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1、江苏省苏州市高新区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读理解2023年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试卷三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive.Plants use light lo make their own food. If

2、you leave a plant near a window, i（ will bend（穹自）and grow toward the light. Jl Iries to get as much as sunshine as possible.liPlants will grow best when the temperature is just right for them. Some plants like hot weather, while others prefer cooler conditions.Plants need water to survive nod stay s

3、trong. When a plant docs nol get enough water, id stem（茎）will become soA and hang down, and alo ils leaves will be weak and dry.Ail plants need air. They use the gas carbon dioxide（二氧化朝 from air to make food, and they use oxygen from air to give off energy from food.19. Which of the following enviro

4、nments is suitable for plants to grow?A. A planet without any water.C. A box free of carbon dioxide.20. What can plants use air for?A. To get food from the soil.C. To control their temperature.B. A room in complete darkness.D.A farm with proper temperature.B. To save energy from food.D. To produce t

5、he food they need.21 .Which pari of a magazine is the passage probably from?A. Histoiy Discovery.B. Language Learning.C. Biology Research.D. Science Contributions.BYou may not realize it, but you do it all the time. That is, begin with （he end in mind. You draw up a plan before you build a house. Yo

6、u read instructions before you make a cake. You create an outline before you write a paper. It*s part of life.Lets have a bcgin-with-thc-cnd-in-mind experience by using your imagination. Find a place broad flowers over those that are cup-shaped. Flowers have different shapes, sizes, colors and smell

7、s, and pollinators are different in their preferences,Tew notes. The more types of flowering plants in one area, the more favorite food pollinators can find.The researchers looked more closely at city sites. They examined eight types of places within four cities. These included nature reserves, vege

8、table gardens, flower gardens and other green spaces. The team also looked at parks, sidewalks, parking lots and industrial areas. Flower gardens, (he team found, provide 85 percent of food for pollinators in city areas.“This excellent study shows that small city gardens arc important fbr pollinator

9、s/ says Xingwen Loy, who was not in the team. We should continue to create such places to support city pollinators,“ he says.24. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Pollinators.B. Scientists.C.Citizens.D. Farmers.25. Where can pollinators find the most food?A.Green spaces.

10、B. Flower gardens.C.Nature reserves.D. Industrialareas.26. What will be written about if there is another paragraph at the end?A. What to do to help protect pollinators.B. When to do more research on pollinators.C. Where to find different types of plants.D. How to create pollinator-friendly gardens.

11、CSometimes young people have problems at home just because there is no dialogue-children donl talk, parents dont talk and conflictsG中突)broke out when you least expect them.Clothes seem to be one of the causes of these conflicts. Either you want to buy too expensive ones, or you look like a homeless

12、personparents want you to dress smartly and seldom understand your style. Some other times its your behavior that makes your parents unhappy.In Britain today, more and more young people want to be independent and leave home between the age of 16 and 20. Some are students; others run away to avoid th

13、eir homes which are overcrowded and unhappy. They go in search of work or of a more exciting lite.We asked Phil Tillinghurst, 17 years old, to examine his life, the good and the bad things about being his age.He said, I dont know whether this is the best time of my life because I still have got the

14、rest of it to go, but until now its been good. Having said that its also one of the most difficult times because you already have to take important decisions about what you are going to do, what subjects you want to specialize in, what career. Thafs why this is the time for trying out the different

15、things that you think you may like, so that you can find out what you arc best at for the future. You also have (he chance of being almost an adult but still getting away with being young. Your parents dont treat you like a child, they trust you more. 1 know that parents arc only worried about whats

16、 happening to you, but sometimes they really worry too much. I get on OKwith my parents. A lot of people think that boys have more freedom than girls, but in fact I know some girls that have more freedom than I do. I have many friends and their parents are stricter than mine. They have to be back at

17、 a certain time and theres no but. about it. I have no major problems, though money is always a problem. Eveiyone is always running out of money these days, but thats about it.27. Why do young people have problems with their parents?A. They talk too much at home.C. They act just like their parents.2

18、8. What did Phil think of his life?A. So far so good.C. Worse （han before.B. They dress in their own way.D. They hope to go out to work.B. Much too difficult.D. The best and happiest.29. What is the important thing at this age according to Phil?A. Being treated like a child.C. Preparing fbr the futu

19、re.B. Having a lot to worry about.D. Finding ways （o get money.DImagine you are walking along the beach. Suddenly you see something shiny in the sand. Your curious mind makes you move in for a closer look. It is a glass bottle, and inside is a rolled-up piece of paper. This message in a bottle may h

20、ave travelled half way around the world before landing on （his beach.Though it may seem strange, people really write notes, put them in bottles, and throw the boules into the ocean. They do so fbr different reasons. Most often it is simply fbr fun. All the worlds oceans arc connected, and tides （潮汐）

21、can carry the bottles in many different directions. There is no telling where a bottle may end up or how far it may drift. For example, a primary school student near Seattle, Washington, let go of a bottle that traveled more than 1,700 miles before being found in Alaska 21 years later. Similarly, a

22、man threw a bottle into the ocean near his New Hampshire hotel. His note told the finder to return the bottle to his wife Tina for a reward. More than 50 years later, the bottle was found washed up on a Caribbean island nearly 2,000 miles away.In 2007, students at a school in Hawaii look part in a s

23、cience experimenl （实验）called Message in a Bottle. As part of the experiment, about 25 bottles were put into （he ocean to drift. Each bottle contained （包含）a message from a student. Six months later a 13-year-old gin in Papua New Guinea found one. She and the sender became pen friends. Overtime people

24、 found other bottles of the students.From time to time someone tries to use a message in a bottle to contact a certain person. In 1914, a British man fighting in World War 1 wrote a letter to his wife. Eighty-fivc years after the man threw his bottle into the sea. a fisherman found it in his fishing

25、 net. The fisherman delivered （递送）the letter to the mans daughter, who was an adult by then. She was very excited to receive （he letter and learn more about her father.Throwing a bottle in the ocean is not a very dependable way to deliver a message. But, when a message is found, it is certainly a me

26、morable event.30. What does the underlined word 44driftM in paragraph 2 mean?A. Travel over land.B. Swim under the sea.C. Blow in the wind.D. Move in the water.31. What can wc learn from the article?A. People receive rewards for returning the bodies.B. Bottles on the sea can get where they need to b

27、e.C. It is a good way to send messages through bottles.D. They get pleasure from putting bottles into the sea.32. Which is the best title for the article?A. Messages in BottlesB. Travels across OceansC. Contact with FamiliesD. Ways of Sending Messages答案：2023年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试卷19.D 20.D 21.C 22.B 23.D

28、 24.C 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.B 29.A 30.B 31.A 32.B33.D2022年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试卷21. A22. D23. B24. B25. A26. D27. C28. D29. C30. A31. C32. D2021年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试卷21. C22. B23. D24. A25. B26. D27. B28. A29. C30. D31. D32. Awhere you can be alone. First, clear your mind. Dont think about anything else. Then br

29、eathe deeply, and open your brain wide. Now, let*s come to the key part of the experience. In your mind, picture someone walking toward you about half a block away. At first you cant see who it is. As this person gets closer and closer, you suddenly realize, believe it or not, its you. But its not y

30、ou today, its you as youd like to be one year from now. Now think deeply. Ask yourself the following questions:What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside? What do you looklike? Has your personality grown? Remember, this is you as you would like to be one year from n

31、ow.You can go back to reality （现实）now. If you actually tried this, you probably got in touch with your deeper self. You got a feel for whats important to you and what goals （目标）youd like to achieve neat year.First, youre at important crossroads in life, and the paths you choose now can influence you

32、 forever. Second, if you dont decide your own future, someone else will do it for you.As Li Ping, a middle school student in Shanghai, discovered beginning with the end in mind is a powerful way to help turn your dreams into realities:When I feel stressed, Ive found it really helps me. / go someplac

33、e where / can be alone, and try to see the whole picture of my dream life-and then / begin to think about what / need to get there. The method Started when 1 was a ninth grader and today /m making some of those pictures in mind become a reality.22. Why does the writer mention the examples in Paragra

34、ph 1?A. To explain making preparations is important.B. To show making preparations is a part of life.C. To teach people how to make daily preparations.D. To show how much one loves making preparations.23. Whats the most important part of the begin-with-the-end-in-mind experience?A. Finding a quiet p

35、lace and clearing your mind.B. Taking a deep breath and opening your mind.C. Imagining a younger self walking towards you.D. Picturing what you want to achieve in the future.24. Which of the following is the most suitable for the in Paragraph 5?A. What can you do to realize your drcam? B. How can wc

36、 start to have an end in mind? C. Why is it important to have an end in mind? D. Who is going to help you choose paths in life?25. Which idea will Li Ping probably agree with?A. Having an end in mind helps you achieve a goal.B. Staying alone can help you deal with your stress.C. Imagining a dream li

37、fe is a way to relax your mind.D. Creating a plan is the easiest way to realize your dream.CIhe BfdiBc AlphabetBraille is a special reading and writing system. People who are blind can use it to read by touch. In the Braille letters, raised dots （点）spell out words and numbers. High level Braille eve

38、n uses short symbols for common words, like when someone texts ttyl instead of talk to you later.Recently, researchers have discovered that some people who read Braille by touch use the same part of their brains to read as people who can see do. They studied the brains of blind readers as they touch

39、-read Braille. If brains were organized based on which sense is at work, the researchers explained, the test would mostly find activity in the readers parietal lobes （顶叶）-an area of the brain connected with touch. Instead, the researchers also found activity in the area connected with sight.How woul

40、d touch information reach a brain area usually used to see? Researchers believe the process connects to our brains abilities to change. They explain that in people who are bom blind, the area used for seeing goes unused. However, the brain quickly begins to recruitunused areas for new jobs, includin

41、g language, hearing, and finally reading and math. It does this by forming new connections among the neurons（神经元）.This can change how information reaches different areas in the brain.This ability of our brains to reorganize after an injury （损伤）or other challenge is called plasticity. The brain is mo

42、st plastic at birth. Research has shown that people bom bind use the area of the brain connected with sight during Braille reading more than those who lost their sight later on. However, the brain seems co never lose the ability. A recent study showed that sighted people who read Braille skillfully

43、also showed some activity in the area of the brain connected with sight. They only touched the Braille text without seeing i（. It seems that our brains are good at breaking the rules and dealing with information in new ways.26. What can we know about Braille according to Paragraph 1?A. High level Br

44、aille uses words more often.B. The blind read Braille by touching the raised dots.C. People use it to text to others through mobile phone.D. Its a difficult reading and listening system for the blind.27. In which part of the brain was the activity found as the blind read Braille?A. The area only con

45、nected with touch.B. The area only connected with sight.C. The areas connected with both touch and sight.D. The area connected with neither touch nor sight.28. Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word recruit in Paragraph 3?A. We were recruited to help collect donations fbr the charity

46、.B. Our mind will recruit different resources to help us solve problems.C. John was a young recruit in the organization and needed to be trained.D. I wanted to make my mark as the new officer at a recruit training center.29. What can we infer from （he last paragraph?A. Sighted people may have great

47、brain plasticity.B. Only injured and disabled people can have plasticity.C. Sighted people can t read Braille as well as （he blind.D. Our brains will lose the ability to reorganize when we grow up.DBenjamin sat on the porch （门廊）of the old family house, thinking about his father. After Ethan passed a

48、way, Benjamin was the only person in the house. They once lived happily together in the house. But one night, Ethan and Benjamin had a fight. Benjamin walked out of the room angrily, he said no more to his father that night. For days, neither man talked to the other when they came back from work, and they did not even eat together any more. Days became months, the heavy silence between the two men continued. They still lived under the same roof （屋檐）,but they did not talk, or even look at each