2025年中考英語(yǔ)熱點(diǎn)話題時(shí)文閱讀《具身智能、6G等》

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【閱讀理解】議論文，說(shuō)明文

A篇：兩會(huì)熱議話題：“具身智能”

B篇：兩會(huì)熱議話題：“投資于人”

C篇：兩會(huì)熱議話題：“6G”

D篇：繼DeepSeek后，又一個(gè)名為Manus的產(chǎn)品刷屏科技圈。中國(guó)的創(chuàng)業(yè)公

司Monica發(fā)布的全球首款通用自主智能體產(chǎn)品。Manus定位于一位性能強(qiáng)大的

通用型助手，對(duì)于用戶不僅僅是提供想法，而是能將想法付諸實(shí)踐，真正解決問(wèn)

題。

E篇：祖沖之三號(hào)問(wèn)世，超導(dǎo)量子計(jì)算機(jī)創(chuàng)新世界紀(jì)錄。

F篇：中國(guó)空間站將迎來(lái)首位外籍航天員。

【閱讀理解】記敘文：記敘文：洗滌心靈，啟迪智慧，傳播正能量的故事。

G篇：倡導(dǎo)環(huán)保生活，要善待地球，避免一次性文化，以應(yīng)對(duì)氣候問(wèn)題。

【完形填空】

A:要克服內(nèi)心因失敗產(chǎn)生的自我設(shè)限，勇敢嘗試突破困境。也告誡人們不應(yīng)因

過(guò)往挫折而輕易放棄追求，要勇于打破思維中的無(wú)形障礙，積極面對(duì)生活中的各

種挑戰(zhàn)。

B：中國(guó)國(guó)學(xué)故事：滴水穿石。

【語(yǔ)法填空】

中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)氣——驚蟄：百蟲(chóng)蘇醒之時(shí)。

閱讀理解A

In2025,embodiedintelligence（具身智能）wastalkedaboutinChina*s"TwoSessions"asan

importantfuturetechnology.Butwhatisitexactly?Embodiedintelligenceputsartificial

intelligencetogetherwithrobothardware.Itmakesmachinesabletolearn,change,andtalktothe

realworldwiththeirbodies,likearmsandsensors.

Takethecoffee-makingrobotinJiangsuforexample.Itcanmakeadrinkinonly70seconds.

AnotherexampleisWalkerSI,asmartrobotworkingincarfactories.Itcheckshowgoodthe

productsareandputspartstogether.Duringthe2025SpringFestivalGala,dancingrobotsmoved

smoothly.Thisshowsthatembodiedintelligenceisnotjustinsciencefictionstoriesanymore.

Chinaistryinghardtobethebestinthisfield.Beijingwantstobuildaglobalcenterfor

embodiedintelligenceby2027.Itwillfocusonhealthcareandmanufacturing.Companieslike

UbtechandYushuTecharetestingrobotsinfactoriesandhospitals.Forexample,Ubtech*sWalker

SIrobotsworkwithcarcompanieslikeBYDandFoxconn.Theymaketheproductionlinesbetter.

Scientistsarealsobuilding"robotfactories"tomakecheapbutgoodrobotsforfarmingandother

jobs.

Lookingahead,expertsthinkthatChina'sembodiedintelligencemarketcouldbe86.1billion

yuan($12billion)by2030.Robotsmightsoonhelpathome,likelookingaftertheold,teaching

kids,orcleaning.Theycouldalsobehelpfulinbadsituations,likesavingpeopleindisasters.But

therearestillproblems,likehighcostsandtechnicalproblems(forexample,notbeingabletogo

upstairseasily).

Withthegovernmentsstrongsupportandmanynewcompanies,Chinaismakingsmart

robotsourfriendsforabetterfuture.Asonescientistsaid,nEmbodiedintelligencewillchangeour

world,justlikesmartphonesdid."Thejourneyhasjuststarted,andtherearelotsofpossibilities.

1.Whydoestheauthormentionthedancingrobotsatthe2025SpringFestivalGala?

A.Toshowthatrobotscansingbetterthanhumans.

B.Toexplainhowrobotslearntodance.

C.Tocriticizethehighcostofrobotperformances.

D.Toshowthatembodiedintelligenceisnowarealtechnology.

2.WhydoesChinawanttobuildaglobalcenterforembodiedintelligenceby2027?

A.Tobecomethebestinthisfield.

B.Tomakerobotsmoreexpensive.

C.Tostopcompaniesfromtestingrobots.

D.Toreducetheproductionofrobots

3.WhatisachallengefacingembodiedintelligenceinChina?

A.Robotscannotdancesmoothly.

B.Peoplerefusetouserobotsathome.

C.Highcostsandtechnicaldifficulties

D.Thegovernmentdoesnotsupportthetechnology.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthescientistswords?

A.Embodiedintelligencewillnotchangeourworld.

B.Embodiedintelligencewillhaveagreatimpactonourworld.

C.Smartphonesarebetterthanembodiedintelligence.

D.Thejourneyofembodiedintelligencehasalreadyended.

5.Themainideaofthispassageisabout

A.Chinaisusingrobotstomakecoffeeandcars.

B.thedevelopmentandfutureofembodiedintelligenceinChina

C.Embodiedintelligencewillreplacesmartphonesinthefuture.

D.ThechallengesofembodiedintelligenceinChinaareveryserious.

閱讀理解B

TheChinesegovernment's2025workreport,presentedduringtheannualnTwoSessions**

meetings,introducedanewidea:Investing（投資）inPeople（IIP）.Thisplanwantstospendmore

moneyonmakingpeople'slivesbetterthrougheducation,healthcare,andjobchances.Itconnects

socialwell-being（幸福）witheconomicgrowth.

EducationisabigpartofIIP.Forexample,thegovernmentwillmakepreschooleducation

freeformorekidsanduseonlinelearningtoolsincountrysideschools.Thisway,studentsinsmall

townscangetgoodlessonsfrombigcities.Jobtrainingprogramswillteachskillslikerobotics

andengineeringtoprepareyoungpeopleforfuturetechnologyjobs.Theseactionsshowthat

educationisseenasanimportantlong-terminvestment.

Healthcareisalsoapriority.Thereportsaysmedicalsubsidies（補(bǔ)貝占）willincreaseby30

yuanperperson,andmonthlypensionswillgoupby20yuan.Newcommunityhospitalsin

remotevillageswillhelppeoplegetmedicalcarefaster.Schoolsmightalsooffermentalhealth

helptostudentsstressedbyexams,whichparentsandteacherslike.

Tocreatemorejobs,companiesthathirecollegegraduatesorprovidetrainingwillpayless

tax.Factoriesusingrobotscantrainworkerstousethemsafely,improvingefficiency（效率）and

creatingskilledjobs.Thepolicyalsosupportsflexibleworkarrangementsandprotectsworkersin

newtypesofjobslikeride-sharingordelivery.

ConsumerincentivesarepartofIIPtoo.A300-billion-yuanspecialbondwillfundprograms

likehelpingfamiliesbuynewappliances.Thisimproveslivingstandardsandhelpsindustrieslike

manufacturingandretail.

Whydoesthismatter?Byinvestinginpeople'shealth,skills,andspendingpower,Chinawants

tobuildasustainableeconomywherebetterlivesdriveinnovation.Studentswillbenefitfrom

betterschools,mentalhealthsupport,andfuturejobs.IIPshowsthatChina*sgreateststrengthisits

people'spotential（潛在的）,linkingtoday'spoliciestotomorrow'ssuccess.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichareaisNOTafocusoftheIIPpolicy?

A.Entertainment.B.Education.C.Healthcare.D.Employment.

2.Intermsofeducation,whatmeasurewillthegovernmenttake?

A.Closeallruralschoolsandletstudentsgotobigcitiestostudy.

B.Onlyfocusondevelopingvocationaltrainingprograms.

C.Expandfreepreschooleducationandimproveruralschools.

D.Reducetheteachingresourcesinbigcitiestobalanceeducation.

3.Whatcanweknowabouthealthcareimprovements?

A.Medicalsubsidieswillbedecreasedby30yuanperperson.

B.Therewillbenochangesinbasicpensionpayments.

C.Newcommunityhospitalswillbebuiltinremotevillages.

D.Mentalhealthcounselingwillonlybeprovidedinbigcities.

4.Whatisakeygoalofthe300-billion-yuanspecialbondmentionedinthetext?

A.Tofundthedevelopmentofnewrobotsforfactories.

B.Toimprovelivingstandardsandboostindustries.

C.Toprovidefreehealthcareforallcitizens.

D.Toreplacetraditionaljobswithflexibleworkarrangements.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheChinesegovernment'sworkreportin2025onlyfocusesoneconomicgrowth.

B.IIPisapolicythataimstoimprovecitizens*livesinmultipleaspects.

C.Chinaisgoingtocutdownoneducationinvestmenttosupportotherfields.

D.ThenTwoSessions"mainlydiscusshowtobuildmorehospitalsinruralareas.

閱讀理解C

Inthefast-changingdigitalworld,6Gtechnologyisgoingtochangeglobalcommunicationa

lot.DuringChina's2025TwoSessions,6Gbecameabigthing.Itshowshowimportantitisfor

thenextstageofglobalcommunication.

6Gisthesixth-generationmobilenetwork.Itwillbringbigchangesthataremuchmorethan

5G.6Gcanbe100timesfaster（ITbps）than5Gandhavealmostnodelay（0.1milliseconds）.

Thesechangeswillletpeople,machines,andtheenvironmenttalktoeachothereasily.Itwill

makeaworldwhere"everythingissmartlyconnected".

6GispowerfulbecauseitcanputtogethernewtechnologieslikeAI,quantumcomputing,

andsatellitenetworks.Forexample,doctorscandofar-awaysurgeriesveryaccuratelyinreal

timewithholographiccommunication（全息通信）.Self-drivingcarscanquicklysharetraffic

datatoavoidaccidents.Androbotsinfactoriescanworktogetherwellwithveryreliable

connections.Thiswillmakethingsmoreefficientandsafer.

Chinaisatthefrontinthe6Grace.Therehavebeengoodthingsliketerahertzdata

transmission（太赫茲數(shù)據(jù)傳輸）.Chinaalsohasover40%oftheworld's6Gpatents（專利）.

CompanieslikeHuaweiandZTE（中興）arehelpingwiththeprogress.

TheChinesegovernmentisworkinghardtohelp6Ggrow.Itisbuildingtestnetworks,

makingnationalstandards,andgettingresearchgroupsandindustriestoworktogether.By2030,

Chinawantstomake6Gfullyavailableforbusiness.Thiscouldmakealotofmoney,tensof

trillionsofyuan.Itwillalsochangeareaslikehealthcare,education,andlogistics.Itwillsetanew

examplefortheworld'sdigitaldevelopment.

Inothercountries,liketheU.S.,Japan,andSouthKorea,theyarealsotryinghardtodevelop

6G.Thisshowshowimportant6Gis.

Buttherearestillproblems.Buildingtheinfrastructure（基石出設(shè)施）costsalot.Thereisalso

theproblemofenergyuseandgettingcountriestoagreeonstandards.However,Chinahasabig

marketandagoodsystemfornewideas.So,Chinaislikelytomake6Greallywork.

Inshort,6Gisnotjustanimprovement.Itisawaytoasmarterandmoreconnectedworld.

Withcontinuousnewideas,Chinaisleadingthewaytothisfuture.Itisclosinggaps,helping

industries,andchanginghowwelive,onestepatatime.

1.Comparedwith5G,6Ghastheadvantageof.

A.slowerspeedbutlowerdelayB.100timesfasterspeedandnear-zerodelay

C.thesamespeedbutbetterconnectionD.muchslowerspeedandhigherdelay

2.WhyisChinalikelytoleadinthedevelopmentof6Gtechnology?

A.Becauseithasthemostexperiencedengineers

B.Becauseithasthecheapestlaborforce

C.Becauseithasthemostadvancedtechnologyintheworld

D.Becauseithasalargemarketandagoodsystemfornewideas

3.Whydoestheauthormentionholographiccommunicationandself-drivingcars?

A.Toshow6G*spotentialapplications

B.Tocompare6Gwithprevioustechnologies

C.Todescribeexisting5Gcapabilities

D.Todiscusseconomicbenefits

4.Whatdoesthepassagesuggestabout6Ginfrastructurecosts?

A.Theywillbelowerthan5Gcosts

B.Theyarenotaconcernfordevelopers

C.Theywillbesharedequallybyallcountries

D.Theymayposesignificantchallenges

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thehistoryofmobilecommunicationtechnology

B.Thecomparisonbetween5Gand6Gtechnology

C.Thechallengesfacedby6Gtechnologydevelopment

D.Theimportanceanddevelopmentof6Gtechnology

閱讀理解D

Recently,everyoneistalkingaboutManus.Itbecamereallypopularveryfastonsocialmedia.

ManypeoplesayitsnthesecondbigchangerafterDeepSeek*1andcallit"theGPTmoment*'for

AIagents.

AIagentsaresmartsystemsthatcandocertainjobswithoutpeoplehelping.ManusisanAI

agentfromaChinesecompanycalledManusAL

ManuswascreatedbyateamofscientistsandengineerswhowantedtobuildanAIagent

thatcouldunderstandhumansbetter.Theyspentyearsstudyinghowpeopletalk,work,andlive.

In2023,Manusfinallycameout.Atfirst,itcouldonlyanswersimplequestions,butitlearned

quickly.Now,itcandomanycomplicatedtasks!Andit'sbecomingsmarterandsmarter.

Manuscandomanythings.Itcanplanvacations,studystockmarketinformation,make

lessonsforteachers,compareinsuranceplans,andhelpcompaniesfindsuppliers.Itcanalsolook

throughwebsitesandshowitsworkstepsinrealtime.

ComparedtootherAis,Manusisbetteratdoingcomplicated（復(fù)雜的）tasks.Itusesasystem

thatlearnsbyitselfandcanadjusttodifferentsituations.Italsotriestodothingstherightwayand

beopenandhonest.

Manuscanbeusedinmanyfields.Inhospitals,itcanorganizepatientrecordsandhelpwith

makingnewmedicines.Inmoneymatters,itcanspotcheatsandassessrisks.Infactories,itcan

watchproductionlinesandcheckproductquality.

PeoplelikeManusbecauseitworksonitsownandgetsrealresults.UnlikesomeAisthat

justcomeupwithideas,Manusactuallyfinishesjobs.

ManusischanginghowweuseAI.ItprovesthatAIcanbemoreindependentandusefulin

manyindustries.Inthefuture,wemightseeevenmoreamazingthingsfromManus,makingour

worldabetterplacetolive,itwillalsoprobablybringmoreimprovementstoAItechnology.

1.WhydidtheteamcreateManus?

A.Toachievefinancialsuccessinthetechindustry

B.TomakingAImoreaccessibletosocialmediausers

C.Toenhancinghuman-AIinteractionthroughbetterunderstanding

D.TobuildanAIagentthatcouldunderstandhumansbetter.

2.WhatadvantagedoesManushaveoverotherAis?

A.Itcancomeupwithbetterideasanddothemwithoutmen'ssupport.

B.Itusesasystemthatlearnsbyitselfandcanadjustitself

C.Itcanworkindependentlyanddoworkmorequickly.

D.Itisbetteratdoingdifficulttasksandusesmoreadvancedtechnology.

3.WhydoestheauthormentionManus*useinfactories?

A.Tohighlightitspotentialformassproduction

B.Tocompareitwithmedicalapplications

C.Todemonstrateitsadaptabilityacrossindustries

D.Toemphasizeitsroleinfinancialanalysis

4.WhydopeoplelikeManus?

A.Becauseitjustcomesupwithideas.

B.Becauseitworksonitsownandgetsrealresults.

C.Becauseitcan'tfinishjobs.

D.Becauseitneedshelpfrompeople.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TointroduceManusanditsfunctions.

B.TocompareManuswithotherAIagents.

C.ToexplainhowManuswascreated.

D.ToshowthedisadvantagesofManus.

閱讀理解E

OnMarch3,2025,Chinesescientistsmadeabigsurpriseinthescienceworld.Theyshowed

Zuchongzhi-3.It'sa105-bitsuperconductingquantumcomputer（超導(dǎo)量子計(jì)算機(jī)）madebythe

UniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina.Thisamazingmachinecansolvehardproblems

inareallyfastway.It's1quadrillion（thenumber1015）timesfasterthantoday'sfastest

supercomputers.Forexample,whenitdoesthingslikesimulatingmolecules,itcanfinishinjusta

fewminutes.Butnormalcomputerswouldneedthousandsofyearstodothesamejob.

ThecomputerisnamedafterZuChongzhi.Hewasagreatmathematicianinthe5thcentury.

Hewaswell-knownforcalculatingthevalueofpi（兀）veryaccurately.Hisworkhelpedmove

ancientscienceforward.Now,Zuchongzhi-3isdoingsomethingsimilarformodemcomputing.

Regularcomputersuse"bits"whichhaveonlytwostates,0or1.Quantumcomputersuse

“qubits”.Aqubitisspecial.Itcanbe0,1,orbothatthesametime.Zuchongzhi-3has105high-

precisionqubits.Theyworkwithanaccuracyofover99%.Thisspecialfeatureletsitlookforlots

ofpossibleanswersatthesametime.Soit'sverygoodatdealingwithreal-worldproblems.

Zuchongzhi-3canchangeourdailylivesalot.Inmedicine,itcansimulate（模擬）drug

molecules（分子）inafewweeks,notyears.Thiscanmakenewdrugresearchanddevelopment

muchfaster,especiallyforcancerdrugs.Inthefinancialpart,itcananalyzemarketrisksin

seconds.Thishelpspeopleprotecttheirmoneybetter.Inclimatescience,itcanpredictextreme

weathermoreaccurately.Itcangiveearlywarningstosavelives.

Intheverycompetitiveworldofquantumtechnology,Chinahasbecomeastrongcompetitor.

Googlemadea72-qubitquantumchipin2024.ButZuchongzhi-3isamilliontimesbetter.Also,

Chinahasalotofquantumpatents.Zuchongzhi-3showsChina*sgreatstrengthinquantum

computing.Italsohelpsopenthewayforabrightfutureinquantumtechnologydevelopmentand

use.

1.WhywasthecomputernamedZuchongzhi-3?

A.BecauseitwasinventedbyZuChongzhi.

B.BecauseZuChongzhiwasafamousscientistinthe5thcentury.

C.Becausethecomputerwasmadeinthe5thcentury.

D.Becausethecomputercancalculatepiaccurately.

2.WhichfieldisZuchongzhi-3leastlikelytobeappliedin?

A.MedicineB.EducationC.FinanceD.Climatescience

3.Whatmakesquantumcomputersdifferentfromregularcomputers?

A.Theyuse"bits"withonlytwostates.

B.Theyuse"qubits**thatcanbe0,1,orbothatthesametime.

C.Theyareslowerthanregularcomputers.

D.Theycan'tsolvereal-worldproblems.

4.WhyisZuchongzhi-3goodatdealingwithreal-worldproblems?

A.BecauseitisnamedafterZuChongzhi.

B.Becauseitismadebyafamousuniversity.

C.Becauseofitshigh-precisionqubitsandspecialfeature.

D.BecauseChinahasalotofquantumpatents.

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducethehistoryofquantumcomputers.

B.Todescribethedevelopmentofregularcomputers.

C.Toexplaintheimportanceofmathematiciansinscience.

D.TopresentZuchongzhi-3anditssignificance.

閱讀理解F

OnFebruary28,2025,ChinaandPakistanmadeabigdecision.Theysignedanagreementto

sendthefirstPakistanispacemantoChina'sTiangongspacestation.Thisstartsanewtimeof

spaceteamworkbetweenthetwocountries.

Undertheagreement,Pakistanispacemenwillhaveaone-year,hardtrainingprogramin

Chinanextyear.Theywillhavemanybodyandmindtests.Afterthetraining,onePakistani

spacemanwillbepickedtogowithChinesespacemenonatriptothespacestation.Thespace

stationisabout400kilometersabovetheEarth.

Pakistan'sSpaceandUpperAtmosphereResearchCommission(SUPARCO)hasalready

chosenfivepeople.Somearefromthemilitaryandsomeareordinarypeople.SUPARCO

Chairman,MuhammadYousufKhan,saidthisisagreatstepforPakistan'sspaceplan.Healso

saidgoodthingsaboutChina'sskillsinspacetechnology.ChinesespacemanYeGuangfu,whohas

beentospace,islookingforwardtoworkingwiththePakistaniteamandsharingwhatheknows.

Chinaalwaysfollowstheideasof“usingspacepeacefully,beingequal,andgettingbenefits

together"inspaceexploration.BysharingthespacestationwithPakistan,Chinaismakingmore

countries,especiallydevelopingones,wanttoexplorespace.AChineseofficialsaidthis

teamworkwillbringnewchancesforsciencestudyandtechnologyprogressaroundtheworld.

Thisagreementisreallyimportant.First,itmakesthefriendshipbetweenChinaandPakistan

stronger.Second,itshowsagoodexampletootherdevelopingcountriesinspaceexploration.By

workingtogether,wecanlearnmoreaboutspaceandmaketheworldbetter.Wehopethis

teamworkwillleadtoabrighterfutureinspaceexploration.

1.WhatbigthinghappenedonFebruary28,2025?

A.ChinaandPakistanmadeanagreementtostartanewspacetrainingprograminPakistan.

B.ChinaandPakistanmadeanagreementtosendaPakistanispacemantoChina*sspacestation.

C.ChinaandPakistanmadeanagreementtobuildanewspacestationtogether.

D.ChinaandPakistanmadeanagreementhelpPakistanimprovetheirspacetechnology.

2.HowlongwillthePakistanispacemen'straininginChinabe?

A.Sixmonths.B.Ninemonths.C.Oneyear.D.Twoyears.

3.WhatproblemswillthePakistanispacemenhaveduringthetraining?

A.Justproblemswithlanguage.B.Onlyveryhardbodyexercises.

C.Bothbodyandmindtests.D.Onlycomplicatedspaceflightoperation

simulations.

4.WhatdoesChinafocusoninspaceexploration?

A.Usingspaceforthemilitary.

B.Exploringspacebyitself.

C.Hidingspacetechnology.

D.Usingspacepeacefully,beingequal,andsharingbenefits.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ThedailyactivitiesofPakistanispacemeninChina.

B.ThehistoryofChina'sspaceexploration.

C.ChinaandPakistan'sspaceagreement.

D.ThefirstPakistanispaceman'straininginChina.

閱讀理解G

FmatastageinmotherhoodwhereIenjoytakingmyyoungdaughtertomanybirthday

parties.Ilovewatchingherchatwithclassmates,wolfdownthecakeandrunaroundin

excitementfromasugarrush.ButIfearthelootbagsfilledwithtinyplastictrinkets（4、裝飾物）

thatbringmomentaryjoybutarequicklyforgotten,oftenhardlylastingthroughthecarridehome.

Thoselootbagstriggermyeco-anxiety.OnceIbecameaparent,Ihadnoideamyhome

wouldbecomeoverrunwithplastictoys.Besidesthethrown-awaylootbagitems,thereareother

plasticbitsandpiecesusedforBarbieorsuperherocharacters.Thisimpossiblysmallplastichair

tiebelongstowhichdoll?Whataboutthisspoonthesizeofmypinkie（小指）fingernail?Ifsall

justwaitingtobethrowninthetrash.

Formydaughter'sfifthbirthday,Ihadanideatoeasesomeofmyplasticstress.She

decoratedacardboardboxasatreasurechest（珍寶箱）.Wewalkedaroundourhousegathering

smallitemsthatshehardlyplayedwithandfilledthechestwiththem.Atherparty,guestscould

takeanitemortwofromthechest.Itfeltgoodtodosomethingaboutmyeco-anxietyandsee

thosetinyplasticthingsleaveourhome.

Whatifparentsagreedthatlootbagsareunnecessaryandtaughtchildrenthatthepartyitself

isthegift?Thisappliestoadultstoo.Atworkconferences,Iwonderwhathappenstothelogoed

mugs（馬克杯），pensandothertrinkets.Withclimateissueslooming（迫在眉睫），saying"no"to

theseitemscouldpositivelyimpactourplanetandmentalhealthandillustratetheimportanceof

reusingandsharingwhatwealreadyown.

rildowhatIcantoteachmydaughterhowtobekindertotheenvironment.AndIhopeher

generationtreatstheplanetbetter,callingforchangeandavoidingthe"disposable“culturethey

livein.

1.Whyistheauthorconcernedaboutthelootbagsatchildren'sparties?

A.Theyarehardtocarry.B.Theycosttoomuch.

C.Theyareasourceofplasticwaste.D.Theystopchildrenfromenjoyingthe

party.

2.Howdidtheauthoreasehereco-anxietyatherdaughter'sfifthbirthdayparty?

A.Bysharingunuseditemsusingatreasurechest.

B.Byteachingkidstoreusecardboardboxes.

C.Byaskinggueststoexchangetheirlootbags.

D.Byavoidinggivingplasticgiftstoguests.

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardgivingtrinketsatworkconferences?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

4.Whatdoestheauthorhopeforherdaughter'sgeneration?

A.Theywillhavefewerbirthdayparties.

B.Theywillbuymoreeco-friendlytoys.

C.Theywillbemindfuloftheirspending.

D.Theywillcaremoreabouttheenvironment.

完形填空A

Duringaresearchexperiment,ascientistputasharkintoalargetankandthenreleasedseveral

smallbaitfish（誘餌魚(yú)）intothetank.

Asexpected,thesharkquickly]aroundthetank,attacked（襲擊）andatethesmaller

fish.Thescientistthenplacedapieceofclearandstrongglassintothetank,creating

two2sections（分區(qū)）.Shethenputthesharkononesideoftheglassandanewsetof

baitfishontheother.

Again,theshark3attacked.Thistime,however,ithittheglassdividerandbouncedoff

（彈開(kāi)）.Theshark4tryingtogettothefish,hittingtheglassoverandover.Asaresult,the

baitfishswamaroundunharmedontheirside.

Thisexperimentwas___5___dozensoftimesoverthenextfewweeks.Eachtime,theshark

gotlessaggressive（好斗的）andtriedlessandlessuntilitfinally6hittingtheglassdivider

andstoppedtryingtoattack.

Thescientistthenremovedtheglassdivider,7thesharkdidn,tattack.Itwastrainedto

8therewasabarrier（障礙）betweenitandthebaitfish,sothefishswamaround,free

fromharm.

Thisstoryteachesusthatwhenwefaceproblemsand9,wemightgiveupandstop

trying,justliketheshark.Wemightbelievethatbecausewefailedbefore,wewillalwaysfail.

Inotherwords,we10toseeabarrierinourheads,evenwhenno"real"barrierexists

betweenwhereweareandwherewewanttogo.

1.A.kickedB.lookedC.turnedD.swam

2.A.separateB.cleanC.darkD.colorful

3.A.carefullyB.nervouslyC.quicklyD.properly

4.A.enjoyedB.stoppedC.practicedD.kept

5.A.repeatedB.discoveredC.instructedD.matched

6.A.gottiredofB.gotalongwithC.gotusedtoD.gotlostin

7.A.becauseB.sinceC.soD.but

8.A.worryB.believeC.doubtD.find

9.A.failuresB.dangersC.risksD.successes

10.A.forgetB.continueC.refuseD.decide

完形填空B

IntheSongDynasty（960-1279）,therewasanofficialnamedZhangGuaiya.Heworkedin

Chongyangcounty,whichisintoday'sHubei.Backthen,stealingwasa1___problem.Even

themoneyinthecounty*svaultwasoften2.

Oneday,whileZhangwaswalkingaroundtheyamen(thegovernmentoffice),hesawalow-

rankingofficialrunningoutofthevaultinarush.Questions3filledZhang'smind.He

steppedforwardandfirmlystoppedtheofficialandasked,tuWhyareyousorushed?^^Theofficial

justsaid,“Noreason.^^ButZhangrememberedthestolenthingsfromthevault.So,hetoldthe

guardsto__4theofficialcarefully.Soon,theyfoundacoppercoinintheofficiaFs

headband.

Zhangaskedhimifhehadstolenmore.Theofficialrefusedto___5stealinganything

else.Zhanggotangryandtoldtheguardstobeathim.Theofficialdidn't___6andshouted,

“It'sjustonecoppercoin.Youcan*tkillmeforthis!”

Zhangwasreally7.Hetookaredpenandwrote,“Ifyoustealonecoinaday,

afterathousanddays,you'llhaveathousandcoins.Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.^^This

oldsayingmeanssmallthingscanmakeabig8.It9usnottodosmallbad

thingsandtokeepworkinghard.Justlikelearningalanguage,there'snoeasyway.Wemustkeep

learningnewwords,reading,andwriting.Wemaynotseeprogress___10,butifwekeep

atitformonthsoryears,wewillsucceed.

l.A.normalB.commonC.publicD.secret

2.A.robbedB.borrowedC.st