2024年廣東省廣州市中考英語試題（解析版）

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2024年廣州市初中學(xué)業(yè)水平考試

英語

考生號：姓名：

本試卷共13頁，四大題，滿分90分?？荚囉脮r100分鐘。

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一、語法選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從屋15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出

最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Thesunwasshiningonthebluewater.BenandSuewerebuildingasandcastlewithDadonthebeach.

Suddenly,theyheard]loudnoisecomingfrombehindsomerocks.Thetwokids2climbedontothe

rocksand3over.Theyweresosurprisedat4theysaw.

“Penguins（企鵝）!I'veneverseenpenguinsonabeach!?,shoutedBen."Shhh!Bequiet5you'llmake

themfeelafraid.Dadsaidinalowvoice."ThoseareAfricanPenguins.Thisbeachis6home.^^

Atthatmoment,Dadnoticedaseabirdwalking7thepenguineggsneartherocks.Hequicklydroveit

away.

“Theseabirdwilleatthepenguineggs,“saidDad."Comewithme.^^

Theywalkedalongthebeach8theycametoasmallhousewithasignsayingPenguinCareCentre.

“ThisiswhereIwork.TheseAfricanPenguinsareindangernow.Butluckilytherearestill9ofthemleftin

theworld.MyjobistotakecareofDadsaid.

“That'sgreat!?,saidBen.

“Yes.Thenumberofthepenguinswasoncemuch10,butitisn'tverybiganymore.Onereasonisthat

thepenguineggs11byseabirdsandotheranimals.12isthatthefishermeninthisareacatchtoo

manyfish.Penguins13findenoughfoodfortheirbabies.Sothegovernmentistakingactiontostoppeople

14forawholeseasoneveryyear.^^Dadexplained.

“Nowwearetryingourbest15thepenguineggs.Doyouwanttohelpme?”Dadasked.

"Yes!"BenandSuebothreplied

1.A.aB.anC.theD./

2.A.careB.caringC.carefulD.carefully

3.A.lookB.lookingC.lookedD.tolook

4.A.whatB.thatC.howD.which

5.A.andB.orC.butD.so

6.A.theyB.themC.theirD.theirs

7.A.aboveB.offC.towardsD.from

8.A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.until

9.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle

10.A.bigB.biggerC.biggestD.thebiggest

11.A.eatB.ateC.areeatingD.areeaten

12.A.AnotherB.OtherC.OthersD.Theothers

13.A.mustn'tB.needn,tC.can,tD.shouldn't

14.A.fishB.fishedC.tofishD.fishing

15A.protectB.toprotectC.protectingD.protected

【答案】l.A2.D3.C4.A5.B6.C7.C8.D9.B10.B11.D12.

A13.C14.D15.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了Ben和Sue在海灘上與父親一起建造沙堡時，意外發(fā)現(xiàn)了一群非洲企鵝，并了解

到這些企鵝面臨的生存威脅以及父親保護企鵝的工作。

【1題詳解】

句意：突然，他們聽到一聲巨響從巖石后面?zhèn)鱽怼?/p>

a不定冠詞，后跟以輔音音素開頭的單詞；an不定冠詞，后跟以元音音素開頭的單詞；the定冠詞，表示

特指；/不填。此處表示泛指，修飾單數(shù)名詞noise,且loud首字母發(fā)輔音音素，所以用a修飾。故選A。

【2題詳解】

句意：兩個孩子小心翼翼地爬到巖石上往外看。

care在意,動詞;caring關(guān)心他人的，體貼的,形容詞；careful仔細的，小心的,形容詞；carefully小

心地，副詞?？仗幮揎梽釉~climbed,所以用副詞。故選D。

【3題詳解】

句意：兩個孩子小心翼翼地爬到巖石上往外看。

look看，原形；looking看，現(xiàn)在分詞/動名詞；looked看，過去式/過去分詞；tolook看，不定式。根據(jù)

“climbedonto”和“and”可知，此處是并列動詞，所以用過去式。故選C。

【4題詳解】

句意：他們對所看到的感到非常驚訝。

what什么；that那;how如何;which哪一個。空處引導(dǎo)賓語從句，同時也是saw的賓語，指“看到的事

物”，所以用what引導(dǎo)賓語從句。故選A.

[5題詳解】

句意：安靜點，否則你會讓它們感到害怕。

and和；or否則;but但是；so因此。本句是“祈使句+and/or+陳述句”，此處指如果不安靜點，就會讓它

們害怕，用來敘述否定條件，用or。故選B。

[6題詳解】

句意：這片海灘是它們的家。

they它們，主格；them它們，賓格；their它們的，形容詞性物主代詞；theirs它們的，名詞性物主代

詞。空處修飾名詞home,所以用其形容詞性物主代詞their。故選C。

【7題詳解】

句意：就在這時，爸爸注意到一只海鳥朝巖石附近的企鵝蛋走去。

above在...以上,超過;off從....離開；towards向，朝著；from從。根據(jù)“walking...thepenguin

eggs”可知，是向企鵝蛋走去。故選C。

【8題詳解】

句意：他們沿著海灘走，直到他們來到了一個小房子前，房子的牌子上寫著“企鵝護理中心二

if如果；when當(dāng)...時；unless除非;until直到。根據(jù)“walkedalongthebeach...theycametoasmall

house”可知，應(yīng)是一直走，直到到寫著“企鵝護理中心”的小房子前。故選D。

【9題詳解】

句意：但幸運的是，世界上仍然有一些。

few幾乎沒有，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；afew一些，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；little幾乎沒有，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；

alittle一點，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。根據(jù)“Butluckilytherearestill...ofthemleftintheworld.”可知，很幸運,則

說明世界上還有一些企鵝，修飾復(fù)數(shù)代詞them,所以用afewo故選Bo

【1。題詳解】

句意：企鵝的數(shù)量曾經(jīng)大得多，但現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不多了。

big大的Rigger更大的；biggest最大的；thebiggest最大的，the+最高級。much修飾比較級。故選B。

【11題詳解】

句意：原因之一是企鵝的蛋被海鳥和其他動物吃掉。

eat吃，動詞原形；ate吃，過去式；areeating現(xiàn)在進行時；areeaten一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)。根據(jù)"the

penguineggs...byseabirdsandotheranimals”可知，企鵝蛋是被吃掉，所以用被動語態(tài)。故選D。

【12題詳解】

句意：另一個原因是這個地區(qū)的漁民捕撈了太多的魚。

Another另一個（三者或以上中的）；Other其他的，常修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；Others其他人或物；The

others其余的（表示在一個范圍內(nèi)的其他全部I根據(jù)“Onereason”及is可知，此處指另一個原因。故選

A。

【13題詳解】

句意：企鵝找不到足夠的食物喂它們的寶寶。

mustn't禁止；needn't不必；can,t不能；shouldn't不應(yīng)該。根據(jù)"fishermeninthisareacatchtoomanyfish^^

可知，漁民過度捕撈，應(yīng)是導(dǎo)致企鵝不能找到足夠的食物。故選C。

【14題詳解】

句意：因此，政府正在采取行動，禁止人們每年一整個季節(jié)捕魚。

fish捕魚，動詞原形；fished捕魚，過去式/過去分詞；tofish捕魚，不定式；fishing捕魚，現(xiàn)在分詞/動

名詞。stopsb(from)doingsth"阻止某人做某事"，固定短語。故選D。

【15題詳解】

句意：現(xiàn)在我們正在盡最大努力保護企鵝蛋。

protect保護，動詞原形；toprotect保護，不定式；protecting保護，現(xiàn)在分詞/動名詞；protected保護,

過去式/過去分詞。tryone’sbesttodosth“盡某人最大努力做某事"，固定短語，所以空處用動詞不定式。故

選B。

二、完形填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項

涂黑。

“Hello,MrLi,“Isaidsweetly.CCIcametoaskifIcouldhelppaintthepostersfortheReadingDay.Idon't

mind16forthewholedayatthelibrarytomorrow.9,

“Aren'tyougoingtotheoldpeople'shome?^^MrLiasked

“Myclassisgoing.ButIcouldhavea/an17ifyouneedmyhelp.^^

“Thanks,Janet.ButIthinkyoucouldcomeafterschooltomorrow.9,

18,therewasnowayout.Ihadtogo.

Thenextday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkingwiththeoldpeople,Ireallyfeltnervousto19anyof

them.IsatthereonmyownholdingthecardImadethenightbefore.

Acrosstheroomtherewasanoldladyinawheelchair.Shewas20.too.MaybeIcouldhandmycard

toher.Itmightbrightenherday.Socarefully,Iwenttoher.

“Thankyou,Janet.^^Theoldladyreachedforthecardbutherhandwasnowherenearit.Isuddenlyrealized

thatshewas21.

“Whatdoesyourcardlooklike?^^Theoldladyasked.I22mycardpatiently.Herfingerstouchedevery

inchofit.Shecouldn'tenjoymore...

Toosoon,itwastimetoreturn.ButIdidn'twantto23.

“Thanksfbryourcoming,Janet!I'llkeepthiscardtorememberyou.^^

'Tmsorryyoucan'tseeit.IwishedIhadbroughtyouabettergift,^^Isaid

“Thebesttheoldladysaid,“wasyour24,Janet.^^

Withtears,Ifeltlightandwarm.Icouldn,twaittocomebacktoseemynew__25again.

16.A.readingB.discussingC?relaxingD.working

17.A.ideaB.lessonC.excuseD.gift

18A.ClearlyB.StrangelyC.LuckilyD.Suddenly

19.A.acceptB.joinC.inviteD.guide

20.A.aloneB.activeC.readyD.busy

21.A.tiredB.blindC.seriousD.worried

22.A.changedB.comparedC.describedD.prepared

23.A.forgetB.leaveC.promiseD.imagine

24.A.returnB.planC.classD.visit

25.A.friendB.teacherC.classmateD.neighbour

【答案】16.D17.C18.A19.B20.A21.B22.C23.B24,D25.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了作者在去老人院的時候，遇到了一位坐輪椅的老婦人，這位老婦人是盲人，但是

她們相處很愉快，作者也渴望再次見到這位新朋友。

【16題詳解】

句意：我不介意明天在圖書館工作一整天。

reading讀;discussing討論；relaxing放松；working工作。根據(jù)"IcametoaskifIcouldhelppainttheposters

fortheReadingDay”可知作者不介意工作一整天，所以去詢問是否能幫忙畫閱讀日的海報。故選D。

【17題詳解】

句意：但如果你需要我的幫助，我可以找個借口。

idea想法;lesson課；excuse借口；gift禮物。根據(jù)"ifyouneedmyhelp”可知是如果需要幫助畫海報，可以

找借口不去老人院。故選C。

【18題詳解】

句意：顯然，沒有辦法。

clearly清晰地；strangely奇怪地；luckily幸運地；suddennly突然。根據(jù)“Ihadtogo”可知很顯然，作者必

須要去老人院。故選A。

【19題詳解】

句意：第二天，當(dāng)我的同學(xué)們和老人們聊天時，我真的很緊張加入他們中的任何一個。

accept接受；join加入；invite邀請;guide引領(lǐng)。根據(jù)"Isatthereonmyown”可知作者一^人坐在那里，

沒有加入他們的聊天。故選瓦

【20題詳解】

句意：她也獨自一人。

alone獨自；active積極的；ready準備好的；busy忙的。根據(jù)"Isatthereonmyown”可知這個老婦人和作

者一樣，也是獨自一個人。故選A。

[21題詳解】

句意：我突然意識到她是個盲人。

tired勞累的；blind失明的；serious嚴肅的；worried擔(dān)心的。根據(jù)“Theoldladyreachedforthecardbuther

handwasnowherenearit”可知這個老婦人伸手去拿卡片，但她的手根本沒靠近，可見她是一個盲人。故選

B。

【22題詳解】

句意：我耐心地描述了我的卡片。

changed改變;compared比較;described描述;prepared準備。根據(jù)"mycardpatiently”可知她是盲人,所

以作者是給她描述卡片。故選C。

【23題詳解】

句意：但我不想離開。

forget忘記;leave離開；promise承諾；imagine想象。根據(jù)"Toosoon,itwastimetoreturn.ButIdidn'twant

t?！笨芍髡卟幌腚x開。故選B。

【24題詳解】

句意：“最好的禮物，“老太太說，“就是你的來訪，珍妮特?！?/p>

return歸還；plan計劃；class班級；visit參觀。根據(jù)"Thanksforyourcoming,Janet”可知老婦人認為作者的

拜訪就是最好的禮物。故選D。

【25題詳解】

句意：我迫不及待地想再次見到我的新朋友。

friend朋友;teacher老師;classmate同學(xué);neighbour令|3居。根據(jù)“Icouldn'twaittocomebacktoseemy

new”可知作者把這個老婦人當(dāng)作了自己的朋友。故選A.

三、閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂

mto

（A）

Ffh.Ffh.Ffh!Itwasnotjusttheemptynest（鳥巢）ofapeweebirdasAmyhadfoundthelastfivedays.Amy

ranhomethroughthewoods.

sheshouted.t4Iseebirds.Two.Incave（洞穴）.Beautiful!,?

Mumsmiled.Birds!Alwaysbirds!FromthemomentAmywokeupinthemorningtothemomentsheclosed

hereyesatnight,shethoughtonlyofbirds.

Amyclimbedstraighttoheratticroom-hermuseum,shecalledit.Everyshelf,everyspareinchoffloor,was

coveredwithnests,birdmodelsandnaturalsciencebooks.Thewallswerecoveredwithpencilandcrayon

drawingsofmanydifferentkindsofbirds,allsigned"Amyinthewoods.”

“Arethosethesamebirdswhobuiltthenestlastyear?Willtheyreturntothecavenextspring?^^Amyalways

wondered.64Iwillstudymycavebirds.Iwilldrawthemjustastheyare.^^Amymadeuphermind.

Inaweek,thebirdswereusedtoher.TheywerebusybuildingtheirnestasAmywatchedanddrewwithher

pencils.Soonthedriedbrownnestbecameasoftgreenbed.

Amywatchedastwobabybirdscameout.Shewatchedastheyoungbirdsflewforthefirsttime.Shebeganto

feelapartofthissmallfamily.

Whenthedaysgrewshorterandtheautumnairbegantobite,Amyknewthebirdswouldleavesoon.But

wouldtheycomeback?Shehadtoknow!

Inbedthatnight,sheformedaplan.

Thenextday,whenthemotherandfatherbirdswereawayfromthenest,shetiedsomethingtoonelegofeach

babybird.Aweeklater,thebirdsweregone...

Thedaysgrewlongeragain.Onemorning.Amyheardabirdcall,"Fee-bee!Fee-bee!,?

Sherantothecave.Watchingthewaythebirdsflewinandoutofthecave,Amyknewherfriendscameback.

Butwherewerelastyear'sbabies?Didtheyreturntoo?Shebegantosearchthewoodsnearthecave,listeningfor

theircall.

Insidealittlehouse,shefoundtwobirdsbuildinganest.Oneworeasilverringarounditsleg.Upthesmall

river,underabridge,shefoundtwomorenestingbirds.Andoneworeasilverringarounditsleg.

Amysmiledandcalled,"Tee-bee!Fee-bee!,?

26.WhatdidAmywanttofindoutinthewholestory?

A.Whereandhowthebirdsspentwinter.B.Whythebirdsandtheirbabiescameback.

C.Whetherthesamebirdswouldreturn.D.Howshecouldmakefriendswiththebirds.

27.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyfromhermuseum?

A.Sheoftenstudiedbirdswithhermother.B.Shehadrichbird-watchingexperiences.

C.Shelikeddrawingmorethanotherhobbies.D.Shewantedtokeepherhobbiesassecrets.

28.HowdidAmycarryoutherplaninthelateautumn?

A.Shemarkedeachbabybirdwithasilverring.B.Sheseparatedthebabybirdsfromtheirparents.

C.Shecaredforthebirdsandwatchedthemgrow.D.Sheusedthebirds9languagetocallthemback.

29.Whathappenedtothetwobabybirdswhenthesecondspringcame?

A.Theyflewbackandlookedfortheirparents.B.Theymadetheirownnestsunderabridge.

C.TheyflewinandoutofthecavetomeetAmy.D.Theyreturnedandbuiltnestsnearthecave.

【答案】26.C27.B28.A29.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了一個名叫Amy的小女孩對鳥類的熱愛和觀察，她通過在鳥腿上綁上銀環(huán)來確認

鳥類是否會在第二年春天返回原地筑巢的故事。

【26題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Arethosethesamebirdswhobuiltthenestlastyear?Willtheyreturntothecavenext

spring?”可知，Amy想知道同樣的鳥是否會回來,故選C。

[27題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Amyclimbedstraighttoheratticroomhermuseum,shecalledit.Everyshelf,everyspare

inchoffloor,wascoveredwithnests,birdmodelsandnaturalsciencebooks.Thewallswerecoveredwithpencil

andcrayondrawingsofmanydifferentkindsofbirdsJ可知，Amy的閣樓房間被她稱為博物館，里面有很多

鳥巢、鳥模型和自然科學(xué)書籍，墻上掛滿了她畫的各種鳥類的圖畫，這表明她有豐富的觀鳥經(jīng)驗。故選

B。

【28題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thenextday,whenthemotherandfatherbirdswereawayfromthenest,shetiedsomething

toonelegofeachbabybird.Aweeklater,thebirdsweregone…”和最后一段“Insidealittlehouse,shefoundtwo

birdsbuildinganest.Oneworeasilverringarounditsleg.Upthesmallriver,underabridge,shefoundtwomore

nestingbirds.Andoneworeasilverringarounditsleg.“可知，她在每只雛鳥腿上都做了一個銀戒指的記號,

通過觀看這個標記來判斷它們是否會回來，故選A。

【29題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"shefoundtwobirdsbuildinganest.Oneworeasilverringarounditsleg.Upthesmallriver,

underabridge,shefoundtwomorenestingbirds.Andoneworeasilverringarounditsleg.“可知，Amy發(fā)現(xiàn)了

兩只帶有銀環(huán)的小鳥在橋下筑巢，這表明它們在第二年春天返回并在靠近洞穴的地方筑巢，故選D。

(B)

Manypeopleknowthatrobotsexplorespaceandbuildthingsinfactories.But

didyouknowthattherearemanyotherkindsofrobots?Lefsmeetsomeofthese

robotsandfindoutwhattheydo.

Robot1

Ifyourfamilyaremovingtoanewhouse,thistwo-leggedrobotisagood

helper.Itcanliftseveralheavyboxesandcarrythemtothemovingtruckbefore

returninginsideformore.Ithastheabilitytowalkmorecarefullyandskillfullythan

otherrobots.

Robot2

Poweredbythesun,thisrobotworksinaforest.Itkeepsaneyeoneverything

fromanimalmovementstotheforesfstemperature,thensendstheinformationback

tothescientists.Thisrobotcanwatchhowtheenvironmentchangesforalong

periodoftime,whichisdifficultforhumans.

Robot3

Thispie-makingrobotiscuttingapieintopiecesinthekitchen.Itusesitsarms

todoallthethingshumancooksmightdowhentheymakefood.Butitmakesmuch

morefoodthanhumancooks.Itcanprepareapiein45secondsandcook80piesan

hour.Itevendividesyourpieandboxesitup.

Robot4

Thisbrightorangerobothelpsrepairthemachinesunderdeepwater.Itcan

reachthepartwhichistoodeepforahumandiver.Humansprogramwherethe

robotshouldgoandwhatitshoulddo.Thisrobotcanalsohelphumansexplorethe

seaanddiscovernewlivingthings.Butitcan'tworkfbrlongunderwater.

30.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectmatchbetweentherobotsandtheirworkingplaces?

A.Robot1—③,Robot2—(4),Robot3—②,Robot4一①

B.Robot1—(2),Robot2—?,Robot3—(3),Robot4—(4)

C.Robot1—(2),Robot2―Robot3—③,Robot4—①

D.Robot1—(3),Robot2一①，Robot3—②，Robot4—④

31.WhatisanadvantageofRobot3?

A.Itmakesthefoodmoredelicious.B.Itcooksdifferentkindsoffood.

C.Itpreparesfoodatafasterspeed.D.Itkeepsthekitchencleanandtidy.

32.WhatcanRobot2andRobot4bothdo?

A.Studytheinformationforscientists.B.Keepworkingforalongperiodoftime.

C.HelphumanslearnmoreabouttheEarth.D.Dolotsofheavyhouseworkforpeople.

【答案】30.A31.C32.C

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了不同種類的機器人。

【30題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Robot1Ifyourfamilyaremovingtoanewhouse,thistwo-leggedrobotisagoodhelper.It

canliftseveralheavyboxesandcarrythemtothemovingtruckbeforereturninginsideformore”可矢口第一種機器

人可以用于搬家時搬運沉重的箱子，故Robot1和③對應(yīng)；根據(jù)“Robot2Poweredbythesun,thisrobot

worksinaforest”可知第二種機器人在森林里工作，故Robot2和④對應(yīng)；根據(jù)“Robot3Thispie-making

robotiscuttingapieintopiecesinthekitchen”可知第三種機器人在廚房工作，故Robot3和②對應(yīng)；根據(jù)

“Robot4Thisbrightorangerobothelpsrepairthemachinesunderdeepwater”可知第四種機器人在深水下工

作，故Robot4和①對應(yīng)。故選Ao

[31題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Butitmakesmuchmorefoodthanhumancooks.”可知第三種機器人準備食物比較快。故

選C。

【32題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Itkeepsaneyeoneverythingfromanimalmovementstotheforesfstemperature,thensends

theinformationbacktothescientists”可知第二種機器人密切關(guān)注從動物運動到森林溫度的一切，然后將信息

發(fā)送給科學(xué)家；根據(jù)"Thisrobotcanalsohelphumansexploretheseaanddiscovernewlivingthings.”可知第四

種機器人可以幫助人類探索海洋，發(fā)現(xiàn)新的生物；可見這兩種機器人可以幫助人類更多地了解地球。故選

C。

(C)

Idon'tbelieveit!I'mstillsittingherewritingmypaper.Fvehadtwoweeksto

prepareandwriteitandIneedtohanditintomorrow.Amonthago,Imadeadecision

toneverleavethingstothelastminute.Well,Fvefailed.I'vealsobeentryingtogo

runningtogetfitterwithmyclassmatesafterschoolforfourweeks.ButIreallyfeel

ifsdifficulttofollowmyplannow.Whyisitsohardtobreakabadhabitandforma

goodone?

FvejustreadanarticleandI'vediscoveredthatitisn'tmyproblem!Infact,it's

ourbrains.Ourbrainsareprogrammedtomakeitdifficulttobreakbadhabits.

Researchshowswhenwedosomethingthesamewayrepeatedly,ourbrainnotices.

It'sjustlike,<6Oh,writingapaperishard.Westillhavetime.Wecanrelaxfornow?

Gotit!”Ifwealwaysdothingslikethat,weget"intothehabit“ofleavingthingsto

thelastminute.Wemayevengetareward(獎勵)fromthisbadhabit,atleastatfirst.

Ourbrainmaysay,"Ah,relaxation!Ilikethis!^^Slowly,itseemsthatwecan'tstop

doingthehabitorcontrolit.Maybeit'sbecausewedon'tknowhowtogetthe

rewardswithoutdoingit.

Butthafsnotall.Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatittakestenweekstoforma

goodhabit.Thafsbecausetenweeksistheamountoftimethebrainneedstochange

andacceptanewhabitaspartofeverydaylife.Thegoodnewsisthatonceyoumake

ittotenweeks,everythingbecomesaloteasier.Thebadnewsisthattenweeksisa

reallylongtime,soyoumaygiveupyourplansooner.

Sothereyouare.Maybewewanttochangeourwaysandbecomebetterpeople,

butourbrainswon'tletus.Oristhisjustanexcuse?Look-I'vefinishedmypaper

ontime!Anythingispossible!

ByAna

33.WhoisAna?

A.Aschoolgirl.B.Abrainscientist.C.Ateacher.D.Asportscoach.

34.Whatcanbeareasonwhyifshardtobreakabadhabit?

A.Ourbrainsavoiddoingthingsrepeatedly.

B.Ourbrainsarenotprogrammedtonoticeit.

C.Ourbrainsneedrelaxationfromtimetotime.

D.Ourbrainsenjoygettingtherewardsfromdoingit.

35.HowmanymoreweekswillittakeAnatodevelopherhabitofrunningafterschool?

A.Four.B.Six.C.Eight.D.Ten.

36.WhatdoesAnawanttotellusattheendofthepassage?

A.You'dbetterfinishyourpaperontime.B.Don'tforgettomakeaplanbeforehand.

C.Stickwiththewaysyouaredoinghabits.D.Itdependsonyoutocontrolyourhabits.

【答案】33.A34.C35.B36.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了作者Ana在嘗試改變壞習(xí)慣和形成好習(xí)慣時遇到的困難，并解釋了這些困難背后

的科學(xué)原因。

【33題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"I'vealsobeentryingtogorunningtogetfitterwithmyclassmatesafterschool”可知，Ana

提到自己在寫論文并且和同學(xué)們一起跑步，說明她是一名學(xué)生。故選A。

【34題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Wemayevengetareward（獎勵）fromthisbadhabit...Ourbrainmaysay,"Ah,relaxation!I

likethis!'Slowly,itseemsthatwecan'tstopdoingthehabitorcontrolit.Maybeifsbecausewedon'tknowhow

togettherewardswithoutdoingit.”可知，很難改掉壞習(xí)慣是因為我們的大腦喜歡放松，需要時不時放松。

故選C。

[35題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatittakestenweekstoformagoodhabit."和"I'vealsobeen

tryingtogorunningtogetfitterwithmyclassmatesafterschoolforfourweeks.”可矢口，Ana已經(jīng)跑步四周,故

還需要六周。故選B。

【36題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Sothereyouare.Maybewewanttochangeourwaysandbecomebetterpeople,butourbrains

won'tletus.Oristhisjustanexcuse?Look-Fvefinishedmypaperontime!Anythingispossible!”可知，Ana以

自己的真實經(jīng)歷想告訴我們控制習(xí)慣取決于我們自己。故選D。

（D）

Haveyoueverheardofupcycling?Itisawayofturningoldorunnecessarythingsintosomethingusefuland

oftenbeautiful.

Isitthesameasrecycling?Recyclingusuallytakesoldthings,likepaperandglass,andbreaksthemdownto

makeanewproduct.Whenyouupcycleanobject,youareprobablydoingsomethingdifferent.Youcansimply

refashionit.Forexample,youmightmakeabagoutofanoldT-shirt.Also,theupcycledobjectisusuallyinthe

same,orevenbettercondition.

Upcyclingisn'tanewidea.Someofthebestexamplesofmodem-dayupcyclingcomefromtheoldtimes.In

thosedays,thingswererepurposedoverandoveruntiltheywerenolongeruseful.Upcyclingisawayoflife.

Thingsshouldn'tbejustthrownawaywhentheycanbesavedandturnedintosomethinguseful.

It'sclearthatupcyclingisgreen.Itisalsoconsideredtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanrecycling.

Upcyclingcanjustrequireyourownideasandwork,butrecyclingrequiresenergy（能源）orwatertobreakdown

things.

Grace,ayoungwomanfromtheUK,takesusedteabagsandturnsthemintodresses,shoesandevenhats.

Everydayshedrinkssometea,thendriesouttheteabagswiththeteastillinthem.Whenthey'redry,shetakesthe

teaoutandputsthebagstogethertomakeanitemofclothing.Thiscantakealongtime,butGracehasmadelots

ofartworks.

Infact,nomatteryoucreateobjectsfromoldthingsorbuyready-madeproductsfromupcycledthings,both

waysarehelpfulfortheenvironmentandcanbringyousomethingthafsbothbeautifulanduseful.Getstarted

today!

37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refashion“meaninparagraph2?

A.Breakdownuselessthings.B.Collectusedthings.

C.Createthingsoutofoldones.D.Comeupwithgoodideas.

38.Howisupcyclingdifferentfromrecycling?

A.Ifsacompletelynewidea.B.Itneedsmoreenergy.

C.Itrequiresmoretimeandwork.D.It'sagreenerwayoflife.

39.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofGraceinparagraph5?

A.Tolistthestepsofdoingupcycling.B.Togiveagoodexampleofupcycling.

C.Toexpressadifferentideaofupcycling.D.Toprovidebasicknowledgeofupcycling.

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletodoupcycling.B.Tointroducethehistoryofupcycling.

C.Tocompareupcyclingwithrecycling.D.Toexplaintheimportanceofrecycling

【答案】37.C38.D39.B40.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了升級回收(upcycling)的概念、與普通回收(recycling)的區(qū)別、其環(huán)保優(yōu)勢以

及通過Grace的故事展示了“升級回收”的實際應(yīng)用，旨在鼓勵人們進行“升級回收\

【37題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Forexample,youmightmakeabagoutofanoldT-shirt”可知，refashion的意思是“用

舊的東西創(chuàng)造新的東西”，故選C。

【38題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"It'sclearthatupcyclingisgreen.Itisalsoconsideredtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly

thanrecycling”可知，“升級回收”是一種更環(huán)保的生活方式，故選D。

【39題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Grace,ayoungwomanfromtheUK,takesusedteabagsandturnsthemintodresses,shoes

andevenhats”可知，作者通過Grace的故事來舉一個“升級回收”的好例子,故選B。

【40題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Getstartedtoday!”以及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章的主要目的是鼓勵人們進行“升級回收”，

故選A。

第二節(jié)閱讀填空（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

閱讀短文及文后A~E選項，選出可以填入各題空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Cavepaintingsaretheoldestpictures.Someofthemarealmost30,000yearsold.Manyofthesepaintings

showanimalsorhuntingscenes（狩獵場景）.Theydonothavewrittenwordsonthem.Butwhenwelookatthem,

wegetanideaofthefeelingsthepeoplehadwhendrawingthem.Thepaintingstellstoriesofhopesandfears.

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Sometimebetween4,000and3,000BCE,the