2025年中考英語時文閱讀訓(xùn)練6（學(xué)生版）

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【閱讀理解】議論文，說明文

A篇：2024年，SpaceX、AlphaFold2,華為“純血”鴻蒙、“夢想號”等在各自領(lǐng)域取得重大

突破和成就。

B篇：2024年12月29日?！备咚?、更安全、更節(jié)能、更舒適、更智能”，試驗時速450公

運(yùn)營時速400公里！全球最快高鐵列車亮相。

C篇：春節(jié)申遺成功：傳統(tǒng)文化閃耀世界

D篇：保護(hù)青少年心理健康，TikTok美顏濾鏡“大瘦身”

E篇：戰(zhàn)爭、AI、奧運(yùn)會……2024,我們一同走過。

F篇：中國過境免簽延長至10天。帶火“中國游”

【閱讀理解】記敘文：記敘文：洗滌心靈，啟迪智慧，傳播正能量的故事

G篇：積極面待挫折，珍惜幫助自己的人，友善互助，不斷成長。

【完形填空】

本文介紹中國成語一一“露馬腳”的來源。

【語法填空】

讀史明智一《史記》教會我辯證地看待世界。

閱讀理解A

Upinouterspaceanddownunderthedeepocean,fromsmartphonestoartificialintelligence（AI）,thefrontiers

（前沿）ofhumanknowledgearebeingpushedfurtherthaneverbefore.Throughout2024,scientistsaroundthe

worldworkedhardtomakebreakthroughs（突破）thatcouldforeverchangeourlives.Lefstakealookatsomeof

them.

SpaceXmadegreatprogressin2024withthecompletion（完成）ofseveraltest

flights.ThemostsuccessfulonewasthefifthwhichtookplaceonOct13,2024.

TheSuperHeavybooster（助推器），whichispartoftheStarshiprocket,returned

SJ一■safeandsoundtoitslaunchsiteinTexas,US.Aboutsevenminutesafterlaunch,

reusablerockets

theboosterflewbackandwasfinally"caught“bytwomechanical（機(jī)械的）arms

SpaceX復(fù)用火管

fromthelaunchtower.SpaceXwilldomoretestsin2025,withthefirstlikelyto

takeplaceinJanuary.Thecompany'seffortswillbringitclosertothegoalof

creatingreusablerocketsandeventuallyhelpinghumanssettleonMars.

AlphaFold2,anAImodel,madeasignificantcontributiontobiochemistry（生物

n化學(xué)）in2024.CreatedbyDemisHassabisandJohnJumperfromGoogle

AI；DhaFold2DeepMindintheUK,theAIcanpredicttheshapesofalmostall200million

kJ

knownproteins（蛋白質(zhì)）.Thishelpsscientistsquicklyidentifythefunctionsof

differentproteinsinlivingthings.Itisimportantforunderstandingdifficult

Biochemistrygame-changer

issueslikeantibioticresistance（抗生素耐藥性）andcanhelpwiththediscovery

ofbettertreatmentsfordiseaseslikeParkinson's.Thetwocreatorswonthe

NobelPrizeinChemistryin2024.

Foryears,Google'sAndroidandApple'siOShavedominated（主導(dǎo)）smartphone

operatingsystems.However,thingschangedinlate2024withthelaunchingof

HarmonyOSHuawei'sHarmonyOS,China'sfirstindependently-developedoperatingsystem.

4J

From2025,allnewHuaweiproducts,includingsmartphonesandtablets,willrun

onthissystem.HarmonyOSNextiscalledthe"pureblood^^versionofHarmony,

Welcominganewsystem

becauseitnolongersupportsAndroidappsandusesitsownappgallery.The

systemalsoincludesanAIvoiceassistant（助手）thathelpspeoplewhohave

troublespeaking.

OnNov17,2024,China'sfirstdomesticallybuilt（國產(chǎn)）oceandrillingship（鉆

井君甘）,Mengxiang,or"Dream”,wentintoservice.MengxiangisChina飛largest

3」

一評scientificresearchshiptodate.Itfeatureshighlyadvancedequipment（設(shè)備）that

1candigasdeepas11kilometersbelowthedeepseafloor.Bydiggingdeepinto

Earth'scrust（地殼）,wecanlearnmoreabouthowtheplanetworks.Theshipalso

Deepsearesearchpioneer

hasadigital"superbrain”,twointelligentunderwaterrobotsandnine

laboratories.Itsuniqueenginesallowittotravelsafelyeveninsupertyphoons.

1.Whatisthepurposeofdevelopingreusablerocketsfromthisarticle?

A.Tosavecostsforspaceexploration.

B.Toincreasethespeedofspaceflights.

C.TomakeitpossibleforhumanstosettleonMars.

D.ToshowtheadvancedtechnologyofSpaceX.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheimportanceofAlphaFold2fromthepassage2?

A.Itisonlyusefulforstudyingantibioticresistance.

B.Ithasawiderangeofapplicationsinbiochemistry.

C.ItismainlyusedfortreatingParkinson'sdisease.

D.Ithasnopracticalvalueinscientificresearch.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutHarmonyOSNext?

A.ItiscompletelydifferentfromHarmonyOS.

B.ItstilldependsonAndroidapps.

C.Ithasauniqueappgallery.

D.Itdoesn'thaveanAIvoiceassistant.

4.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutMengxiang?

A.ItistheonlyscientificresearchshipinChina.

B.Mengxianghasnointelligentrobots.

C.ItcanhelpusbetterunderstandtheEarth.

D.Itisnotsafeinbadweather.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theachievementsofsciencein2024.

B.Thechallengesofmoderntechnology.

C.Thehistoryofspaceexploration.

D.Thefutureofartificialintelligence.

閱讀理解B

OnDecember29,2024,twosamplesoftheCR450high-speedtrainwereshowninBeijing.Thiswonderful

traincanreachatestspeedof450kilometersperhourandanoperatingspeedof400km/h.Whenitstartstobeused

forbusiness,itwillbethequickesthigh-speedtrainintheworld,muchfasterthantheCR400thatrunsat350km/h.

TheChinaStateRailwayGroup,whichmadethistrain,saidthattheCR450hassetnewglobalstandardsin

manyimportantpartslikespeed,usinglessenergy,makinglessnoise,andbrakingperformance.Eventhoughit

goesatahigherspeed,itsbrakingisasgoodasthe350km/htrains.Thisisbecauseofthegreatengineeringwork

thatkeepsthetrainsteadyandsafeevenwhenit'sfast.

TheCR450alsocaresalotaboutmakingpassengersfeelcomfortable.Byusinggoodnoise-cuttingtechnology,

theinsideofthetrainisasquietasthe350km/htrains.Also,What'smore,itsrunningresistancehasbeendecreased

by22percentanditsweighthasbeenreducedby10percent,whichhelpstosaveenergy.Theinsidehasbeenmade

again,with4percentmoreroom,andtherearebetterplacestoputluggage.

Twosampleswereshownonthatday.Theyweremadebydifferentcompanies,butbothwanttogivepassengers

anicetrip.TheChinaStateRailwayGroupwilldomoreteststomakesurethetrainisokayforbusinessuse.

Since2012,China'srailwayhasmademanynewthings,liketheFuxinghigh-speedtrain,andhasbuiltawhole

high-speedrailtechnologysystem.TheCR450showsChina'sabilitytomakenewthingsanditssciencepower.It

alsoshowsthegoodpointsofChina'ssystem,whichhelpstherailwaygrow.

Inthepast15years,Chinahasbuiltaverybigrailwaynetwork,includingtheworld'slargestandbesthigh-

speedrailnetwork,whichisverylong.TheCR450isanimportantstepinChina'srailwaygrowth.

1.WhatistheoperatingspeedoftheCR450high-speedtrain?

A.450km/hB.400km/hC.350km/hD.300km/h

2.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheCR450.

A.costsmorethantheCR400B.ismorepopularthantheCR400

C.issaferthantheCR400D.hasmoreseatsthantheCR400

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheCR450?

A.Itsbrakingperformance.B.Itsticketprice.

C.Itsenergysaving.D.Itsnoisereduction.

4.Whyisthecarriages（車廂）oftheCR450high-speedtrainquieterthanthatofthe350km/htrains?

A.Becauseittravelsatahigherspeed

B.Becauseitusesadvancednoise-reducingtechnology

C.Becauseitislighter

D.Becauseithaslessrunningresistance

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheintroductionoftheCR450high-speedtrain.B.ThehistoryofChina'shigh-speedrail.

C.ThecomparisonbetweentheCR450andothertrains.D.ThefutureofChina'srailway.

閱讀理解C

December4th,2024,somethingwonderfulhappened.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCultural

Organization（UNESCO）,putuSpringFestival“intotheveryimportantRepresentativeListoftheIntangible

CulturalHeritageofHumanity（人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)代表作名錄）.IfsareallybighonorfortheSpringFestival!

SpringFestivalisaveryimportantpartofChineseculture.Ithasanothername,ChineseNewYear.It'snotjust

abigfestivalinChina.Peoplefromallovertheworldalsoliketocelebrateit.WhenitwasaddedtotheIntangible

CulturalHeritagelist,itmeansthewholeworldnotonlysawwhereitcamefrom-thatitstartedinChina.Butalso

thegreatideasithasthatcanbringpeoplefromdifferentplacestogether.

ThisfestivalislikeawindowthatshowsthegoodthingsaboutChinesecivilization.Ithasthevaluesofpeace

andbeinginharmony.DuringtheSpringFestival,peoplegivetheirbestwishesforthecomingyear,hopingfora

betterlife.Italsoshowssomevaluesthatallpeoplelike,likebeingnicetoeveryoneandkeepingagoodbalance

betweenpeopleandnature.

ThemostimportantthinginSpringFestivalisthefamily.InChineseculture,havingaclosefamilyisvery

important.Andthisloveforthefamilydoesn'tjuststayathome.Itgoestotheneighborhood,thewholecountry,

andeventoothercountries.That'swhy,everySpringFestival,millionsofpeopleinChinagobacktotheir

hometowns,makingittheworld'slargesthumanmigration.

SpringFestivalhasalotofintangibleculturaltraditions.Everypartofithasalonghistoryanddeepmeaning.

It*satimefullofoldstoriesandspecialcustoms.Thesecustomsallcomefromthestoriesthatpeopletoldforalong

time.

Forexample,settingofffireworksandputtingupredthingsonhousesandshopscomefromanoldstoryabout

ananimalcalled"nian”.TheChinesewordfor"year"isalso"nian”.Longago,peoplethoughtthisnianwould

comeandhurtpeopleandanimalsattheendoftheyear.Buttheyfoundawaytoscareitaway.Thestorysaysnian

wasveryafraidofloudnoisesandthecolorred.So,thesecustomsstartedandwestilldothemtoday.

RaoQuan,whoisthevice-ministerofcultureandtourismandledtheChineseteamattheUNESCOmeeting,

wasveryhappyandsaidthankyouforthishonor.HesaidthathavingSpringFestivalontheUNESCOlistwould

helptospreadthevaluesofpeaceandharmonythateveryonecanunderstand.Itwouldalsoshowhowimportant

intangibleculturalheritageisforourfuturegrowth.It*slikeaverypreciousthingthatweshouldallloveandprotect.

l.WhyistheSpringFestivalconsideredawindowtoChinesecivilization?

A.ItonlyshowsthetechnologicaladvancementsofChina.

B.ItistheonlyfestivalthatexistsinChina.

C.Itreflectsthevaluesofpeace,harmony,andfamilythatarecentraltoChineseculture.

D.Itisafestivalthatfocusesonindividualachievementsratherthanculturalvalues.

2.WhyisthefamilyconsideredthemostimportantaspectoftheSpringFestival?

A.Becauseitisatimeforbusinessmeetings.

B.Becauseitisatimeforpoliticaldiscussions.

C.Becauseitisatimeforindividualachievements.

D.Becauseitisatimeforstrengtheningfamilybondsandshowinglove.

3.Whatcanweknowaboutthestoryoftheanimal"nian"anditsinfluenceontheSpringFestivalcustoms?

A.Thestoryhasnoinfluenceonthecustomsofthefestival.

B.Thestoryisarecentadditionandhaslittleimpactonthefestival.

C.Thestoryisonlytoldforentertainmentandhasnopracticalsignificance.

D.Thestoryof"nian"hasledtocustomslikesettingofffireworksandusingreddecorations.

4.Fromthetext,wecanknowthat.

A.TherewillbenonewcustomsaddedtotheSpringFestival.

B.TheSpringFestivalhasnoimpactoninternationalculturalexchange.

C.UNESCO'srecognitionwillleadtomoreprotectionoftheSpringFestival.

D.ThespiritoftheSpringFestivalwillbewellprotectedandnotbepasseddowntothenextgeneration.

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.TodescribethecustomsofSpringFestival.

B.ToexplainwhySpringFestivalisimportant.

C.ToshowtheinfluenceofSpringFestivalworldwide.

D.ToencouragepeopletocelebrateSpringFestival.

閱讀理解D

Usingfilters（濾鏡）iscommonamongyoungpeopleonsocialmedia.Filterscanmakepeoplelookmore

beautifulandevenaddfunnyeffects（效果）.However,TikTokismakingsomechanges.

InNovember2024,TikToksaidthatusersunder18won'tbeabletousebeautyfiltersthatchangetheirfeatures

inwaysmakeup（化妝）can't.Butdon'tworry,funnyfilterslikeanimalearswillstillbeallowed.

Whythechange?Beautyfilterscanhurtpeople'smentalhealth,accordingtotheBBC.AUK-basedgroup

called5Rightsfoundthat34percentofgirlsaged11to21won'tpostaphotounlesstheyedithowtheylook.

AnotherreportfromDove,abeautybrand,foundthat48percentofgirlswhooftenedittheirphotosfeelworse

abouttheirbodies.

Seeingtheseeditedimages（形象）allthetimecanmakeithardforyoungpeopletotellwhafsreal.Theymight

starttothinkthatperfect,editedimagesarenormal,whichcanchangehowtheyseetheworld.

JessicaChalmers,anonlinechildsafetyexpert,saidthatTikTok'smoveis“astepintherightdirection,,.

Theban（禁令）onlyworksifusershaveaccounts（賬號）withtheirrealages.However,noteveryoneunder

18hasgivenTikToktheirrealage.Tohelpwiththis,TikTokistestingsmarttechnologytolookatthingslike"happy

birthday“messagestoguessages.

1.WhatchangedidTikTokmakeinNovember2024?

A.Itstoppedchildrenfromusingtheapp.

B.Itstoppedtheuseoffiltersontheapp.

C.Itupdateditscollectionoffunnyfilters.

D.Itbannedbeautyfiltersforusersunder18.

2.WhydidTikTokmakethechange?

A.Tokeepyoungpeopleawayfromscreens.

B.Tomakemoregirlsinterestedintheapp.

C.Toimproveyoungpeople'smentalhealth.

D.Tohelpbeautybrandssellmoremake-up.

3.WhatisJessicaChalmers5attitudetowardthechange?

A.Unknown.B.Supportive.C.Opposed.D.Doubtful.

4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,howwillTikTokmakeitschangework?

A.Bysendingmessagestoitsusers.

B.Byguidingitsusersbytheirinterests.

C.Byputtinganendtosomeofitsusers9accounts.

D.Byusingsmarttechnologytogetitsusers'realages.

閱讀理解E

In2024,theworldfacedmanychallengesanduncertainties,affectingeveryoneindifferentways.Formany

people,peaceremainedadream:Therewereongoingbombings（轟炸）intheMiddleEast,theUkrainecrisis（烏

克蘭危機(jī)）continued,andabigchangehappenedwhentheAssadfamilyruleinSyriacametoanend.

Althoughthereweremanyproblems,theyearalsosawmanytouchingmomentsthatremindedusofthebeauty

ofhumanity（人性）.IstillrememberthatduringtheParisOlympicGames,ChinesebadmintonplayerHeBingjiao

carriedaSpanishpin（徽章）withherontothepodium（領(lǐng)獎臺）toshowhersupportforCarolinaMarin,aSpanish

badmintonplayerwhohadtogiveupthecompetitionduetoaninjury.Thisactofkindnessshowsthatloveand

supportcanbringustogether.

Atthesametime,technologycontinuedtodeveloptonewheights.ChatGPT-4o,Sora,Suno...Asartificial

intelligence（AI）becameapartofourdailylives,manytrulyexperiencedtheirpowerin2024.Takemeasan

example.ThankstoAI,mydreamofcreatingmyownsongsfinallycametrue.Apieceofbeautifulmusiccameinto

beingwithjustafewclicks（點擊）！

In2024,wesawmanychangesonandaboutsocialmedia.InApril2024,theUSpassedarulerequiringTikTok

tobesoldtoanon-Chinesecompanywithinnineto12monthsoritwouldfaceaban（禁用）inthecountry.In

November,Australiaintroducedastrictandmuch-talked-aboutrule:Kidsunder16can'tusesocialmedia.

Meanwhile,wealsosawmoreforeignersvisitingandsharingvideosabouttheirtravelsinChinain2024,thanksto

China?snewvisa-freetransitpolicy（過境免簽政策）.

Ifshardtofittheyear2024intoashortarticle.Butnow,aswebegintheyear2025,onethingiscertain:By

workingtogetherandbeingcreative,wecanfindsolutionsforabetterfuture.

1.WhatsignificanteventhappenedinSyriain2024?

A.TheAssadfamilyrulecametoanend.

B.TheUkrainecrisiscontinued.

C.TheParisOlympicGamestookplace.

D.TikTokwasbannedintheUS.

2.WhatdoestheauthorimplyabouttheimpactofAIoncreativity?

A.AIlimitsthepotentialofhumancreativity.

B.AImakesiteasierforpeopletoexpresstheircreativity.

C.AIreplacestheneedforhumancreativity.

D.AIhasnosignificantimpactoncreativity.

3.WhatmessagedoesthestoryofHeBingjiaocarryingaSpanishpinconvey?

A.Sportsshouldbeseparatedfrompolitics.

B.Athletesshouldfocusontheirownperformance.

C.Actsofkindnesscanunitepeopleacrossborders.

D.Competitionsshouldbemorefocusedonentertainment.

4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthechangesinsocialmediaregulationsin2024?

A.Socialmediaplatformswereencouragedtoexpandglobally.

B.Therewasatrendtowardsstricterregulationsonsocialmediause.

C.Socialmediacompaniesweregivenmorefreedomtooperate.

D.Theuseofsocialmediawaspromotedamongyoungerusers.

5.Whatistheauthor'soverallviewoftheyear2024?

A.Itwasayearfilledwithonlychallengesanduncertainties.

B.Itwasayearthatwasovershadowedbyglobalconflicts.

C.Itwasayearthathighlightedtheimportanceoftechnology.

D.Itwasayearofimportantprogressandpositivechanges.

閱讀理解F

SinceDec17,2024,China'sNationalImmigrationAdministration（NIA,國家移民管理局）hasrelaxeditsvisa-

freetransitpolicy（過境免簽政策）.Foreignvisitorscannowstayforupto240hours,anincreasefromtheprevious

（之前的）144hours.Also,thecountryadded21moreportsofentryandexit（入出境口岸）tothelist,bringingthe

totalnumberto60.

Anothergoodthingaboutthisnewpolicyisthattravelerscannowgotodifferentregions.Thismakesiteasier

forforeignvisitorstoplantripsandvisitmoreplaces.Italsohelpsdifferentregionsgrowtheireconomy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）.

Theruleswillbettermeettheneedsofforeignvisitorsandhelpdriveanewwaveoftourism（旅游業(yè)）inChina,

SunBowenfromTGrouptoldNanfangMetropolisDaily.Theirdataalsoshowedthataboutaquarterof

foreigntouristswhotraveledtoChinavisitedthecountrymorethantwicein2024.Thishighlightsastrongwillto

spendmoretimeinthecountry.Sunalsosaidthatlessfamouscitiesandcitieswithrichcultures,likethosein

Shanxiprovince,willbecomepopularwithforeigntravelers.

Chinahastakenmanystepstomaketravelingeasierforforeigners.Theycannowuseforeigncreditcards（信

用卡）connectedtoAlipayandWeChatPay.Talsosellsticketsonlineandhasticketmachinesindifferent

languagesatplacesliketheGreatWall.However,Sunsaidthatcitiesstillhaveworktodo,suchasimproving

transportationlinks（交通連接）andlanguageservices.

1.WhatisthechangeinChina9snewvisa-freetransitpolicy?

A.Foreigntouristscanenterthrough21provinces.

B.Foreignerscanstayforupto240hoursinChina.

C.Sixtynewentryandexitportswereadded.

D.Foreignerscantravelaroundthetransitcity.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromTdata?

A.ForeigntravelerslikeShanxiprovincethemost.

B.Aquarterofforeigntouristschoseplaceswithrichcultures.

C.ManyforeigntravelersdecidedtostayinChinaforalongtime.

D.ManyforeigntravelersvisitedChinaagainwithinayear.

3.WhatcanChinesecitiesdotomaketravelingeasieraccordingtoSunBowen?

A.Allowtheuseofforeigncreditcards.

B.Makesureticketsalesaresafe.

C.Improvethetransportationlinks.

D.Maketicketmachineseasiertouse.

4.Whatisthemainfocusofthearticle?

A.China?spushtoboostdomestictourism.

B.China'seffortstoattractforeigntourists.

C.China'spoliciestoreducetradebarriers.

D.China'sroleinsupportingglobaleconomy.

閱讀理解G

“Ava,whydon'tyoureadthisparagraphforus?”MissMargaretasked.Avawasnervous,butshestoodupand

beganreading.Shewasnervousbecauseshestammered（結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說），"Em...Emmawasstand...ing...”

Hearingthis,someofthestudentsstartedlaughing.

Afterclass,Avamadeherwaytothelibrary,hopingtoavoidthosestudentsandpracticereading.Shesatina

farcornerofthelibraryandstartedpracticing.However,afteranumberoftries,sherealizedthatreadingfluently

wasstilltoohardforher.Sheclearlyneededagreatdealofpracticeandhelp.

Aliza,oneofherclassmateswhohadbeenwatchingherforsometime,wentovertoAvaandofferedtohelp.

Fromthenon,everydaywhenevertheyhadfreetime,AlizawouldgotohelpAvawithherreading.Afewweeks

later,Avabegantoreadbetterandherconfidencegrew.

Attheendofthesemester,MissMargaretheldareadingtest.WhenitwasAva'sturn,toeveryone'ssurprise,

Avareadtheparagraphfluently.MissMargaretpraisedAvaonherimprovedreadingability.AlizafeltproudofAva

aswell.

AvaandAlizabecamegoodfriendsafterthat.AvawasverythankfultoAlizaforeverythingshedid.Shealso

cametorealizethattherearealwaystwotypesofpeopleintheworld:thosewhomakefunofyouandthosewho

helpyouovercomeyourweaknesses（弱點）.Thepointisthatweshouldn'tallowothers5wordstoholdusback.

Instead,wecanusetheirlaughtertopushustoimproveourselves.Butforthosewhohelpandsupportus,weshould

showhowmuchweappreciatethem.Evenasimplethankyoucangoalongwayinshowingourappreciation.Most

importantly,weshouldalsoworktobethesamekindofhelpfulpersonforothersinneed.

1.WhywasAvanervousaboutreadingtheparagraph?

A.Shehadaproblemreadingfluently.B.Shewasafraidofstandingup.

C.Shecouldn'thelplaughing.D.Shedidn'tlikehervoice.

2.Whatdidshedoafterthatclass?

A.Sheturnedtoherteacherforhelp.

B.Shewenttopracticereadinginthelibrary.

C.Sherefusedtotalktoanyofherclassmates.

D.Shestartedwatchingothersreadinthelibrary.

3.HowdidAlizafeelwhenMissMargaretpraisedAva?

A.Angry.B.Surprised.C.Proud.D.Thankful.

4.WhatdidAvarealizeaboutovercomingweaknesses?

A.Avoidshowingthemtoothers.

B.Don'tgiveintoothers9laughter.

C.Ifsalongwaytogoevenwithothers'help.

D.Ifsimportanttoactinthesamewayasothers.

5.WhathavewelearntfromAva*sexperience?

A.Wemuststayawayfromallformsofcriticism.

B.Overcomingpersonalweaknessesrequireshidingthem.

C.Thevalueoffriendshipandtheinfluenceofsupportfromothers.

D.Personalgrowthisbestachievedbyavoidingchallengesandcriticism.

完形填空

InChina,peopleusetheidiomloumajiao（"torevealahorse5sfoot"）todescribeasituationinwhichasecret

isrevealed.Thereisastorybehindit.

Therewasatimethatwomenwithsmallfeetwerebelievedtobemore1.Thenyounggirlswould

beaskedtopainfullybind（捆綁）theirfeettopreventthemfromgetting___2.

EmpressMa,wifeofZhuYuanzhang,thefirstemperoroftheMingDynasty,3tobindherfeet

becauseshelikedtopracticemartialarts（武術(shù)）.Soherfeetgrewlargerthanotherwomen'sfeet.

Aftershebecameempress,Ma4herfeetbywearinglonggowns（長袍）.Oneday,whenshewas

sittinginacarriagenearabusystreet,astrongwindblewhergownup.Takenbysurprise,shewasnotabletohide

herfeetintime.Manypeoplesawherfeetandquickly___5thewordacrossthecountry.Theidiomloumajiao

comesfromthisstory.

However,researchshowsthatloumajiaomayhave___6comefromakindofancientpractice.

Theqilinisamythical（虛構(gòu)的）animalthat7goodluck.Inancienttimes,peoplewould___8a

“qilinskin^^onalarge