中考英語時事閱讀測試含答案全套

2020中考英語時事閱讀測試含答案Passage1：MeetingagainforthefirsttimeYouvisitaparkonedayandsomeonenearlycrashesintoyouwhileridingtheirbike.Youfeellikeyou'veexperiencedthisparticulareventbefore.Hasthishappenedtoyou?Thisstrangefeelingisactuallyquitecommon.Inpsychology(心理學(xué)),itisknownas"dejavu(似曾相識的感覺)".Howcanweexplainthisphenomenon(現(xiàn)象)?Scientistshavetriedtousevirtualreality(虛擬現(xiàn)實)technologytoreproduceit.Inonestudy,scientistsusedthevideogameTheSimstostudydejavu.Forexample,theyreplacedthebushesinthegame'svirtualgardenwithtrashcans.Whenplayerslookedatthegarden,theyexperiencedasenseofdejavu.Scientiststhinkdejavumightbeexplainedasasimplefailureofmemory.Weseesomethingthatlookssimilartosomethingwe'veseenbefore,butourbrainsfailtofindtheexactmemory.However,thebrainstillrecognizes(識別)thesimilarity,leavinguswithasenseoffamiliarity(熟悉感).Epilepsy(癲癇),abraindiseasethatcancauseseizures(突然發(fā)作),isbelievedtobeanextremeexampleofdejavu.Peoplewithepilepsyoftenexperienceunusualfeelingssimilartodejavu.Shouldwebeworriedwhenweexperiencedejavu?Aslongasitdoesn'taffectyourdailylife,researchersthinkthereisnoneedtoworry.Infact,somescientistsbelievethatitmaybehelpful.Theybelievedejavumightbecausedbythebrainrearranging(重新組織)misplacedmemories.Thiscouldshowthatourmemoriesareworkingwell.Thistheoryalsoexplainswhyyoungerpeoplearemorelikelytoexperienceit,astheirbrainsarestillgrowing.1"Dejavu"refersto_____.A.aphenomenonthathappensduringsleepB.aphenomenonthathappensmorethanonceC.asenseoffamiliarityinanewsituationD.acommonfeelingofstrangeness2：Howcanscientistsexplaindejavu?A.Byexperiencingitthemselves.B.Byreproducingitinanexperimentalsetting.C.Bystudyingvideogames.D.Bystudyingpeoplewhohavepoormemories.3：Whatdoweknowaboutdejavu,accordingtoParagraph3?A.Itseldomhappenstopeoplewithgoodmemories.B.Itshowsthatourbrainsareingoodshape.C.Itisrecognizedasamentalillness.D.Ithappenswhenourmemoriesfail.4：Thelastparagraphtellsusabout_____.A.thepositivesidesofdejavuB.theinfluenceofdejavuonmemoryC.newfindingsaboutdejavuD.youngpeoplewhoexperiencedejavu參考答案：CBDAPassage2：LifeafterdeathWhenwhalesdieintheocean,theirhugebodiesfalltothebottom(底部).Scientistshaveanameforthis:awhalefall(鯨落).InMarch,Chinesescientistsdiscovered(發(fā)現(xiàn))awhalefallintheSouthChinaSea(中國南海).ThisisthefirstwhalefalleverfoundinChina.Afterthewhalefallstothebottomofthesea,otherseaanimalseatthemeatoffthedeadwhale.Butdidyouknow?Thedeadwhalecanbecomeanecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).Manyanimalsliveonit.Whathappensduringawhalefall?Thewhalebodygoesthroughthreestages(階段).Whathappensduringthesestages?Let'stakealooktogether.No.1Thewhalebodyattracts(吸引)lotsofseaanimals,suchassmallfish,sharksandcrabs.Theycometoeattheskinandmuscleofthewhale.Usually,ittakesatleastfourmonthsforthoseanimalstoeatthewhale.Wow,whatagoodmeal!No.2Afterthewhalebecomesaskeleton(骨架),otheranimalscome.Theyaremollusks(軟體動物)andworms(蠕蟲).Theybuildtheirhomesonthebones(骨頭).Theseanimalsareweak(柔弱的).Thehugeandstrongwhalebonesprotectthem.Thisstagemaylast(持續(xù))forabouttwoyears.No.3Bacteria(細(xì)菌)playanimportantroleatthethirdstage.Theydisintegrate(分解)thelipids(脂類)inthebonesandgetenergy(能量)fromit.Thensmallanimalssuchasseasnails(海螺)andclams(蛤蜊)eatthebacteria.Thisstagecanlastforaslongas100yearsbecausethewhalebonesareverylarge.Somescientistsbelievethereisafourthstage.Whenalltheusefulpartsaregone,thewhalewillbecomepartofareef(礁巖).Seaanimalsliveandplayaroundit.Didyouknow?ThewhalefallfoundintheSouthChinaSeais3meterslong.Itisstillinthefirststage.Scientistssawfisheatingthetailofthewhale.Thismeansthewhalediedrecently.WhalefallsarerareTherearelessthan50naturalwhalefallsintheworld.SoitisluckyforChinatofindone.Whyaretheysorare?Theseaisverybig.It'shardforpeopletolookforwhalefallsinsuchabigarea.What'smore,becauseofwhalehunting(捕鯨),therearefewerwhalesintheworld.Whalesareselfless,evenwhentheydie.It'stimeforustoshowrespect(尊敬)tothesegreatanimals.1：WheredidChinesescientistsdiscoveredawhalefall？2：Howlongdoesittakeatthefirststageafterwhale'sdeath？3：What'simportantatthefirststage？4：Whydidthethirdstagelastforaslongas100years？5：Whalefallsarerare參考答案：1:intheSouthChinaSea2：ittakesatleastfourmonthsforthoseanimalstoeatthewhale.3：Bacteriaplayanimportantroleatthethirdstage.4：becausethewhalebonesareverylarge.5：Theseaisverybig.It'shardforpeopletolookforwhalefallsinsuchabigarea.What'smore,becauseofwhalehunting,therearefewerwhalesintheworld.Passage3：InspiredbyKobeAlthoughKobeBryantisnolongerwithus,hisunbreakablewillonandoffthebasketballcourtliveson.Thismonth,itwasannouncedthatthelatesuperstarwouldbeinductedintotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame,aprestigioushonorforbasketball'sbest.AlongsideBryant,eightotherswillbeinductedataceremonyonAug29."Hisfiercecompetitiveness,workethicanddrivewereunmatched,"JeanieBuss,owneroftheLosAnglesLakes,toldESPN."ThosequalitieshelpedBryantleadustofivetitles–andhavenowbroughthimtotheHallofFame,wherehewillbeenshrinedwiththegreatesttohaveeverplayedthegame.Noonedeservesitmore."Indeed,whatelevatedBryantabovehispeerswashisunmatchablecommitmenttobethebest.Hewasruthlessinhispursuittodominatehisopponents.Hecalleditthe"mambamentality"aftertheblackmamba,oneoftheworld'sdeadliestsnakes–andalsoafterthetopkillerfromthe2003movieKillBill,accordingtoTheNewYorker.ThemambamentalitybecamesopopularthatBryantdetailedhisprocessinhisbookTheMambaMentality:HowIPlay.Init,herevealedhisfamouslydetailedapproachaswellashisphysicalandmentalpreparationtonotjustsucceedatthegame,buttoexcel."Mambamentalityisallaboutfocusingontheprocessandtrustinginthehardworkwhenitmattersmost,"hewroteinthebook."It'stheultimatemantraforthecompetitivespirit.Itstartedjustasahashtagthatcametomeoneday,andit'sgrownintosomethingathletes–andevennon-athletes–embraceasamindset."Bryanttookafteroneofbasketball'smostlegendaryplayers,MichaelJordan,notonlywithregardtoJordan'splayingstyle,buthiscompetitivenature."Ilikedchallengingpeopleandmakingthemuncomfortable,"BryantwroteinanexcerptpublishedonthePlayers'Tribune."That'swhatleadstointrospectionandthat'swhatleadstoimprovement.YoucouldsayIdaredpeopletobetheirbestselves."ThoughmanywereshockedandsadwhentheLosAnglesgreatdiedinahelicoptercrashinJanuary,allsignspointtoBryant'slegacypersistingforgenerationstocome.Whetheryou'reabasketballplayerornot,youcan'tdenytheKobe'spowertoinspireyoutobeyourbestself.1：whenwilltheceremonybeinducted？2:WhatDidJeanieBusssayaboutKobe?3:WhatdidKobethinkofMambamentality?4:DidKobedieinahelicoptercrashinJanuary?5：WhatdoyouthinkofKobe'spower？參考答案：1:onAug29.2:Hisfiercecompetitiveness,workethicanddrivewereunmatched3:Mambamentalityisallaboutfocusingontheprocessandtrustinginthehardworkwhenitmattersmost4:：Yes；itis5：inspiredPassage4：PanicbreedsstockpilingBeinginthemidstofapandemiclockdowncanmakepeoplefeelworried.Butnothinghasexemplified(例證)thispanickybehaviormorethanhoarding(囤積),specificallytoiletpaper.Seeminglytranscending(超越)bordersandcultures,peoplefromallovertheworld,includingtheUS,UKandJapan,havebeenclearingsupermarketshelvesprimarilyforthisnecessity.Butwhat'sthereasonforthissuddentoiletpaperfixation?Youcanunderstandpanicbuyingfood,butdowereallyneedthismuchtoiletpaper?StevenTaylor,authorofthebookThePsychologyofPandemics,toldtheIndependentthatourtoiletpaperhoardingisaproductofourdisgust.Duringapandemic,people'ssensitivity(敏感)todisgustincreases,likewhenyouflinch(躲避)ifsomeonenearbysneezes(打噴嚏)."Disgustislikeanalarmmechanism(機制)...andwhatbettertoolforeliminating(消除)disgustingmaterialthantoiletpaper.Ithinkthisishowitbecameaconditionedsymbolofsafety,"hesaid.WritingforTheConversation,NikiEdwardsofTheQueenslandUniversityofTechnologysaid,"Whenpeoplehearaboutthenovelcoronavirus,theyareafraidoflosingcontrol.Andtoiletpaperfeelslikeawaytomaintaincontroloverhygiene(衛(wèi)生)andcleanliness."Anotheroneofthemostprominentreasonsbehindthistoiletpapertrend,accordingtotheBBC,isthesnowballeffect.Duetoitsprominentcoverage,bothinthenewsandsocialmedia,peoplenaturallyask,"Willtherebeenoughtoiletpaperformyfamilyandme?"Thisinvariably(一成不變地)leadstomorepeoplefollowingthecrowdandbuyingtoiletpaperbecauseoftheirfearofmissingout."Fearisverycontagious.Sowhenthosesortsofthingsgoviral(走紅),whenyouseepeoplearoundyoubuyingthingsinapanickyway,it'sgoingtomakeyoufeelmoreanxious,"wroteAmericanpsychologistBaruchFischhoffforCNBC.Whilethereare,ofcourse,selfishpeoplewhostockpile(囤積)justbecausetheycan,it'sworthkeepingthingsinperspective.Remember,justascountriesarecooperatingtofindavaccine,wemustcooperatetoensurethateveryonehastheirshareofnecessities.1：AccordingtoStevenTaylor,whatdoesthistoiletpapertrendresultfrom?A.Thedesiretogetridofdisgustingmaterial.B.Thefearoflosingcontrolovercleanliness.C.Thefrequentreportingontoiletpaper.D.Theselfishsideofhumannature.2：Whosewordsarequotedtoexplain"thesnowballeffect"?A.StevenTaylor's.B.NikiEdwards'.C.BaruchFischhoff's.D.Theauthor's.3：Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"keepingthingsinperspective"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Followingthecrowd.B.Reducingpanic.C.Beingpreparedforuncertainty.D.Takingeverythingintoconsideration.4：Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?A.Toexplorethenegativeeffectsofthetoiletpaperhoarding.B.Toexplainwhypeopletendtostockpiletoiletpaper.C.Tocriticizethosepeoplewhohoardtoiletpaper.D.Todiscusspeople'sdifferentattitudestowardthetoiletpaperhoarding.參考答案：ACDBPassage5ZhoushinesliketreasureCanyousingindifferent1（voice）?ChinesesingerZhouShencandothis.The27-year-oldtookpartinthisyear'sTVshowSinger.Ontheshow,hesangasonginfivedifferentvoices2（include）thevoiceofalittlegirl,akingandayoungman.Histalent3（給..留下深刻印象）people.Zhou'sroadto4(成功)wasnoteasy.Helovedsingingwhenhewasalittleboy.5,hisvoicedidn'tchangelikeotherboysduringpuberty(青春期).Itstillsoundedlikeagirl'svoice.Hisclassmateslaughed6himandhedarednot(不敢)singinpublic(當(dāng)眾).Buthisloveofmusicmadehim7（strong）.WhilestudyinginUkraine(烏克蘭),helearnedUkrainian,Russian,ItalianandPolish.HecansingLetitGoinninedifferentlanguages.HestartedtosingonTVtalentshowsand8(逐漸地)cametoaccepthimself."Iacceptmyvoice,"Zhousaid."Itisgoodaslongasitisnaturalandhonest."Didyouknow?ZhouShendoesn'tjustsingwell.Heisalso9(幽默的).Hehasanicepersonality(性格)andis10（friend）tohisfans.Somepeoplecallhim"treasureboy(寶藏男孩)".1-5：voices；including；impressed；success；however6-10：at；strong；gradually；humorous；friendlyPassage6NolimittolanguageChina'sculturalinfluence(影響)isstartingtorisearoundtheworld.Translation(翻譯)playsanimportantrole.Fromsci-fitowuxiatoanimated(動畫的)movies,translationbridgesthelanguagegap(語言隔閡)andhelpsforeignerslearnmoreaboutChineseculture,bothtraditionalandmodern.Here,TEENShaschosenseveralChinesebooksandmoviesthathavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.TheyareallpopularintheWest,partlybecausetheyarewell-translated.TheThree-BodyProblem《三體》ThisHugoAward(雨果獎)winneristhemostwell-knownworkofChinesesciencefiction(sci-fi，科幻小說).Itstranslator,KenLiu(劉宇昆),helpeditbecomepopular.LiuwasborninChinaandgrewupintheUS.HecanspeakbothChineseandEnglish.Healsowritessci-fistorieshimself.Thatmadehimthebestchoicetotranslatethestory.Liudidn'ttranslatethebookwordforword.Instead,hetriedtomakeiteasierforEnglishreaderstounderstand.Forexample,hechangedthestructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofthestoryandmoveditshistoricalbackground(背景)tothebeginning.ForeignreadersliketheEnglishversion(版本),includingformerUSpresidentBarackObama.ManyEnglishspeakershavebecomefansofLiuCixinandChinesesci-fi.NeZha《哪吒之魔童降世》Lastyear,whentheanimatedmovieNeZhawenttoNorthAmericantheaters,therewaswidediscussiononlineaboutthetranslation.PeoplefoundithardtotranslatesomeChinesephrases(短語)intoEnglish.OneexamplewastheTaoistspell(咒語)jijirulüling("急急如律令").AmericantranslatorJerimiahWillhitetranslatedthefilm.HelearnedChinesewhileincollegeandisabigfanofChineseculture.Hehasreadmanyclassic(古典的)Chinesebooks,includingTaoTeChing(《道德經(jīng)》).Hetranslatedthespellto"bequicktoobey(遵從)mycommand(指令)."HisworkhashelpedEnglishspeakersenjoythemovie.Onthemoviereview(影評)websiteRottenTomatoes,NeZhahasarating(評分)of88percent.LegendsoftheCondorHeroes《射雕英雄傳》AlmosteveryoneinChinaknowsJinYongandhiswuxiaboo