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專題08閱讀理解之說明文20篇（近年中考真題）

（2023?江蘇鎮(zhèn)江?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Thenosehelpsusalot.Ittellsuswhendinnerisalmostreadyandleadsthewaylosweetcakes.Italsotells

ustokeepawayfrombadsmells.Butdoyouknowtheinterestingfactsaboutsomethingthatsmellsbad?

Fish

Youmighthavenoticedthatfishsmellunpleasantsometimes.Fishfromtheoceansmellthestrongest.These

saltwaterfishhaveachemical（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）calledTMAO.Whilewepreparefishforcooking,TMAOisalready

changingintootherthings.OneiscalledTMA.Itsmellssupersmelly.Usually,beforecooksmakesaltwaterfisha

dish,theywashfish.AndmostoftheTMAcanbewashedaway.Cooksalsoaddlemontomake（hefishless

smelly.

Feet

Footsweat（W?T）itselfdoesnothaveabadsmellalfirst.Butithasfoodandwaterthatthebacteria（細(xì)菌）

need.Withthem,thebacteriagiveoffsonicsmell.Mostshoesoftenkeepsweatinthem.Thatmakesshoesand

sockswarmandwet—aplacewherebacteriacangrow.Differenttypesofbacteriagiveoffdifferentsmells.That's

whyfeetmaysmelllikebadvegetables,smellyeggsorothersmellythings.

Eggs

Manythingssmellterriblewhentheygobad.Butabadegggivesoffthemostfamousbadsmellofalland

drawspeople'sattention.Whenanegggoesbad,（hebacteriahelplochangethesulfur（硫）initswhitepartinto

sulfurandhydrogen（硫化氫）.Anditsmellsreallybad.Thenosejustwarnsusawayfromitbecausetoomuch

sulfurandhydrogenwillharmourhealth.

1.Howdocsthewritertellreadersthatsomethingsmellsbadinthepassage?

A.Byshowingforms.B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bydrawingpictures.D.Bygivingexamples.

2.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.Differentbacteriaproducethesamesmell.

B.Asmellyegggivesoffsulfurandhydrogen.

C.Dryshoesandsockscanhelpbacteriagrow.

D.Lemonincreasesthebadsmellofsaltwaterfish.

3.Whichpartofamagazineisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.WordHistory.B.CookingTips.C.TravelGuide.D.FunFacts.

（2023?江蘇鎮(zhèn)江?統(tǒng)考中考真題）BicycleshavelongbeenakindoftransportinChina.Inthepast,onlya

smallgroupofpeoplethoughtcyclingasport.Nowmoreandmorepeoplediscoverthejoyofit.

RiderssharetheirfavouriteroutesandhealthtipsaboutcyclingonsomeappslikeXiaohongshuor

SinaWeibo.OnXiaohongshu,therearcmorethan2.5millionposts（帖子）aboutcycling,andonWeibo,thetopic

aboutcyclinghasbeenviewedmorethan700milliontimes.Abicyclepanysaysthesalesinoneofitsstoresrose

20%to30%,paredtothesameperiodayearearlier.Cyclingactivitiesarealsoweled.AccordingtotheChinese

CyclingAssociation,atleast20millionpeoplehavejoinedinthesport.

Peopleturntocyclingasmorepeoplecareabouttheirhealthandtheirdemandforoutdoorexercisebees

stronger.Forpeoplewhohavebeguncycling,thesportseemstoprovideagoodwaytorunawayfromthebusy

citylife.Italsogivesthemastrongersenseofbeingpartofthenaturalenvironment.Thoughthesportcycling

sometimescostsalot,manycycliststhinkspendingmoneyon（heirownbodiesismorevaluable（hanonother

items.MorepeopletakepartincyclingascitiesinChinaarcalsoplanningtobuildmorecyclconlylanes（車道）.

Severalyearsago,Beijingstartedbuildingthecity'sfirstcycleonlylane.Sinceitsopening,thelanehasseena

largerdailytrafficflow.Suchlanesarealsobeingbuiltinsomeothercities.

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthemostsuitablefortheblank（空格）inParagraph2?

A.Cyclinghasalonghistory.B.Cyclingbeesahottopic.

C.Cyclingcostsalotofmoney.D.Cyclingbringsseveraladvantages.

5.Theunderlinedword“demand"inParagraph3means.

A.needB.planC.designD.talent

6.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Itadvisescitiestobuildcyclinglanes.

B.Itshowsthesalesofcyclingaregoingup.

C.Itintroducescyclingisbeingpopular.

D.Itremendsgoodcyclingroutestopeople.

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（D^）.Infac:,mostnative

Englishspeakerswon'tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyour

languageabilities,losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And,ifyou,reentering

theworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment,itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnative

speakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So,here,we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanative

speaker.

schwa

a

o-4ner-a-kan

American

SpeakslowlyandclearlyLearntheschwaskillfully

PaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike"uh”.

clearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.WhenyourEnglishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsas

pronunciationgetsbetter,youcanspeedupyourtheschwa.Learningwhentoexchangethemcanmake

speakingspeed.yourEnglishsoundmorenatural.

Use“He”anduShe^^correctlyFalltoneandrisetonefluently

Makesurethatyoucallmen"he”andwomenInEnglish,themeaningofwhatyousaycan

“she”.Ifyoumixthemup,itcanbeconfusing（混淆changebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretowork

的jforyourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouareonyourfa.lingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningis

notanativespeaker.municatedclearly.

Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanheahardtask.Rutit'ssomethingyou'llhavetodoonyour

languagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation,thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.

7.WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural?

A.Speakslowlyandclearly.B.Use“He”and“She”correctly.

C.Learntheschwaskillfully.D.Fallandriseyourtonefluently.

8.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.

B.Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.

C.Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.

D.Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.

9.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inanovel.B.Inastorybook.

C.Inanadverliseinent.D.Inamagazine.

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考中考真題）TheDramaFestivalwillruninandoutsideChinafromJune20toJuly7.

Sixtyfiveworkswillbeputonbothintheatersandonline.uThefestivalisallaboutimaginationconnectingdrama

withthelatesttechnology,“saysLiuChang,managerofthefestival,whoisalsoadramadirector.Technologyhas

improveddesign,performancesandsoon.ArtistslikeLiuaren'tsureifthenewtechnologycantakedramatothe

future.

AChineseplaydirectedbyMengJinghui,inspired（賦予靈感）bythetwopartdramaFaustbyJohann

WolfgangvonGoethe,willbeonas（heopeningplayof（hefestival.Inthefirsthalfoftheplay,Mengintroduces

thestoryto400realaudiences（觀眾）sittingintheFcngchaoTheaterinBeijing.Thesecondhalfoftheplaywill

havemoreaudiences,whousetheircellphones,putersandheadsetstobepartoftheplayonline.

ZhangZhouxiangisadirectorfill!ofimagination.Hiswork,inspiredbyHieronymusBosch'spaintingThe

GardenofEarthlyDelights,willbeshownfromJune30toJuly2.SupportedbyAl.audiencescanexplorethe

fic:itiousscene,similartothefeelingintherealworld,asthepaintingdescribes.

“Thestage（舞臺）designisdonebyAI,whichislikeanassistantrealizingtheideasofmeandmyteam,“

saysLiu,“NowItrytousethelatesttechnology,suchasChatGPT,iowritethescript,andIamstillworkingonit

becausethelanguagemodelisdifficulttounderstand.”

Nowtechnologyisplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole.Manyartistswanttouseittoimprovedrama.

Theyareveryinterestedintherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthelatesttechnology,especiallywhenconnected

indrama—ascenetodrcam.

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Liudoubtswhethertechnologycangreatlyimprovedrama.

B.Meng'stwopartdramaFaustwillbeonattheopening.

C.AudiencescanexplorethesceneofLiu'sworkbyAL

D.LiuhasmanagedtowritethescriptbyChatGPT.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fictitious“meaninParagraph3?

A.colorfulB.unrealC.fantasticD.boring

12.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?（1=Paragraph1,2Paragraph2...）

A令B.節(jié)D.

13.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AdramafestivalB.Humanimagination

C.DramaofthefutureD.Alassistedtechnology

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Climatechange（氣候變化）hasbroughtaseriouswarningtotheliving

areasof（heSiberiancrane,increasingtheneedtobetterprotectthebirdsand（heirmigratorychannels（遷徙路徑）,

anexpertsaid.

TheSiberiancranebreeds（繁殖）innortheastSiberiainRussiaandfliestoPoyangLakeforthewinterin

EastChina'sJiangxiProvince.About95percentofthebirdsspendtheseasoninPoyang.

QianFawen,aresearchprofessorfromtheNationalBirdBandingCenterofChina,saidthatPoyang?swater

levelsdecidewhetheritissuitableforthebirdstolivethere.However,climatechangehasmadethelevelschange

often.**Insomeyears,thelakeexperiencesfloods;inothers,itexperiencesdroughts.Bothofthesesituations

createfoodshortagesinthecranes'livingarea,“hesaid.

TheSiberiancraneislistedasseriouslyendangeredontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature

RedList."Weneedtoprotecttheirlivingarea,whichismainlywetland,sothatwecanprotectthem,“Qiansaid.

IntherecentlyannouncedNationalActionPlanfortheProtectionofBirdMigrationChannels（202135）,I,

140placesinChinawereconsideredasimportantbreedinggrounds,winteringgroundsandslayingslops,

includingPoyangandtheYellowRiverwetlandinNingxia.Theplansaidthatthegovernmentshouldwatchand

countthenumberofmigratorybirdsandpayfarmersforlossescausedbythebirds.

SinceChinajoinedtheRamsarConventiononWetlandsin1992,ithasdesignated（指定）202,600hectares

ofwetlandasWetlandsofInternationalImportance.Theystoreandcleanwater,keepailkindsoflivingthings,

helpstorefloodsandpreventdroughts.AccordingtoaplanannouncedbythecentralgovernmentinOctober,by

2025,Chinawillhaveprotected55percentofitswetlands.

AftertheWetlandsProtectionLaw,thenation'sfirstlawtoprotectwetlands,wasintroducedonJune1,2022,

pleteprotectionwasstrengthened.Thelawclearlyexplainedwhat（hegovernmentshoulddoandintroducedstrict

punishmentfbrpeoplewhodestroywetlandareas.Itlimitsbuildingatimportantnationalwetlandsanditdoesn't

allowharmfulactivities,includingusingthemasfarmlands,leavingwastewatereverywhere,harvestingand

fishingtoomuch.

KeynaturereservemanagementofficesinChinahavereportedmorebirdswinteringinthenation'swetlands,

includingsomenewrarekinds.▲

14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2toParagraph4?

A.About95percentoftheSiberiancranesspendtheirwinterinPoyangLake.

B.Climatechangehaslittleir.fluenceontheSiberiancranes,livingareainPoyang.

C.TheSiberiancraneswillliveinPoyangallyearroundifthewetlandisprotected.

D.WaterlevelsdecidethatPcyangLakeisn'tsuitablefbrtheSiberiancranestolive.

15.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisrightatimportantwetlands?

①buildinghouses②makingfarmlands?limitingfishing

?leavingwastewater⑤watchingbirds

A.①@B.②④C.③⑤D.②⑤

16.Whatdoes（hispassagemainlytellus?

A.TheproblemtheSiberiancranesfaceandthewayspeopleprotectwetlands.

B.ThereasonwhytheSiberiancranesmigrateandtheplacetheyusuallystayin.

C.TheimportanceofprotectingtheSiberiancranesandtheresultitwillleadto.

D.Thelossofwetlandsandtheactionsthathavealreadybeentakentohelpthem.

17.Whatwillthewriterprobablycontinuetowritein"▲"inParagraph8?

A.Peoplehavedonesomethingtoprotectwetlands.

B.Thenumberofthebirdshasincreasedinwetlands.

C.Expertswillgoontodootherresearchonwetlands.

D.Thegovernmentwillmakemorelawstoprotectwetlands.

（2023?江蘇常州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）SendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhavetotake

everythingtheyneed,includingfood,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmany

things.SopackingaspaceshipisahugechallengeforatriptoMars.

SixastronautsonancightmorthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinkingand

washing.They,llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceship

wallsandharmastronauts?livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm.

That'salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwater

toMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit's

tooexpensive.

ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Insteadofbuildingaheavy

spaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff（物料），whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?

Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikeabigheneyb（蜂巢）.

Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae（水藻）.Allthesemakehardwallsandgreat

radiation（輻射）protection.Andstoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluencethefoodorwateritself-it'ssafetoeatand

drink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpackcdpocket

ideaWaterWalls.

MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2-thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace."Water

WallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayit'sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,“Flynnsays.Living

plantslakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen.t4Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweuse

algae,“hesays.

Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteand

sunlight,eatingupCO?andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.

Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.HehopesitwillhelpmakeflyingtoMarsa

realityverysoon.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceship''inparagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.repairingthingsinaspaceshipB.recyclingthingsinaspaceship

C.checkingthingsinaspaceshipD.puttingthingsintoaspaceship

19.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?

A.Costissaved.B.Travellingtimeissaved.

C.Plasticbagsaresaved.D.Foodissaved.

20.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?

A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.

C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.

21.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?

A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.

C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.

（2023?江蘇常州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（證據(jù)）toshowthatbeing

kirdtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeefbrsomeonecanliftaperson's

mood,forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaysmake（hemostof

them.

Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhodokind

actsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.

Intheexperiments（實(shí)驗(yàn)），about1,000peoplewereaskedtcdosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeel

good.Weaskedboththepersonperforming（執(zhí)行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.

Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel.Wewanted

tounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe,sobaththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評

分）how“big”theactseemed.Inallcases,weparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththe

receiver'sactual（實(shí)際的）experience.

Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（積極的）moods.Foranother,thereceivers

fel：muchbetter（hanihekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas“bigger”thanthepeople

performingthemdid.

Atfirst,wcstudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatescrfamily.But

wefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,

performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobe

nearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.

Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.

Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson,whynot

choosekindnesswhenwecan?

22.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?

A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.

B.Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.

C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.

D.Theyparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.

23.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Differentpuq）osesoftheresearch.B.Moreevidencetortheresearchresults.

C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.

24.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardsshowingkindnessI。others?

A.Supportive.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.

B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.

C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.

D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.

（2023?江蘇鹽城?統(tǒng)考中考真題）3Dfilmsarenotnew.Theyfirstappearedin1903.Theinventorswanted

viewerstofeelliketheywerereallyinsidethefilmtheywerewatching!Whenyouwatcha3Dfilm,youfeelasif

thepeopleonthescreenarecloseenoughtotouchandthattheairplaneflyingatyouisflyingrightoffthescreen.

Towatch3Dfilms,youmayneedtowearspecialglasses.Usually,peoplebuyorborrowtheglassesinthecinema.

Buthaveyoueverthoughtofmakingonepairbyyourself?

Herearetipsformakingyourown3Dglasses.

①Getsomecardboards.Cutouttheshapeofglasses.Makesureyoucanseethrougheachholewhenyouholdit

uptoyoureyes.

②Getsomeredandlightblueacetate（醋酸透明塑膠片）.

（3）Gluetheblueacetateontherightholeandtheredontheleftone.

.Nexttimewhenyougotowatcha3Dfilm,don'tforgettotakeyourownhandmadeglasses!

26.3Dfilmswereinventedto.

A.maketheairplaneflyrightoff（hescreen

B.makeviewerstouchthepeopleonthescreen

C.makethepeopleonthescreenclosertoviewers

D.makeviewersfeelliketheywerereallyinsidethefilm

27.Accordingtothepassage,ourown3Dglassesaremadeupof.

①glass②cardboard③acelale?paper

A.??B.②③C.①③D.@@

28.Thepassageprobablyesfrom.

A.astorybookB.afilmposter

C.anewsreportD.asciencemagazine

p.m.3?江蘇鹽城?統(tǒng)考中考真題）AteamofChinesescientistsandclimbersreachedthetopofQomolangma

atabout12:30p.m.onTuesday,May23.It'sthesecondtimesincelastyearforthescienceexpedition（考察）

teamtoreachthetop.

a.m.teamwasmadeupof13Chinesescientistsandclimbers.Theysetoffataheightof8,300metresforthe

topatabout3a.m.Aftermorethan8hoursofhardclimbing,theyarrivedatthe8,830metreweatherstation.

Afterfixingsteelropes,changingbatteriesandputtinginwindspeedanddirectionsensors（傳感器），they

finishedimprovingtheworld'shighestautomated（自動化的）weatherstation,whichwassetupbyChinese

scientistslastyear.Besides,theycollectedicesnowsamplesonthetopforfurtherresearch.

Theweatherstationrecordstemperatures,windspeedsandotherkeydataforstudyingclimatechange.

Climatescientistshavefoundtha:globalwarminghashadalargeinfluenceontheglaciernumberonthe

QinghaiTibetPlateau（青藏高原）.

Overthelastfiftyyears,thetemperatureontheQinghaiTibetPlateauhasrisenabout0.5℃everytenyears.

Studyingtheecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）oftheQinghaiTibetPlateauwillhelpscientistshaveabetterunderstandingof

theinfluenceofclimatechange,andhelpscientistsandthegovernmentmakeproperdecisions.

Sincethemid20thcentury,ChinahassentdifferentresearchexpeditionteamstoQomolangma.Butbecause

oflimitedresourcesandtechnologies,manykeyscientificquestionsarcstillunanswered,suchaswhetherglobal

warmingcanmelttheiccatthetopofQomolangma,andhowecosystemcanchangeasheightincreasesto

extremity.

29.HowmanytimeshastheChinesescienceexpeditionteamreachedthetopsincelastyear?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.

30.Whichparagraphbestdescribesthepicturebelow?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

31.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Thewayofscientistsstudyingclimatechange.

B.Theeffortofgovernmenttosolveclimatechange.

C.TheinfluenceofclimatechangeontheQinghaiTibetPlateau.

D.TheimportanceofstudyingecosystemoftheQinghaiTibetPlateau.

32.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

a.m.eteamsetoffataheightof8,830metresforthetopatabout3a.m.

B.Theteamcollectedrocksamplesonthetopforfurtherresearch.

C.Chinahassetuptheworld'shighestautomatedweatherstationsofar.

D.Allthekeyscientificquestionshavebeenanswereduptonow.

（2023?江蘇鹽城?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Throughouthistory,peopleallovertheworldhavelovedwatchingshows.

Whattypesofshowscanwesee?Let'stakeatourofthecolourfiilworldofshows.

Beijingoperaisatypeofmusicaltheatre.Itjoinssinging,dar.ee,acrobatics,andmartialartstogether.Ithas

alolofmusicandiscalledopera,but(heactorstellthestoriesindialogues.ThestoriesaretakenfromChinese

history,talesandliterature.Whenanactorappears,(heaudienceknowquicklyifthecharacterissmart,stupidor

badbecauseofhisfacepaint.Forexample,aredfaceisloyal.Alotofmakeupmakestheaudiencessetheactor's

mouth,eyes,andfacefromfaraway.

WayangkulitisfromIndonesiaandistheoldestformofpuppettheatreintheworld.Thestoriesarelegends

andfolkstories.Thepuppetsarealldifferentcharacteristics.Thebiggestonesarethebadguys,andtheheroesare

usuallythinpuppetswithlongpointednoses,WayangkulitperformancesarestillveiypopularinIndonesia.

Balletisaformofdance.IlstartedinItalyintheI5(hcentury.Inearlyballet,dancersworemasksandheavy

costumes,andtheywereallmale.Thefirstfemaledancerappearedabout200yearslater.Bothmaleandfemale

balletdancershavetobeinverygoodshapeandstrong.Oneballetperformancecantake5,000hoursof

practice.Andinoneperformanceamaledanceroftenhastoliftalotoffemaledancers.Twofamousstoryballets

arcSwanLakeandPeterPan.

Streettheatreisreallyfun,anditistheoldestformoftheatre.Itwasperformedoutdoorsonthestreetsof

ancientEgypt.Nowyoucanseei【inshoppingcentresandonstreetcornersinmanycitiesofthsworld.The

pcilunncrsdoallkindsofihiugslikejuggling,dancing,andsinging.Everyonecansluplowatchi(.Andil'sficc!

33.InBeijingopera,ifanactor'sfacepaintisred,thecharacteris_.

A.badB.loyalC.smartD.stupid

34.Whatcanbelearntfrom"Oneballetperformancecantake5,()0()hoursofpractice.”？

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Wellbegun,halfdone.

C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecanenjoysinging,danceandjugglinginBeijingopera.

B.ThestoriesinWayangkulitarefromhistoryandliterature.

C.SwanLakeandPeterPanaretwofamousstoryballets.

D.Wecansecstreettheatreindoorsnowinmanycities.

(2023?江蘇揚(yáng)州?統(tǒng)考中考真題)Thescientificmethodisusedforsimpleexperiments(hatstudentsmaydo

intheclassroomorverydifficultexperimentsthatscientistsaredoingallovertheworld.Itisawayofthinking

thathelpsyoutoavoiddrawingincorrectconclusions.

Thereareusuallyfourstepsinthescientificmethod,includingobservation（觀察），hypothesis（假設(shè)）,

experiment,andconclusion.Thestepsmaynotalwaysbeplctcdinthesameorder,butthefirststepisusually

observationandaskingaquestionaboutyourobservation.Forexample,youhadasickstomach,andateacandy

bar.Anhourlater,youobservedthatyoufeltmuchbetter.Here,youcanaskaquestion,suchas,“Whatmakesa

sickstomachfeelbetter?"

Thesecondstepistostateapossibleanswertothequestion,orahypothesis,suchas*1"Agood

hypothesisincludesthreethings:Theexplanationfortheobservations,itisabletobetested,andi:willusually

predictnewoutesorconclusions.

Thethirdstepistheexperiment,totestthehypothesis.Anexperimentisatestwhichwilleith