江蘇省鹽城市濱?？h2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

江蘇省鹽城市濱海縣

2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年江蘇省鹽城市濱?？h中考一模英語試題

四、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，計40分）

（一）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

A

Amyispreparingforaschoolprojectthesedays.Herearehernotesfromabook.

Theydiscoveredthatbirdwingschangedshapeinflight.And

theybeganbybuildingandflying“gliders”,lightplaneswithout

蛆engines.Aftermanyteststhroughtheyears,finally,onDecember17,

1903,theysuccessfullyflewthefirstairplane.Itstayedintheairfbr

only12seconds,butitwasthefirsttimeaflyingmachinecarrieda

TheWrightBrothers

personintheair.

(Inventors&Pilots)

Hemadegreatprogressinadvancedmathematicsandshowed

thatlightismadeupofdifferentcoloursHealsodefinedlawsof

gravityandmotion(物體的運動)，whichlaterbecamethebasisof

IsaccNewton

(Mathematician&modemphysics.

Scientist)

Manypeoplethinkheinventedthefirstlightbulb,buthe

actuallycreatedmanythingsthatpeoplecoulduseintheirhomes.

Heinventedthefirstrecordplayer.Healsostartedoneofthefirst

ThomasEdisonelectriccompaniesin1880.

(Inventor&32)

31.Theunderlinedword"It”refersto

A.abirdwingB.anengineC.theflyingtimeD.thefirstairplane

32.Whichwordcanbeputintheblank"32”?

A.PilotB.ArtistC.MusicianD.Businessman

33.WhichbookdoesAmymostprobablygetthenotesfrom?

A.100GreatPeopleinHistoryB.Top10ClassicalNovels

C.AmazingThingsaroundtheWorldD.WaystobeaSuccessfulMan

B

Pitythefarmer

byLiShen（772-846）

Thefarmerhoesgraininthenoondaysun

Withsweatdrippingontothefield

Whorealizesthatthefoodontheirplate—

Everygrain-comesfrombitter（苦的）suffering?

Thericefarmer

bySaoirseMcCann

TheSunissettinglow,theredskyawelcomingsight;

Thefarmerstandsilentlyinthefadinglight

Thefieldsarewateredandplanted,thebuffaloes（水牛）arefed

Theonlythinghethinksofnowisfindinghomeandbed

Agentlewindiswhisperingofhopeanddreamsoflife;

Everygrainofricerequiressucheffortandsuchstrife.

Remember,whenyousitandeatwith

familyorfriends

Allthemanyhoursheworks,ashisfieldshetends.

34.Inthefirstpoem,whatdoesthelastsentencewanttotellus?

A.Thegraintastesbitter.B.Thefarmerhateshisdifficultlife

C.Everyoneshouldlearnhowtohoegrains.D.Foodcomesfromfarmers*hardwork

35.Inthesecondpoem,whyisthefarmernowthinkingonlyofhomeandbed?

A.Becauseheistiredafterthefarmwork.

B.Becausehefeelscoldwhenthegentlewindblows.

C.Becausetheredskyshowsthatit*sgoingtorainsoon.

D.Becausehisfamilyandfriendsarewaitingforhimathome.

36.Whichwordcanbestdescribebothfarmersinthepoems?

A.Kindhearted.B.Good-looking.C.Hard-working.D.Open-minded.

C

Volunteeringisagreatwaytobringpositive（積極的）changestopeople,communitiesand

societyingeneral.Theword“volunteering”startedbeingusedinthe18thcenturywhenpeople

werewillinglyjoiningthemilitary（軍事）service.Today,thewordisnotsomuchconnectedwith

themilitaryservice,butwithcommunityservice.

Officialorganizedvolunteeringappearedinthe19centuryandbecamemorepopularinthe

20+century.AndthebiggestdevelopmentinvolunteeringwasbroughtbytheInternet.

Organizationscanreachpeoplemoreeasilyonline.Helpfulplatformswereraised,andmore

volunteersbecameinterestedwhentheyfoundoutaboutdifferentchances.

Wecanlearnalotfromvolunteering.Itconnectsustoothers.Itisagreatwaytomeetnew

peoplewithcommoninterests.Italsohelpsusmakenewfriends,andimproveoursocialskills.

Volunteeringbringsfuninourlife.Itisafunandeasywaytoexploreourinterestsand

passions.Manypeoplevolunteerinordertomaketimeforhobbiesoutsideofwork.Forexample,

ifapersonhasadeskjobandwanttospendtimeoutdoors,hemightconsidervolunteeringtohelp

plantacommunitygarden,walkdogsforananimalshelter,orhelpoutatachildren'scamp.

Volunteeringcanalsobehelpfulforourcareers.Ifweareconsideringanewcareer,

volunteeringcanhelpusgetexperienceinotherareasandmeetpeopleinthefield.Also,many

volunteerchancesprovidetraining,orcanhelpusbuilduponskillswealreadyhave.Volunteering

doesnljustfeelgood.It'sgoodforus.

37.Nowadaysvolunteeringismainlyconnectedwith.

A.themilitaryserviceB.thecommunityservice

C.thesocietydevelopmentD.theofficialorganization

38.HowdoesthewriterorganizetheideainParagraph4?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bycomparingfacts.

C.Bytellingstories.D.Byexplainingrules

39.Ifyouarethinkingaboutlookingforanewjob,whatadvantagescanvolunteeringoffer?

①havingexperienceinotherareas②meetingpeopleinthenewfield

③learningtoimpressthebosswithhardwork④improvingskills

⑤gettingtoreceivetraining

A.①②B.C.①②④⑤D.①②③

40.Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?

A.Thewaystodovoluntarywork.B.Thefutureofvolunteers.

C.Thehistoryandadvantagesofvolunteering.D.Thechallengeofvolunteering

D

WhitecranesseenatHengshuiLakeinNChina'sHebei

（People'sDailyOnline）13:27,March15,2023Whitecranes,

abirdspecies（種類）underfirst-classstateprotectioninChina,

wererecentlyspottedinHengshuiLakeinsideanational

naturereserveinnorthChina'sHebeiProvince,thelocal

resourceprotectionbureau（局）said.

Thetwobirdswereseenfirstflyingoverthelakeand

thenoneofthemlandedonthewater,whiletheotherflewawaywithoutstopping,saidHuo

Hengmao,aphotographerwhotookphotosoftherarebirdsatthereserveonMarch13.

Therearejustover5,000whitecranesinChinaandtheappearanceofthebirdsatthenature

reservepleasantlysuiprisedthemembersofthenaturereserve.

Attractedbytheecologicalenvironmentandplentyoffood,whitecranes,asmigratory（遷

徙的）birds,stopatthereserveenroute（在途中）tothenorth,saidZhangYuguangwiththe

reserve'sresourceprotectionbureau.

Otherendangeredbirds,includingBaer'spochard（青頭潛鴨），orientalwhitestork（東方白

鴻），andwhooperswan,havealsobeenspottedatthenaturereservesincethespringmigration

seasonbeganthisyear.

InHengshuicity,Hebei,HengshuiLakeistheonlynaturereserveontheNorthChinaPlain

withacompletewetlandecosystem.Atotalof333speciesofbirdshavebeenrecordedhere.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spotted”meaninEnglish?

A.huntedB.boughtC.seenD.trapped

42.WhydosomeoftherarebirdsstopatHengshuiLake?

A.BecauseitisthelargestnaturereserveinChina.

B.Becauseitprovidesthegoodecologicalenvironmentandenoughfood.

C.Becausethememberstherecantakegoodcareofthebirds.

D.Becausethebirdscan'tflyanyfurtherontheirwaytothenorth

43.WhatdoBaer*spochard,orientalwhitestork,andwhooperswanhaveincommon?

A.Theyareallendangeredbirds

B.Thetotalnumberofeachkindofbirdsisthesame.

C.Theyallliveatthenaturereserveallyearround.

D.Allofthemflytothenorthatthesametimetogether,

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.ThephotoabovewastakenonMarch,15

B.ThetwowhitebirdsbothlandedonHengshuiLake.

C.HengshuiLakehasacompletewetlandecosystem.

D.Thereareover5,000speciesofbirdsinHengshuiLake

45.Whatkindofarticleisit?

A.AtourguideB.Abookreview.

C.Ananimalprotectionlaw.D.Anewsreport.

（二）閱讀下面短文，從所給選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項，使短文通順，結(jié)構(gòu)完

整，其中有一項是多余選項。

Along,longtimeago,therewasanoldmancalledthe

FoolishOldMan,livinginJizhou,innorthernChina.In

frontoftheoldman'shouseweretwohighmountains,one

calledTaihangMountainandtheotherWangwuMountain.

Thetwomountainsblockedthewaytoboththenearest

townandamajorrivertothesouth.46

Oneday,theoldmancalledameetingofhiswhole

familyandannouncedaplantoremovethetwomountains.

“InordertobuildapathtothesouthernareaandcreateadirectwaytotheHanshuiRiver,we

mustremovethesemountains,“theoldmansaid,"Otherwise,we'llhavetofacethedifficulty

forever.n47Dayandnightrainorshine,theyneverstoppeddigging.

Severaldayslater,anothergray-beardcalledZhiSou（theWiseOldMan）stoppedbyanc

askedtheFoolishOldMan."Aren'tyousilly?148"TheFoolishOldManreplied.

“Whynot?Imaynotlivelongenoughtoseethetwomountainsmovedfromhere,butafterIdie,

mysonswillcarryonthemission.Aftermysonsdie,mygrandchildrenwillcontinuetodigupthe

mountains.49Soaslongaswekeepdigging,whycan'tthetwomountainsbe

clearedawaysomeday?”

Hearinghim,Godwasdeeplymovedandaskedsomeonetocarryawaythetwomountains.

50TodaythelandbetweenthesouthernpartofJizhouandtheHanshuiRiver

isaflatplain.

A.Thenextmorningthewholefamilystarteddiggingupthetwomountains.

B.Andmygrandchildrenwillhavetheirownsonsandgrandchildren.

C.Itwasadifficultjobandittookdaysforthefamilytofinishit.

D.Themanandhisfamilyhadtoclimbthetwohighmountainstogettotheplaces.

E.Doyouthinkyoucaneverclearawaythesetwomountains?

F.Sotherearenomountainsinthatpartofthecountrytomaketraveldifficult.

2022年江蘇省鹽城市濱海縣中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，計40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

A

Hello.TmBingDwenDweatheoflkiilmascotoflhe

Beijing2022WinterOlympics.Tdliketointroducesomeof

thesportsintheGames!

Startingfromthe1998WinterOlympicsinJapan,therearetwoeventsin

curling（冰壺）一men'sandwomen'scurling.Incurling,teamsusebrushes

andspecially-designedshoestoslidestonesacrosstheicetowardsagoal.A

Alsoknownasdownhillskiing,Alpineskiing（高山滑雪）waslistedasa

WinterOlympicGameseventsince1936.Itisoneofthesportsthatcallsfor

themostphysically-strongplayersintheWinterOlympics.Playersusually

reachspeedsofaround152km/hwhileslidingdownatwisting（曲折的）

coursefullofsharpturnsandhighjumps.

Thebobsleigh（雪橇）wasinventedbytheSwissinthelate1860s.Inthe

game,teamsmaketimed（定時）runsdownnarrowandtwistingicedslopes

（斜坡）飛

inagravity-poweredsled.

FirstappearingatthefirstWinterGamesin1924,cross-countryskiingisthe

oldesttypeofskiing.Datingbackmanyyearsasamethodoftravelover

snow-coveredareas,it'sstillusedasameansoftransportationtoday.

Figure（花樣）skating,whichmadeitsfirstappearanceattheLondon1908

SummerOlympics,isamixofartandsport,includingsingles,pairs,ice

dance,etc.

31.Accordingtothepassage,wegettoknowthatAlpineskiing.

A.isnotafastgameoniceB.isfullofrisk

C.istheoldesttypeofskiingD.isdifferentfromdownhillskiing

32.TheWinterOlympicsmadeitsfirstappearancein.

A.1860B.1908C.1924D.1998

33.Fromthepassage,weknowhasthelongesthistoryinOlympics.

B

SCREENTIMESURVEY

Doyouusetechtoomuch?

YesNo

[3□Icheckmyphoneeveryfewminutes.

El□IoftengetnervousorangryifIcan'tusemyphoneorcomputer.

□□OnceIstartplayingvideogames,Ihaveahardtimestopping.

□[3Ilikereadinge-booksonmymobilephone.

□□Icheckmysocialmediaallthetime.

□□Ioftenstayuptoolateusingmyphone.

[3□Ifeelnervousorupsetwhenmyphoneisdying.

□□Icheckthesameappoverandoveragain.

□0IoftenusemyphonewhenI'mnotsupposedto.

□□Familymembersoftengetangrywithmeforspendingtoomuchtimeonmyphone.

Giveyourself1pointfbreveryYes.

YOURSCORE:

0-3points:Notbad.Staytechsmart.

4-5points:Youshouldreallytrytocutdownonyourtechuse.

6-10points:Yourtechhabitsareheavilyinfluencingyourlife.

Thinkabouthowyoucanchangeandbemorepresentintherealworld.

34.Howmanypointsdoesthepersonget?

A.1.B.4.C.5.D.6.

35.Thepersonwhoisansweringthequestionsinthissurvey.

A.getsnervouswhiletalkingtoothers

B.oftenchecksthephone

C.usuallygoestobedearly

D.doesn'tfeelunhappywhenhis/herphoneisrunningoutofbattery

36.Whatshouldthepersondoaccordingtotheresults?

A.Spendmoretimewithfamily.B.Learntobemorepresent.

C.Stopusingelectronicproducts.D.Spendlesstimeonthemobilephone.

ThewordformilkinGermanis“Milch”.InFrenchitis"lait”.Usually,youcan'tfindthesame

wordsineverylanguage.Butthereisanexceptionfbrtheword"OK”.

Itisthemostfrequentlyspokenexpressionintheworld.ctOK^^wasfirstintroducedtothe

worldintheBostonMorningPostonMarch23rd,1839.Itreado.k.—oilkorrect(whichmeansall

correct).Althoughitwasonlyajokeatthattime,laterpeoplebeganmarkingOKondocumentsand

usingOKonthetelegramtosaythatallwaswell.Today,peopleindifferentcountriesusethis

expressioneveryday—"Howabout2o'clock?OK?”"OK.""OKthen.”Theword"OK"iseasyto

sayandwriteandclearenoughtobeunderstood.Besides,itoffersneutralily(中立)thatotherwords

don'thave.Ifyousaysomethingisgreat,somepeoplemaysayitisn't.Butwith“OK"everyone

generallyagrees.

Arethereanyotherwordsthatcancrosscountriesandcultures?

“Huh"isanothercommonlyusedword.Researchersfoundthat"huh"meanssurpriseor

disbeliefin10differentlanguages.Sometimes,peopleneedawordtoexpressmanymeaningsat

once.Forexample,sometimesthereisaproblemofunderstanding,oryouwanttoasksomebodyfor

areaction.t4Huh^^iseasytosayandtobeheard.Also,youdon'tneedtolearnthisword,justlikeyou

don'tneedtolearntocryorlaugh."Huh"justcomesoutnaturally.

Otherwidelyusedwordsinclude“mama"，whichisconsideredtobetheeasiestwordfbr

babiestopronounce.Don'tforget“gameover”.Itisnotonlyusedbysportsfans,butalsoto

describetheendofaneventinreallife.

37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout“OK”？

A.Itwasajokefbr“allcorrect“atfirst.

B.ItwasfirstusedonTV.

C.Itisnoteasytobeunderstood.

D.It'sastrongwordtoshowyouropinion.

38.Accordingtothepassage,whichdescriptionbelowdoesNOTmatchtheword"Huh"?

A.It'seasytosayandhear.

B.Itcanexpressmanymeaningsatonce.

C.Youdon'tneedtolearnit.

D.It'stheeasiestwordforustopronounce.

39.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.WordsAcrossCountriesandCultures

B.TheMostPopularWords

C.EnglishExpressionsWeOftenUse

D.TopFiveMostWidelyUsedWords

40.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanthereadersseethepassage?

AArtB.NewsC.CultureD.Opinion

D

OnWorldBalletDay,WilliamSmithhadaninterviewwithNaomiHibberd,oneofAustralia's

mostfamousdancers,inthestudio.

William:Welcometoourinterview,MsHibberd!Whatdoyoulikemostaboutbeingadancer?

Naomi:IenjoythefeelingofmovingaroundandIcankeepdoingitallday.Ialsolovetodo

researchonbackgroundstoriesandcharacters.Itmakesmefeellikeanactress.

William:Whatdoyouthinkisthehardestpartofbeingadancer?

Naomi:Iloveearlybedtime.However,myshowssometimesendafter10:30atnight,soIcan't

gotobeduntilmidnight.

William:So,doyoufeelreallytiredthen?

Naomi:Yes.Butyouknow,themoreyoudoit,theeasieritbecomes.Mybodyhasgotusedto

theworktime.Butifpossible,Iwouldliketohaveeighthours5sleepeverynight.It'sreally

importanttogetagoodrest.

William:Thafstrue.Doyoualwayshavetoeathealthyfood?

Nciomi:Itrytoeathealthily,butforme,somefoodlikemeatandsugarcanprovidemewith

long-burningenergy.ImustmakesureIeatplentyofsuchfoodthroughouttheday.

William:Isee.Doyougetnervousoften,MsHibberd?

Naomi:Iusedto,andeachtimeIwasnervous,Iwouldalwaystakethreedeepandslowbreaths

tocalmdown.Beforegoingtothestage,IalsocheckedallthestepsjusttomakesureIgotfully

prepared.IhardlygetnervousnowasI'veperformed（表演）somanytimes.Ithasbecomenormal

forme.

William:Whatisyourgoal（目標(biāo)）inballet?Hasthatchangedovertime?

Naomi:Mygoalwastohaveabetterbodyshapebefore.ButlaterIrealizedthatIshouldbe

happywithwhatIhad.Bestperformancesaremybiggestgoalnow.Ihopetobethebestperformer

Icanbethoughit'snoteasy.

William:Goodlucktoyou!Andthanksforyourtime

41.WhichisthehardestpartofbeingadancerforNaomi?

A.Shehastomovearoundallday.B.Shehastokeepslimandhealthy.

C.Shehastostudystoriesandcharacters.D.Shehastostayuplatetofinishshows.

42.WilliamagreeswithNaomithat.

A.nooneisperfectB.earlybedtimeisnecessary

C.havingenoughsleepisimportantD.themoreyoudoit,theeasierit

becomes

43.Theunderlinedword"steps"means44inChinese.

A.臺階B.步驟C.舞步D.步伐

44.WhatdoweknowaboutNaomi?

A.Shehaschangedhergoalovertime,B.Shenevergetsnervousbefore

performing.

C.Sheisalwaysunhappywithherbody.D.Sheisoneofthebestactressesin

Australia.

45.Whatistheinterviewmainlyabout?

A.Whatit'slikebeingadancer.B.NaomiHibberd'slovefordancing.

C.Usefuladviceondancingwell.D.HowtocelebrateWorldBalletDay.

閱讀下面短文，從所給選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項，使短文通順，結(jié)構(gòu)完整,

其中有一項是多余選項。

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ThebookIwouldliketotalkaboutisTheMerchantofVenice.Thebookisadramaticworkby

Shakespear,anEnglishfamouswriterinthe16thcentury.46Themaincharactersare

Bassanio,Portia,ShylockandAntonio.

ThedramabeginswithAntonio,whohelpsBassanioborrowmoneyfromShylock,andthen

bringsoutotherstories.47HeneedsmoneytofollowhisdreamtomarryPortia—avery

beautifulandrichlady.HefirstwantstoborrowmoneyfromhisfriendAntonio,alsoamerchantin

Venice.AntonioborrowsthemoneyfromaJewishrichmerchantShylock.Antoniodoesmuch

harmtoShylockbeforebecauseAntonioreallyhatesJewish.48Healwaysgetsinterest

（利息）fromthepeoplewhoborrowmoneyfromhim.Antoniopromiseshewillpaythemoneyback

inthreemonths,orShylockwillbeallowedtocutout1poundoffleshoutofAntonio'sbody.

BassaniosuccessfullywinstheloveofPortiabutsoonrealizeshisfriendcannotpaythemoney

backtoShylockontime.49BassanioreturnstoVeniceasfastashecanandattendsatrial

（審訊）.

Portia,dressingupasayounglawyer,claims（聲稱）thatthewords"1poundofflesh"not"1

poundoffleshandblood^^.ShesaysthatShylockisonlyallowedtoremoveflesh,butnotanyblood,

whichisimpossible.Thus,shehelpsAntoniosafeandmakesShylockfail.50

Intheend,BassanioandPortiahaveahappyending.

A.ThereasonwhyAntonioisn'tabletopayisbecausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.

B.Shylockisalittlemeanandlovesmoneyverymuch.

C.Bassanioisapoormerchant.

D.Shylockisamanwholoveshisnationverymuch.

E.IttalksaboutsomethinghappeningbetweenmerchantsinVenice.

F.Atthesametime,Shylocklosesmostofhismoney.

2021年江蘇省鹽城市濱?？h中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀單選

Manyteenagershavedifficultyingettingupearlyinthemorning.SodoesNick.Healways

triestogetoutofbed,butfallsasleepagain.Hereallywantstomakehimselfactuallygetupafter

hewakesup.HeaskedforhelpontheInternet.Somepeoplesharedtheirways.

@AyushSekhariIsometimesuseSeepIfUCan（Alarm）apponmyphone.Whilesettingthe

alarm,youareaskedtochoosehowtoturnitoff.Ichoosetoturnoffthealarmbyusingaphoto.

AndIsetaphotoofmybathroomastheoffkey.Whenthealarmrings,Ihavetoleavemy

bedroomunwillinglyforthebathroomeverymorningafterIamwokenupbythealarm.Itis

annoying（煩人的）butuseful.

@AdityaDeorhaIuseAlannClockPlus*apponmyphonethesedays.Ineedtosolvea

Mathsprobleminordertoturnoffthealarm.Ihavesetitatthehardlevel.Everymorning,Ihave

toconcentrate（集中）onamathsprobleminordertoworkitoutatdesk.Nobodycansleepback

afterthat.

@EllenVranaIHAVEGOTCATS!Inaworkingperson\eyes,petslikecatsanddogsare

justlikehiskids.Theyneedlookingafter.Tmupat6:30everyday.Noalann.Soworthit.

31.Toturnoffthealarm,AyushSekharihasto.

A,turnoffhephoneB.stayatthebedroom

C.takeaphotoofthebathroomD.getthekeyinthebathroom

32.Accordingtothepassage,EllenVranagetsupearlybecause.

A.shehastogotoworkearlyB.shehasseveralalarmclocks

C.sheneedstotakecareofhercatsD.hercatsaresonoisyandwakeherup

33.Whatdothethreewayshaveincommon?

A.Theyallneedaphone.B.Theyallneedpeopletogetaclock.

C.Theyallrequirepeopletothinkalot.D.Theyallforcepeopletoleavethebed.

Ifyoufindyourselffeelingalittlelesscheerfulthanyouwerewhendaysaregoingfrom

summertoautumn,it'snotyourimagination:thereisascience-backedreasonthatyou'remore

（可能的）tofeeldowninthecoolermonths.

"It'sreal,“saidKathrynRoecklein,aprofessorinUniversityofPittsburgh.tlThechanges

don'talways（影響）everyoneinthesameway"sheadded.ButseosoM/（季節(jié)性的）mood

changesoftenincludelessenergy,feelinglesssocial,losinginterestinfavouriteactivitiesand

changesinsleep—youmayhavetroublesleepingorwanttosleepmorethanusual.

Therearealotofreasonswhyourmoodstendro（趨向）changewithseason,butabig

加dor（因素）is."Thehoursofaday,whichareshorterinwinterandlongerinsummer,

arethemainreason,saidRoecklein.Sunsetsareontheirwaytogettingearlierandearlierassoon

asautumnbegins,soit'snotsurprisingifyoufeelthosemoodchangesaroundthesametime.

Onekeypointtorememberaboutthe“winterblues“isthatit'sNOTsomethingwecannot

ouewome（克服）.Hereareafewthingsyoucando.First,getyourselfbathedinthesun.Awalk

outsideinthesuninthemorningwillsurelymakeyoufeelbetter.

Secondly,eatright.Trymorefruits,vegetablesanddrinkplentyofwater.Besides,maketime

foryourfriends.Itissaidthatagoodchatwithyourbestfriendsmakesyourday.

34.WhichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablewordfortheblankinParagraph3?

A.windB.sunlightC.sportD.diet

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“winterblues"mean?

A.Feelingdowninwinter.B.Lovingthickblueclothes.

C.Paintinghousesblueinwinter.D.Listeningtobluesinwinter.

36.PeopleareadvisedtodothefollowingEXCEPT.

A.drinkingmorewaterB.goingouttohaveasunbath

C.meetingtheirfriendsD.readingabookwithteachers

Amyth（傳說）issomethingthatisnotcorrect,butmanypeoplebelieve.Therearealotof

mythsaboutthehumanbrain.

Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatweonlyuse10percentofourbrains.Thenextpartofthe

mythisthatifwecanlearntousetherestofourbrains,we'llbemuchsmarter.Peoplesaythisall

thetime,butit'snottrue!Thetruthisthatalthoughwedon'tknoweverythingaboutthehuman

brain,weknowthateachpartofithasanimportantfunction（功能）.Modernscientiststhinkthe

“10percentridiculous（荒謬的）.

Theothermostpopularmythisaboutbeing"rightbrained"or"leftbrained”.Accordingto

thismyth,peoplewhousetherightsideoftheirbrainsaremoreartisticandcreative.Peoplewho

usetheleftsideoftheirbrainsarebetteratmathandscience.Thisisaspopularasthe10percent

myth,andifsalsowrong.In2013,astudyatanAmericanuniversityexaminedtherightbrainand

leftbrainmyth.Accordingtothestudy,weusebothsidesofourbrainsequally.

It'struethatweusedifferentpartsofourbrainsfordifferentthings.Weuseourleftsidefor

languagemore,andourrightsidewhenweneed