山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語二模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語二模試題分類匯編閱讀理解2023年山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)中考二模英語試題七、閱讀單選TheSilkRoadisthewonderfullandtraderoutefromChinatoRome.Itconnectstwoverydifferentworlds—theEastandtheWest:thetwoculturesofAsiaandEurope.WhenyoutravelalongtheancientSilkRoad,discoverthemysterious(神秘的)andhistoricalSilkRoad,explore(探索)IslamicandBuddhistcivilization(文明)andseetheoldbuildings,historywillcometolife.13Days’SilkRoadAdventureTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an/Shanghai

Price:＄2,318Including:domestic(國內(nèi)的)flights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+private(私人的)car10Days’SilkRoadTourCity:Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an

Price:＄2,038Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar12Days’SilkRoadAdventureandKungfuTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an/Luoyang

Price:＄2,120Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar17Days’SilkRoadAdventureTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Kashgar/Turfan/Dunhuang/Jiayuguan/Lanzhou/Xi’an/Shanghai(Suzhou)

Price:＄3,548Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar41．TheancientSilkRoadmeanstheroutefromChinato________.A．England B．Rome C．India D．Africa42．Howmuchdoes13Days’SilkRoadAdventureTourcost?A．＄2,381. B．＄2,120. C．＄2,318. D．＄3,548.43．Ifyouchoose10Days’SilkRoadTour,youcantravelto________.A．Urumqi B．Beijing C．Luoyang D．Shanghai44．WhichSilkRoadtourcanmakeyoulearnsomethingaboutChinesekungfu?A．The10-daytour. B．The12-daytour. C．The13-daytour. D．The17-daytour.45．Whereistheinformationprobablyfrom?A．Astorybook. B．Amusicbook. C．Ahistorybook. D．Aguidebook.OnApril1st,AprilFool’sDay,friendsplayfuntricksoneachother.OneyearatcollegemyfriendsandIwantedtoplayareallybigtrickonourteacher,Jason.Hewasafunguywholovedtricks.MyfriendsandIbought300balloonsandalotofcoloredpaper.Thenwebeganblowingalltheballoonsupandfillingthemwiththecoloredpaper.Ittookusallday,butintheendweblewupall300balloons.Mark,Jason’sroommate,gaveusthekeytotheirapartment.WhenJasonleft,wewentintotheapartment,andputalltheballoonsinJason’sbedroomandbathroom.WehidinthebedroomandbathroomandwaitedforJasontocomehome.WhenJasoncameback,hewentintothebathroomfirst.Hesawtheballoonsandshouted,“What?!”Andthenwebeganpopping(爆裂)theballoons.Therewascoloredpapereverywhere!Jasonlaughedandlaughed.“OKguys,”hesaid.“Thatwasfunny,butI’mtiredandI’mgoingtobed.”Hewentintohisbedroomandsawtheotherballoons.“Comeonguys,”hesaid.“No,no!”Ibeganpoppingtheballoons.Jasonbeganlaughingagainandshakinghishead.“Thisisjusttoomuch,Scott!”hecried,asthecoloredpaperwasfallingallovertheroom.Afterthat,wehelpedJasoncleanupthecoloredpaper.ItwasareallyfunAprilFool’sDay!46．Scottplayedatrickonhis_________onAprilFool’sDay.A．friend B．teacher C．student D．brother47．Scottandhisfriendsspent_________blowingupthe300balloons.A．a(chǎn)day B．a(chǎn)week C．a(chǎn)month D．a(chǎn)nhour48．Jasonfeltit_________whentheballoonswerepopped.A．scary B．boring C．funny D．relaxing49．WhatdidScottandhisfriendsdobeforetheyleftJason’sapartment?A．Theytoldafewstories. B．Theyhidthekeyintheapartment.C．Theydranksomecoffee. D．Theycleanedupthecoloredpaper.50．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TeachersandStudents B．AprilFool’sDayBalloonsC．AGoodCollegeTeacher D．JasonandHisRoommateWhatdoyouthinkofa“talkingkitchen”?AFrenchDigitalKitchenhasbeendevelopedatNewcastleUniversityintheUK.ItteachesstudentshowtocookFrenchfoodandspeakFrenchatthesametime.Forthefirsttime,studentscanlearnthelanguagebythefollowingcookingsteps.Allgrammarand________havebeencarefullychosentomakesuretheuserscanunderstandFrenchwell.Afterlearningforsometime,theuserscantestthemselvesbydoingashorttestonthecomputer.ThekitchenprojectwasstartedbyprofessorPaulSeedhouse.Hebecameinterestedintheideaafterhevisitedanotherkindoftalkingkitchen.Hesaid,“ThepurposeoftheFrenchDigitalKitchenistomakelearningalanguagemoreinterestingandmoreeducational.”Howdoesthekitchenwork?Thereisacomputerinthekitchen.Withthiscomputer,theuserscanfirstchooseaFrenchrecipethattheywanttofollow.Usinginformationinthecomputer,thekitchenstarttoguidetheusershowtomakeaFrenchdish.Ifyoufollowtheinstructionsonthecomputer,itmovesontothenext.Ifyougowrong,theprogramgoesbackandrepeatstherecipeorinformation.Atanytime,theuserscanaskthekitchentorepeattherecipeoranyinformation.Thenewkitchencanbeusedinschools,universitiesandevenpeople’shomes.TheresearcherscanalsobedevelopingtheEuropeanDigitalKitchen,forthenextthreeyears.51．Afterreadingthepassage,weknowthedigitalkitchen________.A．isa“talkingkitchen”B．teachesstudentsEnglishC．wasdevelopedinFranceD．cooksallfoodforpeople52．Whichofthefollowingcanbeproperlyputin________.A．food B．vocabularyC．recipe D．instructions53．Paragraph3ismainlytellsusabout________.A．howthekitchenworksB．wherethekitchencanbeusedC．whenthekitchencanbeboughtD．whythekitchenprojectwasstarted54．Iftheuserdon’tfollowtheinstructiononthecomputer,thekitchen________.A．chooseanotherrecipeB．goestothenextstepC．repeatstherecipeorinformationD．stopsworkingatonce55．Thepassageiswrittento________.A．showyouhowcomputerworksB．introduceaFrenchKitchenC．teachyouhowtocookFrenchfoodD．tellyoutheimportanceoflanguagelearningSittingonachairalldayinschoolcanmakeanyonewanttomovearound.So,moreandmoreteachersarelettingstudentshaveaball.Bysittingonexerciseballsinsteadofchairs,teachersfindstudents’posture(姿勢)andattentionimprove.DottiePownall,afifth-gradeteacherinWestVirginia,USA,hasbeenusingballsaschairssinceDecember2008.“Thestudentslovethem,”shesays.Pownalltookasurveyofherstudents.Shefoundthat80%ofthestudentsthoughtsittingontheballshelpedthempaymoreattentiontowhattheywerelearning.Theteacher,PisaWitt,feltsostronglyabouttheuseofballsaschairs,shestartedWittFitt.Thiscompanyencouragestheuseoftheballs.Andthecompanyeducatesnotonlyteachersbutalsostudentsonhowtousethem.“Ourproductsareusedin24states,threeprovincesinCanada,PuertoRico(波多黎各)andJapan,”saysWitt.“Researchshowsthatsittingontheballsmakesthemsitupstraighter.Youcanslouch(低頭垂肩地坐)onaball,”saysWitt,“butitfeelsawful.”Becausethestudentsaremoving,theirblood(血液)increases.Thatcarriesmoreoxygen(氧氣tothebrain(大腦),sothekidshavemoreenergyandcanfocuslonger.“Furthermore,they’refun.”saysPownali.56．Whatwillhappenifastudentsitsonachairalldayinschool?Thestudentwill________.A．paymoreattentiontohislessons B．befunC．liketomovearound D．situpstraighter57．HowlonghasDottiePownallusedtheballs?A．Aboutfifteenyears. B．Onlyoneyear.C．In2008. D．Sincehewasafifth-gradeteacher.58．Inhowmanycountriesaretheballsusedasthestudents’chairs?A．Four. B．Three. C．Two. D．One.59．Teacherschooseballsinsteadofchairsbecausesittingonballshelpsthekids________.A．improvethestudents’postureandattention B．slouchonthechairsC．havefun D．BothAandCarecorrectanswers.60．Whichisbetterforkidstostudyinclass,sittingonachairorsittingonaball?A．Sittingonachair. B．Sittingonaball.C．Theyarethesame. D．Wedon’tknow.2022年山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)中考二模英語試題三、閱讀單選WhendoctorsandnursesarefightingCOVID-19,thereisalsoaspecialgroupmakingefforts.Theyarevolunteerswhoprovideserviceeverywherewithalltheirhearts.Hereisastoryaboutaforeignvolunteer,MunyaradziGurure.Heisa21-year-oldcollegestudentfromSouthAfricaandstudiesinGuangxi.Althoughhewasawareoftheserioussituation,hestillwantedtojoininthefight.Sohechosetoserveasavolunteeratthetrainstation.Everyday,Gurureworeayellowhat,awhitemaskandanorangevest(背心)andbusilyworkedatthetrainstation.Itwasdangerousforhimtoworkthere,becausetherewerealotofpeoplecomingandgoing.Hisfamilywereveryworriedabouthimandhopedhecouldgiveupthejobassoonaspossible,butherefused.“ItoldmyparentsChinahastakenactionandisactuallysafe,”hesaid.Gurureworkedaboutfourhoursaday.Usuallyhecarriedan8-kilogramelectricsprayer(噴霧器)todotheworkinthewaitingroomorcheckedthebodytemperatureofeveryoneattheentrance.Hereceivedlotsofpraisefrompassengersandwasencouragedbythem.“Iwanttotrymybesttopreventthespreadofthedisease.Thecountryhastakenreallygoodcareofmeduringthelastthreeyears.Nowit’smyturn.”Healsoaddedthatthroughthisexperience,hesawtheChinesepeoplewerebecomingmoreunited.31．Gurureworks________asavolunteerinChina.A．inthepark B．a(chǎn)tthetrainstation C．a(chǎn)tabusstation D．inahospital32．ItwasdangerousforGururetoworktherebecause________.A．hewasn’tadoctor B．hecan’thelpthedoctorC．heisfromSouthAfrica D．thereweremanypeoplecomingandgoing33．Gurure’sfamilywanthimto________.A．studyhard B．learnmedicine C．giveuphisjob D．takehistemperature34．Gurureworksabout________hoursaweek.A．4 B．8 C．21 D．2835．GururedidallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．stayedinChinaforabout3yearsB．carriedan8-kilogramelectricsprayertodotheworkC．checkedthebodytemperatureofeveryoneattheentranceD．a(chǎn)greedtoleaveChinaalthoughhereceivedlotsofpraisefrompassagersAreyouinterestedinChinesetraditionalarts?Doyouwanttolearnhowtomakethembyhand?Ifso,comeandjoinourclubsthisweekendinourschool.SkyLanternClubIntroduction:SkyLanternsaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Theyarefirstusedtoaskforhelpwhenpeoplewereintrouble.Today,theyareusedtoshowhappinessandgoodwishes.Time:Saturday

8:30a.m—10:30a.mPlace:Building3

Room501PaperCuttingClubIntroduction:PaperCuttingturnsasimplethinglikeapieceofpaperintoabeautifulpieceofart.Picturesaboutflowers,animalsandsoonareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofgoodwishesandgoodluck.Time:Saturday

9:00a.m—11:00a.mPlace:Building3

Room502ChineseKnotClubIntroduction:ChineseKnotsareusuallymadeofredandyellowropes.Peopleusethemtoshowgoodwishes,includinghappiness,love,peaceandsoon.Time:Sunday

2:30p.m-4:30p.mPlace:Building3

Room60336．SkyLanternsaremadeof_________.A．clayandpaper B．bambooandpaperC．redandyellowropes D．woodandpaper37．Ifyouwanttolearnpapercutting,youcangoto_________.A．Building3Room501 B．Building3Room502C．Building3Room603 D．Building4Room50138．IfyouarebusythisSundayafternoon,youcan’tgoto_________.A．SkyLanternClub B．PaperCuttingClubC．ChineseKnotClub D．PaperKnotClub39．WhatdotheseChinesetraditionalartshaveincommon?A．Theyareallmadebymachine. B．Theyareallusedtoaskforhelp.C．Theyareallsymbolsofgoodwishes. D．Theyareallputonwindows.40．Thispassagemaybea_________.A．poster B．story C．pieceofnews D．novelShanghaiintroducedanewgarbage-sortingpolicy(垃圾分類政策)onJuly1,2019.Peoplethereneedtoputdifferentkindsofgarbageintodifferentbins.OthercitiesinChinawilldothesamesoon.Garbagesortingisabigproblembecausethereistoomuchgarbagethesedays.Itisbadforourenvironment.Infact,wecanmakeuseofsomegarbageagain.Butfirst,weneedtosortit.

Forexample,ifyouputanoldbattery(電池)intothe“harmfulwaste”bin,peoplecanuseittomakenewbatteries.Butifyoudon’t,thebatterywillendupsomewhereelse.Then,itwillpollutetheenvironment.

GarbagesortingandrecyclingaroundtheworldGermany:Therearebigmachinesinsupermarkets.Youcanputbottlesinthemachinesandgetmoneyback.Japan:Atruckplayingmusiccomestopeople’sdoorstopickuptheirgarbage.Thereareeightormorekindsofgarbage.Ifyousortanyofthemwrong,youwillgetanoticeonyourdoor.Indonesia:Peoplecantakebusesforfreeiftheygiveplasticbottlestobusstations.Anhour-longbusridecoststhreelargebottles.FourkindsofgarbageinShanghaiRecyclablegarbageincludespaper,books,plasticitems,andglassbottles.Harmfulgarbageincludeslamps,batteries,andotherthingswithharmfulchemicals.Wetgarbageusuallycomesfromthekitchen,suchasfoodandvegetables.Drygarbageisanythingyoucannotputintotheotherthreebinssuchaspensandtowels.41．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．ManycountriestakeShanghai’sgarbage-sortingpolicy.B．ManyothercitiesinChinahavegarbage-sortingpolicies.C．ShanghaiisthefirstcityinChinatomakeagarbage-sortingpolicy.D．Chinaisthefirstcountryintheworldtomakeagarbage-sortingpolicy.42．Thewritergivesthe“battery”exampletotellus________.A．theimportanceofgarbagesorting B．howtosortourgarbageC．whatharmfulwasteis D．thedifficultyofgarbagesorting43．Ifyou________,youcantakeafreebusrideinIndonesia.A．putbottlesinamachine B．putgarbageintodifferentbinsC．getanoticeonthedoor D．takeplasticbottlestothestation44．Whichbinshould“newspapers”goto?A． B． C． D．45．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SortGarbage,SavetheEarth B．LessGarbage,CleanerEnvironmentC．CleanShanghai,BeautifulChina D．DifferentCountries,DifferentPoliciesSomepeoplesaythatdogsareman’sbestfriend.Theyaregoodpartners.Ofcourse,theycanbemorethanjustapetassomedogsareexcellentworkingdogstoo.Weknowabouttheamazinghelpguidedogsgivetoblindpeople.Andmorerecently,anewrolehasbeenfoundfortheanimals—workingastherapydogs(治療犬)inuniversities.ResearchbyWashingtonStateUniversityintheUSshowsthatspendingtimewithadogcanhelpstudentswhoarefeelingstressed.AccordingtoPatriciaPendryfromtheuniversity,astudyof300studentshasfoundthatweeklyhour-longperiodswithdogsbroughttotheuniversitybyprofessionaltrainerscanmakestudentsatthehighriskoffailingexamsordroppingoutfeelrelaxedandaccepted.Thedogshelpthemtolearnwiselyandrememberinformationwell.

Anotherpieceofresearchhasalsoshownthattouchinganimalscanhelpmakepeoplelessstressed,soitmakessensetointroducethemintoanenvironmentwherepeoplearefeelingstressedout.Andbynow,around1,000schoolsintheUShavealreadyusedtherapypets.ItisbecomingmorecommonintheUK.However,it’shardtodescribetheinfluenceofjusthavingadoglyingdowninthecornerofaclass.

Usingdogsfortherapycanalsohelpdogsthemselves.InWales,SwanseaUniversityStudents’Unionhasuseddogstheysavedtohelpstudentsrelaxbetweenexams.Mistreatedandabandoned(被遺棄的)dogsarealsousedtocommunicatewithhumans.

Soifyou’reastudentwho’sbeenworkinglikeadog(butyoustillfeellikeyoudon’thaveadog’schanceinpassingyourexams),maybeintroducingafour-leggedfriendintoyourlifeisjustwhatyouneed.46．Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A．excellentworkingdogs B．differentrolesofdogsC．dogsandblindpeople D．differentkindsofdogs47．HowcanstudentsavoidexperiencingtoomuchstressaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Bylearningwithdogsaround. B．Bycommunicatingwithsmartdogs.C．Bystayingwithdogsforanhouraweek. D．Byaskingprofessionaldogtrainersforhelp.48．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemreferto?A．Researchers. B．Workingdogs. C．Dogtrainers. D．Therapypets.49．WhatdoestheexampleofWalesmainlyshow?A．Dogscanalsogethelpfromtherapyperiods.B．Touchinganimalsisgoodforstudents’health.C．Playingwithdogsisverypopularamongstudents.D．It’simportantforstudentstohavearestbetweenexams.50．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Apopularwayoflearning B．DogsforstudentsstressedoutC．Goodnewsforabandoneddogs D．Therapyperiodsinmodernlife2021年山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)中考二模英語試題八、閱讀單選LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimming,horseriding.WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouch(聯(lián)系)throughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialdays—likemywedding(婚禮)andLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovedtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“AddressUnknown”.IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtosharestoriesofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butIstillwrotetoher.Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“Mrs.Tobin!”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,andIcouldeasilyrecognizehervoiceevenafter40years.Iwasveryhappyatthattime.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled,andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:wewon’tloseeachotheragain!51．ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans________.A．whentheywere14 B．beforeshegotmarriedC．beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway D．a(chǎn)ftertheymovedtonewhomes52．Whydidn’ttheyoftenwritetoeachother?A．Becausetheygotmarried. B．Becausetheyhadlittletimetodoso.C．Becausedidn’tlikewritingletters. D．Becausetheycouldseeeachotheronspecialdays.53．Whywasthereanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheart?A．Shewasintrouble. B．Hermotherdied.C．Nobodysharedherhappinessandsadness. D．Shereceivedthecardthatshesent.54．Thewriterwasveryhappywhenshe________.A．readthenewspaperB．heardLinda’svoiceonthephoneC．metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLindaD．wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman55．Howlonghaven’ttheykeptintouch?A．Forabout27years. B．Forabout40years.C．Sincetheygotmarried. D．Sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway.ShoppingGuideinSparShoppingMall6FRestaurant

Coffeeshop/Teahouse5FChildren’spleasureground

Cinema4FElectricalequipment

Writingmaterials

Officesupplies3FMen’sclothing

Bedding2FWomen’sclothing

Children’sclothing1FFruits,vegetables,meat,eggs,drinks,cookedfood,etc.KitchenwareBusinesshours:Weekdays:8:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Weekends:9:00a.m.—9:00p.m.56．Fromtheshoppingguide,wecanseethereare_______floorsinSparShoppingMall.A．five B．six C．seven D．eight57．IfMrs.Zhangwantstotakeher7-year-oldsontoplay,sheshouldgotothe_______floor.A．second B．third C．fourth D．fifth58．Whatcanyoubuyonthefourthfloor?A．Televisions. B．Bowls. C．Bread. D．Sweaters.59．Youcaninviteyourfriendsto_______onthetopfloor.A．playgames B．watchfilms C．havelunch D．playbasketball60．Accordingtotheshoppingguide,Mr.Licangoshopping_______onweekdays.A．a(chǎn)t7:30a.m. B．a(chǎn)t8:30p.m. C．a(chǎn)t6:30p.m. D．a(chǎn)t10:30a.m.AccordingtotheWorldHappinessReport,peoplewholiveinDenmarkarethehappiestintheworld.Why?Becausetheyknowthesecrettohappiness—“hygge”.Butwhatis“hygge”?

TheDanishword“hygge”(pronounced“hoo-ga”)isoftentranslatedintoEnglishas“coziness”.Butcozinesspaintsonlypartofthepicture.It’salsoaboutspendingpeacefultimeinaquietenvironmentwithnocalendar.It’saboutspendingtimealoneorspendingtimewithfamily.

Danishpeopleareverygoodat“hygge”.Forexample,theycreatea“hygge”environmentbyburningcandlesinclassrooms,kitchens,bedrooms,etc.Accordingtosomereports,DanishpeopleburnmorecandleseveryyearthanpeoplefromanyotherEuropeancountry.

However,“hygge”isn’tjustaboutcreatinganiceandwarmenvironment.Itisbestenjoyedwithfamilymembersandfriends.Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeoplespendmoretimeindoors,andtheyoftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinks,withoutthedistraction(使人分心的事物)oftechnologyorthestressofdailylife.

Stillcan’tunderstandwhat“hygge”is?Ifyou’rereadingthisinacomfortablechair,withafewcandlesaroundyou,thatsenseofcozinessyou’refeelingmightjustbe“hygge”.61．Peoplewholivein________arethehappiestintheworldaccordingtotheWorldHappinessReport.A．Canada B．France C．Australia D．Denmark62．HowdoDanishpeoplecreatea“hygge”environment?A．Bypaintingtheirhouses. B．Bycleaningupbedrooms.C．Byburningcandles. D．Byshoppingalone.63．Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeoplecandothefollowingexcept________.A．notplayingcomputergamestillmidnightB．spendingmoretimeindoorsC．stayinguplatetoworkintheirownroomsD．gettingtogetherforamealorhotdrinksoften64．Theunderlinedword“coziness”means“________”inChinese.A．誠信 B．友善 C．舒適 D．幸福65．Thearticlemainlytellsus________.A．whenDanishpeopleliketostayathome B．whyDanishpeopleburnsomanycandlesC．howDanishpeoplespendtheirwinter D．whattheDanishsecrettohappinessisScienceisveryimportantinourdailylife.Scientistshavemadesomenewplantsandsomeofthemareuseful.Mostpeoplemaynotthinkthatthereareanyproblemswithwatermelons,butsomeJapanesesellersdo.Thereisoftenwastedspacewhentheystorewatermelons,becauseroundwatermelonsdonotsitnicelyonshelves.Sosomecleverfarmershavesolvedthewatermelonproblem.Theymaketheirwatermelonsgrowinsquareglassboxessothewatermelonsbecomesquare.Theonlyproblemnowistheprice.Thesquarewatermelonscostabout80dollarseach.Manypeopleknowthesaying“Rosesarered,violetsareblue,sugarissweetandsoareyou.”Well,todaythesayingneedstochangeto“Rosesarered,rosesareblue”!Australianscientistshavejustrecentlydiscoveredthatwhentheyputachemicalfromablueflowerintoarose,theycancreateanearly100%bluerose.Sincethemid-1990s,manyChinesefarmershavehadamazingriceharvests.FormanyyearsChinesescientistshavebeenworkingondevelopingnewkindsofstrongerriceandnowtheyhaveproducedanewkind,calledsuperrice.Superricenotonlycanprotectitselfagainstinsectsandillnesses,butitalsoproducesmorethananyotherkindofrice.

Doctorsmightbeabletousevegetablestofightcancer(癌癥)now.USscientistshavediscoveredawaytoputachemicalintotomatoplantswhiletheyaregrowing.Whencancerpatientseatthetomatoes,thetomatoeswillfightthecancerintheirbodies.Thesecancer-fightingvegetablesarenotyetforsale,becausescientistshavenotfinishedtestingthem.Ifstudyfindsnoproblemswiththetomatoes,thenpatientscanbegintousethiseasyanddeliciousnewtreatment.66．WhydoJapanesefarmersgrowsquarewatermelons?A．Becausetheytastebetter. B．Becausetheylookmorebeautiful.C．Becausetheyaremoreexpensive. D．Becausetheycansavemorespace.67．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A．Allthesayingsarecorrect. B．Manypeopledon’tbelievethesaying.C．Redrosescanbechangedintoblueones. D．Australianscientistslikeblueroses.68．Whataretheadvantagesofsuperrice?①Superricecanprotectitselfagainstinsects.②Superricecanprotectitselfagainstillnesses.③Superriceismuchcheaperthananyotherkindofrice.④Superriceproducesmorethananyotherkindofrice.A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④69．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thesecancer-fightingvegetablesarenotyetforsale.B．Bluerosesaremorebeautifulthanredones.C．Thetomatoescanfightmanykindsofillnesses.D．Thepriceofthesquarewatermelonsisverylow.70．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Scientistslikenewplants B．NewplantsproducemoreC．Someusefulnewplants D．Tomatoesarethemostuseful答案：2023年山東省濟(jì)南市萊蕪區(qū)中考二模英語試題36．A37．B38．D39．C40．A【導(dǎo)語】本文是A和B之間的對(duì)話，A通過詢問B為什么看起來很糟糕，了解到B作業(yè)太多導(dǎo)致睡眠不足。A提供給B一些建議。36．根據(jù)答語“Ididn’tsleepwelllastnight.”可知，此處A詢問B為什么看起來很糟糕。選項(xiàng)A“你怎么了？”符合題意。故選A。37．根據(jù)問句“Whatwereyoudoingalllastnight?”和“Mountainsofhomework,math,chemistry,Chinese.Ididn’tfinishituntilmidnight.”可知，A詢問B昨晚干什么了，B回答直到半夜才做完作業(yè)。選項(xiàng)B“我整晚都在做作業(yè)”符合題意。故選B。38．根據(jù)答語“Sure.Iadviseyoutomakeaplanbeforedoingyourhomework.Andyou’dbetterdosomeout-doorsports.”可知，B想讓A給他一些建議。選項(xiàng)D“你可以給我一些建議嗎？”符合題意。故選D。39．根據(jù)后一句“Iamgoingtofollowyouradvice.Thankyou.”可知，B將要采納A的建議，所以此空應(yīng)表達(dá)建議很棒。選項(xiàng)C“聽起來很棒”符合題意，故選C。40．根據(jù)答語“Becausemyparentswantmetogetintoagoodhighschool.”可知，此空應(yīng)為A詢問B為什么參加課后課程。選項(xiàng)A“為什么你必須參加課后課程？”符合題意，故選A。41．B42．C43．A44．B45．D【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹絲綢之路的相關(guān)旅行。41．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“TheSilkRoadisthewonderfullandtraderoutefromChinatoRome.”可知，絲綢之路是從中國到羅馬的奇妙的陸路貿(mào)易路線。故選B。42．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“13Days’SilkRoadAdventureTour...Price:＄2,318”可知需要花費(fèi)2318美元。故選C。43．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“City:Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an”可知如果你選擇10天的絲綢之路之旅，你可以去烏魯木齊。故選A。44．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“12Days’SilkRoadAdventureandKungfuTour”可知，12天絲綢之路探險(xiǎn)和功夫之旅，故選B。45．推理判斷題。本文主要介紹絲綢之路的相關(guān)旅行，所以推測可能在旅行指南上看到這篇文章，故選D。46．B47．A48．C49．D50．B【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。本文主要講述了作者和朋友在愚人節(jié)這天對(duì)他們的老師搞惡作劇的故事。46．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“OneyearatcollegemyfriendsandIwantedtoplayareallybigtrickonourteacher,Jason.”可知，在愚人節(jié)的時(shí)候，Scott捉弄了他的老師。故選B。47．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Ittookusallday,butintheendweblewupall300balloons.”可知，吹這300個(gè)氣球花費(fèi)了他們一整天的時(shí)間。故選A。48．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Jasonlaughedandlaughed.”和第七句“Thatwasfunny,butI’mtiredandI’mgoingtobed.”可知，當(dāng)氣球炸裂的時(shí)候，Jason感到有趣。故選C。49．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Afterthat,wehelpedJasoncleanupthecoloredpaper.”可知，Scott和朋友們離開Jason的公寓之前打掃了那些彩紙。故選D。50．最佳標(biāo)題題。根據(jù)最后一段“ItwasareallyfunAprilFool’sDay!”以及全文可知，本文主要講述了作者和朋友們?cè)谟奕斯?jié)的時(shí)候吹了很多氣球來愚弄老師，因此最佳標(biāo)題為“愚人節(jié)的氣球”。故選B。51．A52．B53．D54．C55．B【導(dǎo)語】本文主要是介紹“會(huì)說話的廚房”。這是一款法語數(shù)字廚房，該廚房可以在教使用者做飯的同時(shí)教授法語，文章同時(shí)還介紹了該廚房的工作原理以及發(fā)明該廚房的原因。51．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“AFrenchDigitalKitchenhasbeendevelopedatNewcastleUniversityintheUK.”可知，電子廚房實(shí)際上是一個(gè)“可以說話的廚房”。故選A。52．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“makesuretheuserscanunderstandFrenchwell”可知，此處使用vocabulary，表示“通過選擇語法和詞匯，幫助使用者學(xué)好法語”。故選B。53．主旨大意題。根據(jù)“ThepurposeoftheFrenchDigitalKitchenistomakelearningalangua