2023年中考閱讀理解真題C篇

閱讀下列材料，從A、B、C、（D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最住答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑“

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TheChinesepingfeng(foldingscreen)isanancientinventionandtraditionalChinesefumiture(家具).Its

earliestcommonusedatesfromtheHanDynasty.Thetermpingfengmeansprotectionfromwind,showingits

purposeattheverybeginning.

Astimepasses,ithasbeenmadeintodifferentsizeswithcolourfulpaintings.Onscreensusuallyappearsa

dragon.It'sasymboloflight,growthandlife-givingwater.Italsostandsfornobilityandpower.Thepeacock,a

beautifulbird,canbeseenonscreens,too.It'sasymbolofeverlastinglife.Beautifulflowers,whichmeanwealth

andgoodluck,arealsochosenasapopulardesignofthepingfeng.Allthedesignscarrypeoplesbeautifulwishes.

Behindthepingfengliesaninterestingstory.Inthepasttheunmarrieddaughterofarichfamilywasnot

supposedtoseeorbeseenbymenexceptherfather,brothersorveryclosemalecousins.Whenanadmirerpaida

visithowever,shemighttakeasecretlookathimfromascreenbehindwhichshewouldbecompletelyhidden.Her

fatherwoulddiscusspoemswiththeyoungmanandaskhimtocreateone.Ifthedaughterandherfatherwere

satisfiedwiththeyoungman'spoemandhislooks,shemightagreeiolakehimasahusband.

Todaythepingfengisbackinfashionforitsbeautyanditspractical(實(shí)際的)useasfurniture.Actingasa

movingwallordivider,itcanbetheperfectmatch(相酉己)formodcirnsofasandwalls,whichaddsstyletothem.

Thepingfengismore(hanbeautifulfumilure.

1.Whatwasthepingfengusedforattheverybeginning?

A.Protectingpeoplefromwind.B.Dividingaroom.

C.Makingaroombeautiful.D.Hidingaperson.

2.Whichdesignisasymbolofwealthandgoodluck?

A.Thedragon.B.Thepeacock.C.Thewater.D.Theflowers.

3.HowdoesthewriterdevelophisideainParagraph2?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bycomparingdifferences.D.Byexplainingtheresult.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

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(differentdesigns)?：^eautijulwishes：

(apingfengstory)?(abeat/rvOeA勿dJ

(modemfurniture]?:fashion,beauty

A.ThePracticalUseofthePingfeng

B.ABeautifulStoryofthePingfeng

C.OldPingfenginModemHomes

D.TheHiddenBeautyof(hePingfeng

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Moslpeopleremember(heirchildhoodbylookingaloldphotosorvideos.Butlorsome,theychooseto

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rememberitbymakingmodelsoftheiroldhomeswheretheygrewup.

DuYi,aChineseminiatureartist,usedtomakemodelsofhistoricbuildings.Oneday,afriendaskedhimto

makeamodelofhisoldhomeinthecountryside.Hethoughtitwasmeaningful,sohehelped.Afterheposteda

shortvideoonline,itwentviral.Hewonthousandsoffollowers.Today,hehasover200.000followersonline.

Duoftenmakestheminiature(微縮模型)house30timessmallerthanits

realsize.Itusuallytakeshimonetotwomonthstomakeamodelwiththe

picturesprovidedbycustomers.Hundredsofsmallpiecesandabout50different

materials,includingwood,paper,arc!materialsstraightfromnatureareused.He

oftenvisitsthevillagestotakeacloserlookatthedetails.Hecanspendthewhole

weekstudyingonebuilding,tryingiounderstandthestory,shapesandcolors.kkI

havetobeverycarefulaboutthedetails.Iftheyaregood,theworkwillcometolife/'Dusays.Hisminiaturehouses

aresoldatastartingpriceofaround20,000yuan.

“When1firstsawthemodelofmyoldhome,ittookmebacktomychildhood.Grandfathertaughtmehowto

fannandmaketoysfromthingsaroundus,“saysHaoWei,oneofDu'scustomers.

Whenaskillfulhandmeetstheneedofpeople,agoodbusinessstarts.

5.Howdomostpeopleremembertheirchildhoodaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bytakingnewphotos.B.BywatchingTV.

C.Bylookingatoldphotos.D.Byvisitingfriends.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“viral“inParagraph2mean?

A.Difficult.B.Popular.C.Terrible.D.Important.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.DuYiisbelievedtobethebestminiatureartistinChina.

B.Peoplewhoneedminiaturehouseswanttoliveinthepast.

C.Miniatureartistsmakealotofmoneybypostingvideosonline.

D.DuYi'sexcellentskillsandhardworkarehelpfulforhissuccess.

8.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Sports.B.Health.C.Life.D.Nature.

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TaihuTunnel*,10.79kilometreslongand43.6metreswide,hasbeenthelongestunderwatertunnelinChina.

Itstandsoutasoneofthe“2022China'sTop100BuildingsintheNewEra”.

WhenbuildingTaihuTunnel,theprojectteamfacedmanychallenges,suchashighsafetyrisksandtimelimit.

rIbdealwiththem,theymadeworkableplans.Theydividedthetunnelconstruction*into19parts.Theconstruction

ofeachpartmainlytook(bursteps.

Step1Remove.Theteambuiltacofferdamtoremovewaterfromthearea,sotheworkerscouldgoinside

anddotheirworkindryconditions.

Step2Clear.Theteamdugdeepinto(helakebed,andclearedthesoilandstonesoutinordertomakespace

forthenextstep.

Step3Build.Theteambuiltthefloor,wallsandroofofthetunnelinthisstep.Theyusedhigh-qualitybuilding

materialstowaterproofthetunnel.

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Step4BackHIl.Theteamputthesoilandstonesback.Thenthispartofthetunnelwasburieddeepdownthe

lakebed.

Theconstructionofthe19partswasstreamlined*.Theprojectteamusedanewmethod.Theworkgroupof

eachstepmovedtothenextpartandrepeatedtheirworkaftertheyfinishedtheworkinthepreviouspart.Different

workgroupsco-operatedwellwitheachother.Fromparttopart,theconstructionstartedfromtheoppositeends,

andgotconnectedsomewhereinthemiddle.Theconstructiontookaboutfouryearstocomplete,shorterthanpeople

hadexpected.

Thedrivers,safetyisfullyconsideredinTaihuTunnel.Thereare200,000LEDlightsontheceiling*ofthe

tunnel.Theyshowvividpicturesofbluesky,starrynightandsoon.Thepicturescanhelpdriversfighttiredness

andtravelthroughthetunnelsafelyBesides,therearctwosystemsinthetunnel.Thepolicecancheckthetraffic

situationthroughamonitoringsystem.Iftrafficaccidentshappen,thepolicecangiveinstructionsandwarndrivers

inthetunneloveranaudiosystemtopreventfurtheraccidents.

TheconstructionofTaihuTunnelshowsgreatvalueinengineeringandthetunnelbringsmuchconvenienceto

peoplelivingnearby.

1.Whichpictureshowshowa“cofferdam''works?

A.".±.M

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2.TheconstructionofTaihuTunnel__________.

A.wasdividedintofourpartsB.lookmoretimethanpeoplehadexpected

C.startedfromthemiddleofthelakeD.wascompletedbyusingastreamlinedmethod

3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph8?

A.Picturesinthetunnelcanhelpkeepdriverssafe.

B.DriverscancontroltheLEDlightsinthetunnel.

C.Thepolicecanwarndriversthroughamonitoringsystem.

D.Anaudiosystemcanhelpdriverscheckthetrafficsituation.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToadvisepeopletoprotectTaihuTunnel.

B.Tointroduce（heconstructionofTaihuTunnel.

C.TosharetheadvantagesbroughtbyTaihuTunnel.

D.TotellthedifficultiesofconstructingTaihuTunnel.

DDAB

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Hasapersoneverwarmlyheldadooropenforyou?Howdoyoufeelafterplayingwithfriends?Andwhat

wouldyousayisyourfavouritefamilymemory?Thesequestionshaveonethingincommon:they'reallabout

connectingwithpeople."Let'sConnect^^isthethemeofthisyear'sChildren'sMental（心理的）HealthWeek.It

improvesmentalhealthbybuildinghealthysocialconnections.

Humansnaturallyconnectwithothers,whetherthat'sfamily,friendsorpeopleinourcommunity.Healthy

cuiiiiculionsgivepeopleenergyandsuppurl—wcallneedpeoplelucelebrateandshareuuiwonicswith.Social

connectionsaren'tjustaboutmentalhealth;theyimprovephysicalhealthtoo,helpingustolivealonglife.Research

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suggestsbeinglonelycanslowlyharmyourhealth.!Iumans,needfbrconnectionisdifferentfrompersontoperson,

butwhat'simportantisnothowmanyrelationshipsyouhave,buthowgoodyourrelationshipsare.

Thenhowtoconnectwithothers?”Youcanreachoutandconnectwithpeopleinsomanydifterentways,“

saysJuliaClementsofPlacc2Be,theorganizerbehindChildren'sMentalHealthWeek.Youcanconnectinperson

oronline,withyourfriends,parents,teachersorclassmates.Ifsnotjustpeople,either."Somepeoplefeelconnected

withtheirpetsorinnature,MsaysClements.Sheadvisesmakingtimetobuildmoreconnectionsthroughactionsas

wellaswords.Beingkind,listeningtoothersandtryingnewexperiencesarcallgoodtools.

Everybodymayfeellonelysometimesandrefusetotalktoothers.Keepinmindthatconnectionschange-some

becomestronger,whileothersstop."Rememberthattherearealwayspeoplethatcarefbryou,“advisesClements.

Shesaysit'simportanttotellsomeoneyoutrustabouthowyouarcfeeling,orsafeorganizationssuchasChildlinc

orShout.Theycanhelp,whetheryou'relookingtoformnewconnectionsorrepairastrained（緊張）relationship

thatisimportanttoyou.

1.Thewriterusesthreequestionsinthebeginningto.

A.expressworriesabouthumansB.leadintothetopic“socialconnections^^

C.introducehealthproblemsD.interestreadersinfamilymemory

2.Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheofconnectingwithothers.

A.waysB.popularityC.importanceD.rules

3.Clementsmayagreethat.

A.itisbettertoconnectwithpetsthanpeople

B.usingwordsisthebestwaytobuildconnections

C.peopleshouldonlycommunicatewithothersfacetoface

D.talkingtootherscanbehelpfultoalonelyperson

4.Thepassageismostprobablywrittenfor.

A.teachersB.parentsC.childrenD.doctors

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?Ilaveyoueverthoughtabou:what'smoreimportant,lookingfashionableorfeelingcomfortable?Youmight

havenoticedmanypeoplechoosingstyleovercomfortandsomeevengotoextremes（極端）tofollowfashion.But

weshouldremember:beingfashionableisn'teverything.It'smoreimportanttobehealthy.

②Somepeoplebelievethattheyneedtobeacertainsizetolookgood.So,theystartextremediets（日常飲食）

thatarenotgoodfbrtheirhealth.Theymightnoteatmealsoreattoolittle,whichcanmakethemfeelsick.Isita

healthywaytolive?

③Also,manygirlswearshoeswithveryhighheels.Theymightthinkhighheelsmakethemlooktaller.But

theseshoescanactuallyhurttheirfeetandmakeithardtowalkcomfortably,anditcanincreaserisksoffalls.Some

evenwearlight（緊的）clothesthatinfluencebloodcirculation（循環(huán)）makingithardtobreathe.Shouldweput

fasliionovercomfortandphysicalhealth?

?Besides,someboysandgirlsspendaloloftimeandmoneychangingtheirhaircolor.Thematerialtheyuse

isusuallyharmfultotheirhealth.Tomaketheirhairstraightorcurly,theyalsousetoolsthatarehotenoughtoburn

theirhair.Butusingthesetoolstoeoftenoratveryhightemperaturescanmakethehairdryorevenburnt.Isit

reallyworthi（（oriskourhealth,spendingsomuchtimeandmoney?

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⑤So,let'srethinkwhat'sreallyimportant.Isitfashionorisitourwell-being?Clothesorhairstylesdon'ttell

usanythingaboutaperson'scharacter.Insteadofspendingalotoftimechoosingclothes,wecouldusethattime

todofunthingswithfriends.Andinsteadoffollowingextremed;ets,let'seatproperlyandexerciseregularly.

Remember,yourworthisnotdecidedbyyourappearance,butbywhoyouareasaperson.

I.Whydosomepeoplegoonextremedietsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausethedietsarehealthy.B.Becausetheyjustwanttolookgood.

C.Becausetheywanttosavetime.D.Becausetheywanttosavemoney.

2.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofusingaquestionineachparagraph?

A.Toaskforhelpfromreaders.B.Totellhowtospendtimeandmoney.

C.Todescribethelatestfashicn.D.Toleadreaderstothinkaboutthetopic.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“well-being”inParagraph5mean?

A.Growth.B.Health.C.Warmth.D.Wealth.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

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Seagrass,anunderwaterplantthatgrowsontheoceanfloor,isveryimportantforsealife.Italsohelpsprevent

globalwarmingbystoringcarbon,aharmfulgas.However,scientistsdon'tknowexactlyhowmuchscagrassisat

thebottomoftheocean.Withthehelpofligersharks,aleamofresearchershasdiscoveredtheworld'slargest

seagrassmeadow(grassland)ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.

Seagrassmeadowsarehometomanydifferentkindsoffish,shellfish,andsoon.Largeseaanimals,suchas

sharks,alsospendalotoftime(herelookingforfood.Seagrasscangrowinverydeepanddarkwaters,makingit

difficulttofind.Butsharkscandivedeepintothewaterandgettotheareaspeoplecannotreach.

AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmericanscientistworkedwitha

seagrassexpert,tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants.Theresearchersfittedseventigersharkswithcameras.

Sincetigersharksswimingroups,theyplacedsatellitetrackingtags(衛(wèi)星跟蹤器)oneightothersharkstofind

outexactlywhere(heanimalsswam.Theycollectedhoursofvideosoftheligersharksswimmingthroughseagrass.

TheresearchersfoundmoreseagrassgrowingneartheBahamasthantheyexpected—infact,(heybelievethat

thereismoreseagrasstherethananywhereelseonEarth.Thenewfindingincreasedthetotalnumberofseagrass

knowntoexistby41%.However,moreresearchisneededtodiscoverthetruesizeof(heseagrassmeadow.

Scientistsoftendependonfindingsfromdiversandboatstostudyabouttheunderwaterworld,butthisteam

foundthatworkingwithanimalsimprovedtheirunderstanding.Theyarenowplacingcamerasonseaturtlesto

studyseagrassintheRedSea.Hopefully,moremysteriesaboutseagrasswillbesolved.

1.Whatarethescientistsstudyingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sharks.B.TheBahamas.C.Scagrass.D.TheRedSea.

2.Whichitalic(斜體)wordhasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword"map"inParagraph3?

A.IsIhcicamapofChinainllicclassioum?

B.Amymappedoutherplansonthenewproject.

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C.ItistheWestLakethatreallyputsHangzhouonthemap.

D.Thepolicehavesuccessfullymappedwherethemissingboyis.

3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thereasonforthestudy.B.Themethodtodotheresearch.

C.Thefindingoftheresearch.D.Thedifficultyincarryingoutthestudy.

4.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Totelltheimportanceofsavingscagrass.

B.Toexpressthestrongloveforligersharks.

C.Toshareanewwayofdoingundersearesearch.

D.Tointroduceaspecialprojectonglobalwarming.

CDCC

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DearMr.RobHunter,

Hello!MynameisAdam.I'm12yearsold,andIliveinTimmins,Ontario,Canada.TmahugeIanofyours.

It'stoobadthattheLionslostinthefinalgamelastyear.Isawyoucryingwhenthegameended,andIstartedto

crytoo.Howdoyougetoveralosslikethat?IwanethesendyouaT-shirttosign（簽名）,butmymomsaysit

wouldbetooexpensive（omailtoyou.

Iwishyougoodluckthisyear,Iknowyou'rethebestprofessionalsoccerplayerintheworld.Iwanttobe

asgoodasyousomeday.There'sacardforyoutosignandanenvelopewithmyaddressonitsoyoucansendit

back.Ihopeyouwriteback,butil'sOKifyoudon't.I'mjustgladthatIcouldtellyouhowmuchIlookupto

you.

Sincerely,i一7

Adam/

DearAdam,

?Thankyousomuchfbryourletterandthecard!I'vesignedthecardandsentittoyouwithasignedT-

shirt.Hopeyoulikethem!

②Toansweryourquestion,Ithinkit'scertainlynoteasytogetoveralosslikethat.Idependonmyfamily,

coaches,andteammatestohelpmeimproveandfocusonwhatIcancontrol.

@Butletmejustsaythatforsomeoneasyoungasyou,youshouldjusttrytobebettereveryday.Winning

andlosingmatters,butitdoesn'tmattermorethanthingslikesportsmanship,funandteamwork.

④Thankyouforthekindwords.Therearesomereallygoodsoccerplayersintheworld,andIthinkI'm

oneofthebestplayers.I'lltrytomakeyouproudinthenextgame!

⑤Cheerupandkeeppracticing!

Rob

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutRobinAdam'sletter?

A.HeknowsAdamverywell.

B.Heisaprofessionalsoccerplayer.

C.Heteachesyoungsoccerplayers.

D.HelostanimportantgameagainsttheLions.

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2.WhatdidRobsendbacktoAdam?

a.Acard.b.AT-shirt.c.Aphoto.d.Asoccerball.

A.abB.beC.cdD.ad

3.What'sParagraph2mainlyaboutinRob'sletter?

A.WhenRoblostthegame.B.WhyRobsaidthankstoAdam.

C.WhatRobadvisedAdamtodo.D.HowRobovercamehisloss.

4.FromParagraph4inRob'sletter,wccantellthatRobisaperson.

A.handsomeB.creativeC.confidentD.humorous

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?AccordingtoUNESCO,thereare740millionpeopleunabletoreadorwriteinthisworld.And250million

childrenofprimaryschoolagehavenobasicredingandwritingskills.However,readingmakeseverythingpossible

inlife:education,workandescapingpoverty（貧困）.Consideringthat,theGlobalSchoolCommunityaimstobring

digitalbookstoallthechildrenof（heworldandtheirfamilies.

?Digitaltechnologymakesarealdifference.Itcanreachacrosstheworldandisfairlyinexpensive.The

GlobalSchoolCommunitymakesc-booksavailabletochildrenallaroundtheworld,eitherthroughmobilephones,

iPadsorcomputers,savingthecostofmakingbooksandtransport.Technologyalsohelpsimproveour

communicationskills.Throughtheuseoftechnology,teachersandchildrenaroundtheworldcanmeetonlineto

sharelessonsanddiscussideas.Remoteschooling（遠(yuǎn)程教學(xué)）isoneexampleofthesuccessofcommunication

throughtheInternet.

③Thefirstbooksachildreadscanhaveagreatinfluenceonthatchild.Thegreatertheinfluence,themore

likelythechildistocontinuereadingandlearningthroughouthislife.E-hooks,whichareactuallytheelectronic

versionsofprintedbooks,notonlyprovideknowledgeandinformation,buthelppeoplegrowhealthilyinmind.

Theycanprovidehoursofentertainmentandcanconnectschoolsallovertheworld.Studieshaveshownthat

childrenmakemuchprogressafteronlyfivemonthsofreadinge-books.BidoHafrag,achildfromEgypt,said,

"Rendinge-booksnotonlyhelpsmelearntoreadandwrite,butgivesmemuchconfidence.Italsohelpsmehave

abetterunderstandingoftheworld.

@TheGlobalSchoolCommunityhasahugee-booklibraryforeveryschooltoenter.Itaimstobringdigital

bookstoallchildrenandtheirfamilies,andhelpsschools,collegesanduniversitiestoconnectwitheachother.

Pleasejoinourfamilyofschools,writeane-bookorshareresources（資源）atglobalschoolconunimity.coin.

36.TheGlobalSchoolCommunityplansto.

A.makeeverychildawareofthemeaningsofreading

B.bringdigitalbooks10allchildrenandtheirfamilies

C.offerchancesforteacherstoteachallovertheworld

D.builduptheconfidenceofthechildrenfrompoorareas

37.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“inexpensive''inParagraph2?

A.usefulB.popularC.valuableD.cheap

38.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.E-bookshelpreaderslearnandmakeprogress.

B.E-booksprovideknowledgeandinformation.

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C.E-booksimprovecommunicationskillsalot.

D.E-bookshavemoreadvantagesthanprintedones.

39.Thewriterwritesthepassageto.

A.introduceanewwaytoseetheoutsideworld

B.helpconnectalltheschoolsaroundtheworld

C.inviteustojointheGlobalSchoolCommunity

D.explainthehistoryanddevelopmentofc-books

BDAC

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Whattimeisit?Theansweryougiveconbedifferent,becauseyouareindifferentEarth'stimezones（時(shí)區(qū)）.

Buthowcouldyoutellthetimeifyouaren'tanywhereonEarth?

Scientistsarenowthinkingofcreatingalunar（月球的）timezone.Theybelieveitwouldbebetterforastronauts

tocommunicatebyusingMoonTime,astheytravelto,from,andacrosstheMoon.Althemoment,astronautsare

usingtimezonesoftheirowncountries.Buttherecouldbesafetyproblemscausedbythedifferencesintimc-tclling.

▲Gravity（弓|力）influenceshowquicklyorslowlytimepasses.Sincegravityisweakeronthe

Moon,clocksrunabitfasterthere.After24hours,alunarclockwouldbe56microsecondsaheadofaclockon

Earth.AnotherpointtoconsideristhatafulldayonEarthisabout24hoursbetweentwosunsets.Whileonthe

Moon,itisnearly709hours,about29.5Earthdays.Thismeansthatlunarnightscanbearoundtwoweekslong,

withonlytheEarthandthestarsinthesky.Withallthistothinkabout,scientistsneedtodecidewhetheritwould

bebettertofollowatimezoneonEarth,orfortheMootohaveitsownspecialzone,whichwouldhavemuchlonger

days.

Scientistsmustconsiderotherproblemstoo.Forexample,whoshouldberesponsiblefbrkeepingthetimezone

going?Andhowcanitbemadepracticalforastronautstouse?

TherearemorecountriesplanningMoontripsinthefuture.TheideaofcreatingatimezoneontheMoon

wouldmaketheseeasier.Andifalunartimezoneissetup,scientistscouldcreatetimezonesforotherplanetslike

Mars.

1.Scientiststhinkthatalunartimezonecan.

A.keeptheMoocleanB.keepastronautshealthy

C.maketheMoontripssaferD.makespacetravelfaster

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblank▲inParagraph3?

A.Settingupalunar（imeconeisnoteasy.

B.Settingupaspecialtimezoneisimportant.

C.Scientistsareholdingdifferentopinions.

D.Scientistsneedtodoalotofexperiments.

3.IftheMoonhasitsownspecialtimezone,afulldayofitcanbeaboutonEarth.

A.56microsecondsB.24hoursC.twoweeksD.29.5days

4.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

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A.Togiveinformationaboutspacetravel.D.TointroducetheideaofMoonTime.

C.Todescribeonexperienceoftimetravel.D.TosharenewsaboutlandingonMars.

CADB

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Cyclocrossiscross-countiybicycleracing.Racersspendonlypartofaraceontheirbikesbecauseonlypart

ofthetwo-mileraceissmooth.Otherpartsoftheracehavethechallengeofobstacles（障礙）.Whenracersreach

them,theycanrideover（hem,orpickuptheirbikesandrun.

Tobeatopracer,youmustdismountwithoutslowingdownatall.Todothis,swingyourrightlegoverthe

bikeseat.Atthesametime,moveihebikeawayfromyourbody.Thismakesroomforyourrightfoottohitthe

groundnext（oyourleftfoot.Asyourrightfootnearstheground,takeyourleftfootawayfromthebike.Putboth

feetonthegroundandstartrunning!

Assoonasyouarerunning,youhavetodecidewhattodowithyourbike.Youmayshoulderilorliftit.It's

importanttopracticebothskills.Sometimesyouneedtorunfastandjumpoversomeobstacles.Asyourfeethitthe

ground,youreachdownandcatchthebottomofyourbike.Liftupcarefullyandkeepthebikeonyourrightshoulder

whileyourun.Sometimesyoumayliftyourbike.Youcatchthetopofyourbike.Thenyouliftthebikehigh