤?

()15.Thetextaboveisa

A,schoolnotice

B.studentdiary

C.bookreview

D.booklist

難度系數(shù):★★★★

InSanFrancisco,thereisaspecialgroupofvolunteerscalledFriendsofthe

UrbanForest(FUF).Theyworkhardtomaketheircitygreener.Nowithasbeen40

yearssincethegroupplanteditsfirsttree.Afterthat,FOFplantsnearly1,000trees

everyyear.

FUFwelcomesnewvolunteersofallagesandabilitiesallyearround.On

WeekendPlantingDays,FUFvolunteersplanttreesfrom9am,toIp.m.Afterthe

work,everyonecelebratesoveracommunitylunch.OnThursdayPlantingDays,they

plant'replacementtrees".Asthenamesuggests,thesetreesreplace^§)treesthat

havedied.PlantingLeadersareveryexperiencedvolunteers.Theyusuallyweara

specialFUFT-shirt.Somenewvolunteerswhoknowlittleabout^replacement

trees^caneasilyfindPlantingLeadersandaskthemforhelp.

In1995,aprogrammecalledTreeCarewassetupbyFUFtoimprovethehealth

ofstreettreesinSanFrancisco.FUF'streeexpertsmake"housecalls“toevery

newly-plantedstreettreeonceamonth.Theymakesurethetreesaregrowingwell.

ThroughTreeCare,peoplecanlearnwhytreesareimportantandhowtotakecareof

them.TherearealsoEmergencyTreeCareVolunteersatFUF.Thesevolunteerssave

youngtreesthathavefallen.TheysetouttoworkwheneverFUFtellsthemwhich

treeisinneed.

Inordertoplantalovefortreesineveryperson,FUFsendsnewsletterstopeople.

Italsoofferstreetoursandplantingtraining.FUF'sYouthProgrammetrainsteenagers

likeyoutoplanttreesandcarefortrees.Theyhopetoworkwithmorepeopleinthe

future.

()16.WhendidFUFvolunteersplanttheirfirsttree?

A.In2001.

B.In1995.

C.In￡I981.

D.In1940

()17.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.ThehistoryofFUF.

B.ThemainactivitiesofFUF.

C.TheachievementsmadebyFUF.

D.ThemostpopularprogrammeofFUF.

（）18.WhydoPlantingLeaderswearFUFT-shirts?

A.Toplantmoretrees.

B.Toprotect（hemselveswell.

C.Tobefoundeasily.

D.lbmakethemselvespopular.

（）19.What'stheworkoftheEmergencyTreeCareVolunteers?

A.Tosaveyoungfallentrees.

B.Toprovideplantingtraining.

C.Totakecareofthenewly-plantedtrees.

D.Toreplacethedeadtreeswithnewones.

（）20.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplaintheimportanceoftrees.

B.lbcallonmorepeopletovolunteerinFUF,

C.Toteachpeoplehowtotakecareofthestreettrees.

D.lbdescribetheenvironmentalproblemsinSanFrancisco.

C

難度系數(shù):★★★★★

Orchids（蘭花）arealargefamilyoffloweringplants.Abookintroducingthe

city's96species（物種）ofwildorchidswaspublishedbyShenzhenOrchid

ConservationandResearchCentreatthebeginningof2021.Theresearchersinthe

centrespenttwoyearsfinishingandpublishingthebook.

Atpresent,morethan30,000speciesofwildorchidshavebeendiscovered

aroundtheworld.Chinaisreportedtohaveover1,700speciesofwildorchidswhile

nearly100speciesofthemhavebeenfoundinShenzhen.

Shenzhenstartedrecordingspeciesofwildorchidsin1983.Informationand

picturesofthe96speciesofwildorchidswhichwerediscoveredinthecitywereall

includedinthebook.Severalofthevaluablepictureswereprovidedbylocalplant

lovers.

ChenJianbing,directorofthecity'sorchidconservationandresearchcentre,said

thatthesituationofwildorchidstosomedegreereflected（反應(yīng)）theenvironmentof

theregion.Hesaidthebookwasagoodexampleofthecity'simprovementin

environmentalprotection,addingthatitwasimportantforprotectingandresearching

wildorchids.

Orchidsareofhighvaluefbrmedicine,foodanddecoration.Allwildorchidsare

includedonthelistofCITES（瀕危野生動(dòng)植物種國(guó)際貿(mào)易公約）atpresent.

Theplantsareconsideredasthe4tpandaoftheplantfield,'inChinaasillegal

harvesting（非法收害I］）andthepollutionoftheenvironmentinrecentyearshave

influencedthegrowthofwildorchids.

Thereareorchidsgrowingingreenhousesandorchidsgrowinginthewild.The

formerlookthesameinsizeandappearancebutthelatteraremuchcheaper.Formost

people,theyprefertobuymoreaffordableones.However,it'sillegaltosellorbuy

wildorchids.

Bypublishingthebook,thecentreplanstoimprovetheprotectionoforchidsand

spreadtheknowledgeoftheflowerstopeoplesoastoencouragethemtopaymore

attentiontowildorchids.

()21.Whatcanweknowaboutthebook?

A.Ittooktwoyearstocomeout.

B.ItwasfinishedbyChenJianbinghimself.

C.ItintroducedallspeciesofwildorchidsinChina.

D.Mostpicturesinthebookwereprovidedbylocalplantlovers.

()22.WhichachievementdoesthebookshowaccordingtoChenJianbing?

A.Thecity'sresearchonwildorchids.

B.Thecity'sdevelopmentineconomy.

C.Thecity'sprotectionoftheenvironment.

D.Thecity'sactiontostopillegalharvesting

()23.Whydomostconsumerschoosetobuywildorchids?

A.Becausetheyarehardtoharvest.

B.Becausetheylookmorebeautiful.

C.Becausethepriceofthemismuchlower.

D.Becausetheylookdifferentinsizeandappearance.

()24.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Orchidshavemanyusesfbrhumanbeings.

B.20yearsago,Shenzhenbegantorecordspeciesofwildorchids.

C.Thebookwaswrittentotellpeoplehowtoprotectwildorchids

D.Theorchidsingreenhousesaremorepopularthanthoseinthewild.

()25.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.WildorchidsdiscoveredinShenzhen

B.Shenzhentriestoprotectwildorchids

C.WildorchidbookpublishedinShenzhen

D.Abooktellsaboutthevalueofwildorchids

第二節(jié)以下是一篇短文請(qǐng)閱讀全文，并從下列方框里的六個(gè)句子中選擇五個(gè)還原

到原文中,使原文的意思完整、連貫。(共5小題,每小題1分)

A.Librariesarefree.

B.I*veneverreadane-book.

C.Librariesoftenorganizeaseriesofinterestingactivities.

D.They'realsoagreatwaytoencouragetheuseoflibraries.

E.Theyplantoholdanall-nightreadingactivityinthelibrary.

F.Ithasbeenthoughtihatdoingthisischeaperihanbuyingpaperbooks.

Theendofthelibrary?

Whenwasthelasttimeyouwenttoyourlocallibrary?Lastweek?Amonthago?

Ayearago?Formanyreasons,fewerpeopleborrowbooksfromlibraries.With

technologicaldevelopment,itisnowpossibleforpeopletodownloadandread

whatevertheylikeonelectronicdevicessuchasKindlesatanytime.(26)They

arealsolightweight,makingthemperfectfbrtravelling.

Callmeold-fashioned.(27)Iliketohavepaperbooksliningmy

bookshelves.IlovethesmellofanewbookandIenjoyleafingthrough(迅速翻

閱)paperpages.Besides,librariesofferaquietplacetosit,read,thinkanddoresearch,

andarealescapefromtheoutsideworld.WhenIwasatuniversity,Ioftenspenthours

atthelibraryandborrowednumerousjournals,articlesandotherpaperbooks,asit

wasjusttooexpensivetobuynewbookseveryweek.(28)They'reespecially

fitfbrstudents.

(29)Alibraryinmyhometowninvitesactors,historiansandother

speakerstothetown'sartandliteraturefestivaleveryyear.Well-knownauthorsare

alsoinvitedtolibrariestogivespeechesorhavediscussionsabouttheirworks.These

eventsareagreatwaytoattractpeopleofallagesinthecommunity.(30)

Therearestillmanyfantasticwaystouselibraries.Maybeweneed

totrytolearnaboutthem.

第三節(jié)信息匹配下面的材料A-F是醫(yī)生的建議，請(qǐng)根據(jù)Tim、Joanna、Lisa、Jack

和Michael五個(gè)人的病癥表現(xiàn)，選出最適合他們的建議，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)

內(nèi)。(共5小題,每小題1分)

A.Donotcattoomanysweets.Youshouldbrushyourteethatleasttwiceaday.

Everytimeyoufinishyourmeal,you'dbetterrinseyourmouth(漱口)

B.Takesomemedicine,drinklotsofboiledwaterandtakeagoodrest.Rememberto

wearwarmclotheswheniTsrainyorwindy.Exerciseeveryday,becauseitcan

makeyoustrong,

C.Toprotectyourself,youshouldnottaketoomanythingsatatime.Liedownand

havearestwhenyoufeelpainful.Andyou'dbettertakeanX-raytoseehow

seriousitis.

D.Learntoformahealthydiethabitandcareforyourbody.Havehotfoodinstead

ofcoldfood.Andyoumusthavethreemealsontime.

E.Donoteatspicyorsaltyfood.Theyarenotgoodforbothyourteethandyour

throat.Youshoulddrinkwaterasmuchaspossible.

F.Solvingtheproblemearlycanpreventfurtherhurt.Doingeyeexercisescanhelp

youfeelcomfortable.Youshouldalsogetenoughsleepatnight.

()31.Timcaughtacoldthedaybeforeyesterdaybecauseoftheweatherchange.

Healsogotabadcoughandarunnynose.Hefeltcoldeveninbed.

()32.Joannaalwaysgetsatoothachebecauseshecatsmuchcandyeveryday.

What'smore,shedoesn'tlikebrushingherteeth.

()33.Lisaisanofficelady.Shehastospendthewholedaystaringatthecomputer

screen.Asaresult,shecan'tseethingsclearlysometimes.

()34Jackisoftenbusywithwork.Henevercareswhentoeatandwhattoeat.So

healwaysgetsastomachache.Itusuallyhappenstwiceaweek.

()35.Michaelisadeliveryman(快遞員).Everyday,heneedstocarrymanyheavy

packages.Astimegoesby,hehasabadbackache.

第二部分非選擇題（25分）

III.語(yǔ)法填空(10分)

閱讀下面短文，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填

空。(共10小題海小題1分)

Abouthalfayearago,Chinesefamousclarinelisi(單簧管演奏家)WangTao's

daughterwasborn.Thearrivalof(36)babyisahappyeventforWang's

family.Hesaid(37)(have)adaughtermadehislifecompleteandhewas

proudofthat.Infact,thisisnothis(38)(one)child.Heandhiswife,the

formerOlympicchampionLiuXuan,welcomedtheirsonfiveyearsago.

Wangpreparedapresent(39)hisnewborndaughter.Hisnewalbum,

titledTalktoHer,performedbyhim,wasreleased(發(fā)行)onMarch8ththisyear,the

InternationalWomen'sDay.'It(40)(feel)quitedifferenttohaveasonanda

daughter.Therearedifferentwaysofcommunicatingwith(41)(they),“said

Wang,43,inhisrolesasahusbandandafather.<4lwantmydaughtertolistentomy

musicasaformofearlycommunicationwithmebecauseshecan'tspeakyet.”

Thealbumincludessomeclassicalmusic(42)(piece)whichdescribe

differentfemalecharacters.Itopenswiththewell-knownpiece,TheGirlwiththe

FlaxenHair,composed(作曲)by(43)(France)composerClaudeDebussy,

followedbyLudwigvanBeethoven'sForElise,(44)HailMarybyJohann

SebastianBach

'Thefemalecharactershavedifferentpersonalitiesinmyalbum,sincemusic

allowsustoimagine,°saidWang."Ialsowantlistenerstothinkaboutthewomen

aroundthem,(45)(especial)theirmothers,wivesanddaughters.'

IV書(shū)面表達(dá)（15分）

假如你是深圳市某中學(xué)的初三學(xué)生李華。下周五是你校一年一度的藝術(shù)節(jié).

為慶祝中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨建黨100周年,今年藝術(shù)節(jié)的主題是“黨在我心中”。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)

以下表格提示寫(xiě)一封郵件,邀請(qǐng)你來(lái)自澳大利亞的朋友Tracy參加藝術(shù)節(jié)。

周五上午①校長(zhǎng)講話(huà);②參加圖片展

周五下午①演講比賽;②……

周五晚上①觀看演出;②……

寫(xiě)作要求：

1.要點(diǎn)齊全，并作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2.條理清嘶，語(yǔ)句通順，意思連貫，書(shū)寫(xiě)規(guī)范；

3.詞數(shù)80左右（開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。

參考詞語(yǔ)：

anniversary周年紀(jì)念日;theme主題；

theCommunistPartyofChina（CPC）中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨

DearTracy,

TheArtFestivalinourschoolwilltakeplacenextFriday.

PleaseletmeknowyourdecisionbeforenextFriday.

Yours,

LiHua

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Onepossibleversion:

DearTracy,

TheArtFestivalinourschoolwilltakeplacenextFriday.Thethemeofthisyearis

“Thepartyisinmyheart",asthisyearmarksthe100thanniversaryofthefounding

oftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC).I'mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartinit.

Nowletmetellyouthedetails.

First,theheadteacherwillgiveashorttalkinthemorning.Thenapictureshow

willbeputoninthelibrarywherewecanlearnalotaboutthehistoryoftheCPC.

Intheafternoon,thereisaspeechcompetition.Afterthat,wecanwatchamovie

aboutanexcellentpartymemberJiaoYulu.Intheevening,agreatperformance

willbeshownintheschoolhall.Iwillsingasongthen.I'msureitwillbea

fantasticday.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

PleaseletmeknowyourdecisionbeforenexlFriday.

Yours,

LiHua

寫(xiě)作指導(dǎo)：本次寫(xiě)作任務(wù)要求寫(xiě)一封邀請(qǐng)信。寫(xiě)作時(shí)應(yīng)注意郵件格式。主

體內(nèi)容可首先給出藝術(shù)節(jié)的主題并提出邀請(qǐng)，再根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容羅列藝術(shù)節(jié)的活

動(dòng)安排（此處需要適當(dāng)發(fā)揮），最后詢(xún)問(wèn)對(duì)方是否接受邀請(qǐng)。寫(xiě)作時(shí)可用到的

詞語(yǔ)有：I'mwritingto、giveashorttalk、learnalotabout>fantastic等。

2022年深圳中考英語(yǔ)模擬試題二

第一部分選擇題(50分)

I.完形填空(10分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。(共10小題,每小題1分)

Oneday,alittlegirlwasplayinginthestreet.Shehadaslick(棍)inonehandand

alargepieceof1intheother.Shesanghappilywhileshev/aseating.Suddenly,

shesawadogsleepingquietlynotfarfromher.Shecalledit,“Comehere,poor

fellow!,,

Thedog,hearingthekindvoice,2andshookitstail.Seeingthegirl3

,itcamenearher.Thegirlheldoutthebreadtoit.Whenthedogstretched(伸出)out

itsheadtotakeit,thegirldrewbackherhandand4itsheadwiththestick.The

poordogranaway,barkingloudly,whilethegirllaughedproudlyather5

Agentlemanthatlivedontheothersideofthestreetsawwhatthe6girlhad

done.Hewalkedtowardsherand7sixcentsfromhispocket.

Hesaidtoher,'Wouldyoulikethis?”

“Yes,sir,ifyouplease,“thegirlsaidwithasmile,reachingouttotakeit.

Justatthemomentshestretchedoutherhand,thegentlemanhither8.

“Whydidyoudothat?”saidthegirl,makingaverylongfaceand9.t4Ididn't

hurtyou,noraskyoufbrthesixcents.”

“Wipeawayyourtears.Whydidyouhurtthatpoordogjustnow?,,saidthe

gentleman.t4Itdidn'thurtyou,noraskyoufbryourbread.AsyouservedhimIhave

servedyou.Now,rememberdogscanfeelaswellasyou,andlearntobehave10

towardsanimalsinthefuture.*'

()l.A.paperB.cakeC.breadD.meat

()2.A.grewupB.pickedupC.wokeupD.stayedup

()3.A.eatingB.sleepingC.playingD.laughing

()4.A.washedB.touchedC.coveredD.hit

()5.A.taskB.trickC.voiceD.game

()6.A.uglyB.cruelC.lazyD.funny

()7.A.lookoutB.iookupC.lookoffD.lookin

()8.A.accidentalIyB.nearlyC.hardlyD.quickly

()9.A.cryingB.noddingC.shakingD.answering

()10.A.naturallyB.kindlyC.responsiblyD.seriously

IL閱讀理解(40分)

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從下面每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)。(共15小題,每小題2分)

A

難度系數(shù):★★★

EnglishLanguageCourses

Aboutthecourses

8:30a.m.-10:30p.m.fromJulyItoJuly31

FivedaysaweekfromMondaytoFriday

Tohelpstudentsaged13to15improveEnglishspeakingandreading.

Activities

★Creativewriting

★Englishspeeches

★Role-playinggames

Note:Formoreinformation,callMissLiuat8514-2888orvisitourschoolatNo.

117,NorthShengliStreet.

FreeLecture&ShowofChineseShadowPuppetry(皮影戲)

Aboutthelecture

★2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.nextFridayintheCityMuseum

★MrLiwhohasresearchedintoshadowpuppetryfornearly20yearswilltellits

history,itsdevelopment,itsformofperformance,etc.

Abouttheshow

★3:30p.m.-5:00p.m.

★TellthestoryofWuSongDaHu

Note:Arriveatthemuseum15minutesearlyandputmobilephonesinsilentmode

(模式)，Don'taskanyquestionsuntilthelectureisover.Foodanddrinkscannot

bebroughtintothemuseum.

()11.TheEnglishcoursesaremainlyfor

A.collegestudents

B.primaryschoolteachers

C.middleschoolstudents

D.highschoolteachers

()12.TheactivitiesintheEnglishcoursesdon'tinclude

A.story-telling

B.creativewriting

C.Englishspeeches

D.role-playinggames

()13.Whatdoweknowaboutthelecture?

A.ItwillbegivenatthemuseumonSunday.

B.Itwillbeginat2:00p.m.andlast30minutes.

C.ItisaboutancientChinesehistory.

D.Peoplecan'taskanyquestionsduringthelecture.

()14.TheshadowpuppetryofWuSongDaHuwilllast

A.anhour

B.90minutes

C.3hours

D.thewholeafternoon

()15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.StudentscantaketheEnglishcourseseveryday.

B.Wecansearchonlineformoreinformationaboutthecourses.

C.MrLihasbeenashadowpuppetryartistforyears.

D.Wehavetofollowsomerulesalthemuseum.

B

難度系數(shù):★★★★

Agroupofsecond-yearcollegestudentshavediscoveredhiddenwritingona

pagefromabookwritteninthe1500s.Thestudentsfoundthehiddenwritingwiththe

helpofaspecialcamerasystemtheybuilt.

Surprisingly,findinghiddenwritingonveryold而cwme〃雙文件)isn'tthat

unusual.Infact,there'sevenaspecialnamefordocumentslikethis:palimpsests.

Longago,writingwasdoneon(羊皮紙)一thin,driedanimalskin

speciallypreparedforwriting.Butparchmentwasn'teasytomakeanditwasn't

cheap.Forthisreason,itbecamecommontoerase(擦掉)theoldwritingoffthe

parchmentanduseitagainforanotherpieceofwriting.Thewritingthatwaserased

can'tbeseendirectly,butscientistshavelearnedwaystousespeciallightingto

reveal(展露)it.

Anyway,it'sstillunusualfbryoungcollegestudentstodiscoverpalimpsests.Last

year,somestudentsattheRochesterInstituteofTechnology(RIT)weregivena

projecttobuildaspecialcamerasystemthatcouldtakepicturesusingdifferentkinds

oflight.Whentheymanagedtofinishthesystem,theyborrowedseveralold

parchmentsfromtheirschooltotestit.Afterputtingoneofthepagesundertheir

camerasystem,thehiddenwritingwassuddenlyrevealed.

Nowthestudentsareevenmoreexcitedbecauseeventhoughtheparchmentisno

longerpartofabook,theyknowwheretheother29pagesfromthesamebookare.

Theyhopethesepageswillhavehiddenwriting,too.Nowtheyaretryingtogetthe

otherpagesandfindoutwhatthehiddenwritingmeans.

()16.Whatdidthecollegestudentsdiscover?

A.Apalimpsest.

B.Aspecialname.

C.Anancientbook.

D.Anoldcamera.

()17.Whywasitcommontouseparchmentagain?

A.Becauseparchmentwasverythin.

B.Becauseparchmentwasexpensive

C.Becausethewritingonitcouldn'tlastlong.

D.Becausepeoplewantedtocreatepalimpsests.

()18.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Whattheschoolprojectwasabout.

B.Whythestudentsborrowedparchments.

C.Howthestudentsdiscoveredthepalimpsest.

D.Howtotakepicturesusingdifferentkindsoflight.

()19.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thestudentscouldn'tfindotherpages.

B.Allthe30pagesarcpartofRIT'scollection

C.Thereishiddenwritingontheother29pagestoo.

D.Thcstudentsdon'tknowthemeaningofthehiddenwriting.

()20.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Ashortnovel.

B.Ahistorywebsite.

C.Afashionbook.

D.Atravelmagazine.

C

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Foodsafetyandenvironmentalqualityhavealwaysbeenamongpeople's

topconcerns,yetthetruthisthatweoftenfeeldisappointedwhenwecheckthe

qualityofthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrinkandtheenvironmentwelivein.

Don'tworry.AfoodtesternamedGreentestECO6,whichisbeingshowninHall

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DevelopedbyShenzhenGreentestTechnologyCo.Ltd,,theGreentestECO6is

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peopletomakehealthierchoices.

AThereareonlythreestepstocompleteatest:turnonthetester,choosea

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shownonthescreeninthreeseconds.ChenMengda,amanagerofGreentest,told

ShenzhenDailythatthefoodtestingtechnologywasdevelopedbyRussian

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informationof60to70kindsofthemostcommonfruitandvegetables.Anditis

almostmistake-free.

“ThefoodtestingtechnologybehindtheGreentestECO6helpedthecompany

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future^Chensaid.

()21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'Misappointed^mean?

A.Sad.

B.Pleased.

C.Satisfied.

D.Bored.

()22.Whafsthewriter'spurposeofthethirdparagraph?

A.TointroducetheGreentestECO6.

B.Toshowt