浙江省金華市金東區2022-2024年中考二模英語試題匯編閱讀理解2024年浙江省金華市金東區中考二模英語試卷第一節(共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項。ATheBeginningofSummeristhefirstsolarterm(節氣)insummer.Asforthedate,itisdifferent,maybeonMay5",6or7eachyearaccordingtothemovementofthesun.Hereiswhatpeopleusually·EatingtheBeginningofSummerRiceThericeforthisdayusedtobemadewithmanykindsofcolorfulbeans,whichmeans“abumpergrainharvest”.Nowthericeisonlycookedwithglutinousriceandbroadbeans,butthesweettasteandpeople'sgoodwisheskeepunchanged. ·TheEggCompetitionOnthatday,parentsprepareboiledeggsandputtheminabagbeforehangingthemontheirchildren'schests(胸).Theyhopeitcanstopchildrenfromgettingsummerdiseases.Childrenplayagamecalled“TheEggCompetition”,andthechildwiththelastunbreakableeggisthewinner,called“KingofEggs”! ·WeighingThereisacustomofweighingpeople'sweightontheBeginningofSummerinmanyareasofChina.Whenthehotsummerstarts,peoplearemorelikelytoloseweight,whichisabadthingtheythink.Therefore,peopleusuallyweighthemselvestoknowtheirhealthconditions.16.Whichsolartermisthetextabout?A.TheBeginningofSpring.B.TheBeginningofSummer.C.TheBeginningofAutumn.D.TheBeginningofWinter.17.Whydoparentshangeggsontheirchildren'schests?A.Towishchildrengoodhealth.B.Towishchildrengreatsuccesses.C.Towishchildrenbrilliantminds.D.Towishchildrenprettyappearances.18.Inwhichcolumn(專欄)ofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthetext?A.Health.B.HistoryC.Culture.D.Advertisement.BInfrontoftheGreatHallofthePeoplestoodagracefulwomanincolorfultraditionalHaniethnic(民族的)clothes,catchingtheeyesofreporters.SheisYangYuni.Tenyearsago,shewasonlyavillagegirlwholovedethnicculture.Nowshe'safamousdancer,asuccessfulbusinesswoman,andamemberoftheNationalCommitteeoftheCPPCC.That'sthankstoherendlesseffortstoprotectandspreadthetraditionalHaniculture.BornandraisedinaHanivillageinHongheCounty,Yunnan,the28-year-olddeeplylovesherethnicculture.Guidedbyhermother,thecounty'sfirstfolkdanceteacher,andgrowingupwiththeinvitingHaniterraces(梯田),shecametolovedance.Afterfinishinghighschool,shechosetomajorindanceperformanceincollege.In2015,YangsetupanartscentertospreadHanidance.Underherguidanceandteaching,moreandmorelocalkidsbegantoloveHanidance.“TheHanidancehasbeautifulmovesandshowsstronglife.Whynotbringittoabiggerstage?”saidYang.Later,YangsetupastreetdancegroupwithstreetdancersfromotherareasofYunnan.Theymixedstreetdancemoveswiththeirlocaldancestyletoshowtheirlovefortheirownculture.HerartscenterlatersetuparecordingstudiotorecordthevoicesofitsstudentsandHanifolksingers.AfterbecomingaCPPCCNationalCommitteemember,Yangputforwardaproposal(提案)thatfocusesontheculturalandtourismvalueoftheCulturalLandscapeoftheHongheHaniRiceTerraces.19.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingmakesYangYunisuccessful?A.HereffortstospreadHaniculture.B.Hergreattalentformusicanddance.C.Theinstructiongivingbyhermother.D.Thesupportfromhergroupmembers.20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?A.TheHanifood.B.TheHanilife.C.TheHanidance.D.TheHaniclothing.21.WhichisthecorrecttimeorderofthefollowingthingsYangdid?a.studieddanceperformanceinhercollegeb.setupanartscentertospreadHanidancec.mixedstreetdancewithHanidancestyled.cametolovedancebecauseofhermotherA.a-b-d-cB.a-c-d-bC.d-a-b-cD.d-a-c-b22.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ATriptotheHongheHaniRiceTerraces.B.AProposalabouttheTraditionalHaniDance.C.AWaytoHeartheVoicesofHaniFolkSingers.D.ALadyProtectingandSpreadingHaniCulture.C①Therearealwaysworriesaboutfalseinformationonsocialmedia.Believingfalseinformationcouldinfluenceourpersonalandgrouphealth.Butwhydopeoplebelievefalseinformationtheyseeonline?Onepopularargumentisthattheyareshortofdigitalliteracy(素養),sothey'remorelikelytobelieveandsharefalseinformation.②Toexplorethepossibleconnectionsbetweenone'sdigitalliteracyandtendency(傾向)tobelievefalseinformation,wesurveyed1,341Americans.First,weshowedthem24newsheadlines—halfofwhichweretrueandhalfofwhichwerefalse.Thenwetestedtheirdigitalliteracy.Afterthat,theywereaskedtoansweraquestionaboutdifferentkindsofnewsfeeds.③Thesurveyfoundthatdigitalliteracyisindeedagoodpredictor(預測)ofone'sabilitytotelltrueinformationfromwhatisfalse.Butwhenwelookedattheconnectionbetweendigitalliteracyandthetendencytosharefalseinformationwithothers,theresultsweredifferent.Justlikepeoplewhowerelessdigitallyliterate,peoplewhoweremoredigitallyliteratewerelikelytosharefalsearticlesaswell.④Also,theresultsshowedthatevenpeoplewithhighdigitalliteracywerenotimmunefromsharingfalsenewswithothers.Thissoundsstrange.Ifyouarebetterattellingthedifferencebetweenthetrueandthefalse,whywouldyousharefalseinformation?Aswelookquicklythroughournewsfeeds,weoftenpayattentiontofeedback,suchashowmany"likes"ourpostshavereceived.Itturnsoutthatweoftenforgettoaskourselveswhetherastoryistrueorfalsebeforedecidingtoshareit.⑤So,let'sallstoprightnow!Remembertoaskourselveswhetherthenewsweseeistruebeforeeventhinkingaboutclicking"share".23.Whatisthetone(語氣)ofthetext?A.AngryB.Serious.C.Proud.D.Humorous.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“immunefrom”inParagraph4mean?A.Abletoavoid.B.Gladtoenjoy.C.Bravetostop.D.Willingtopractise.25.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexplaintheimportanceofdigitalliteracy.B.Tointroducehowtoimprovedigitalliteracy.C.Toremindreaderstoprotectpersonalinformation.D.Toexplorewhypeoplesharefalseinformationonline.26.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?DIntheforest,highuponthesteep(陡峭的)shore,andnotfarfromtheopensea,stoodaveryoldoaktree.Itwasthreehundredandsixty-fiveyearsold.Butthatlongtimefeelslikethesamenumberofdaystous.Wewakeupinthemorningandgotosleepatnight,andwehaveourdreams.Thetree'slifeisdifferent;ithastostayawakeforthreeseasonsofayearandonlygetstorestduringwinter.Duringwarmsummers,theshort-livedflies,calledephemera,wouldflyaroundtheoldtree,enjoyinglifeandfeelinghappy.Ifoneofthetinycreatures(生物)everrestedononeofthetree'slargeleaves,theoakwouldsay,“Poorlittlecreature!Yourwholelifelastsonlyforasingleday.Itmustbequitesad.”“Whatdoyoumean?”theephemerawouldalwaysreply.“Everythingaroundmeissowonderfullybright,andwarm,andbeautiful,anditmakesmesohappy.”“Butonlyforoneday,andthenitisallover.”“Over?”repeatedthefly.“Whatisthemeaningofover'?Areyou'over'too?”“Iwillprobablyliveforthousandsofdays,andmydaylastsforwholeseasons.Itissolongthatyoucouldneverimagineit.”“No?Well,Idon'tunderstand.Youmayhavethousandsofdays,buttheydon'tchangemuch.IhavethousandsofmomentsinwhichIcanbejoyfulandhappy.So,Ihaveaquestionforyou:Doesallthebeautyoftheworlddisappearwhenyoudie?”“No,”repliedthetree,“itwillcertainlylastmuchlongerthanIcaneventhinkof.”“Well,then,”saidthelittlefly,“wehavethesametimetolive;onlywehavedifferentwaysofcountingit.”Theephemeradancedhappilywithitswingsintheair,rejoicinginthesweetdelightsaroundit.Thelongandbeautifuldayseemedtoitsofullofjoy.Finally,whenthesunsanklow,itfelttiredofallitshappiness,anditswingscouldnolongercarryit.Itgentlyglided(滑)downontothesoftgrass.Withanodofitslittlehead,itwaspeacefullyandsweetlyfastasleep—theflywasdead.(AdaptedfromTheLastDreamofOldOak)27.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A.wheretheoaktreestandsB.whentheoaktreegetstorestC.howtheoaktree'slifeisdifferentD.whytheoaktreealwaysstaysawake28.Whywastheephemerapoorintheoldoaktree'seyes?A.Becauseitwoulddieattheendoftheday.B.Becauseitmightbeeasilykilledbyothers.C.Becauseitcouldn'tjumporflyanylonger.D.Becausethebeautyoftheworlddisappeared.29.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Byshowingareason.B.Bymakingadialogue.C.Bydescribingaplace.D.Byprovidinganexample.30.Whichsayingcanbestdescribetheephemera'sattitude(態度)tolife?A.It'snevertoolatetolearn.B.Whilethereislife,thereishope.C.Dowhatyousay;saywhatyoudo.D.Liveinthemomentandliveittothefull.2023年浙江省金華市金東區中考二模英語試卷五、閱讀單選BookClubIfyouliketoreadandtelljokes,thesepicksprovideinterestingmaterial.You’reJokingMe:JokesforKidsbyaKidByWilliamDanielWrittenbyasixth-grader,thisbookhasover400puns,riddlesandknock-knockjokes.Thewordplayisreallyfunny.Here’sawordplayjoketotellyourfriends:“Whatpieceofclothisthesleepiest?Anapkin!”BellyLaughJokes,Riddles,andPunsBySkyPonyeditorsFromthisbook,youcanread700classicjokesonmanydifficulttopics,suchasfood,animalsandsports.Youmightliketellingthisjoke:“Whatdoyoucallcheesethatdoesn’tbelongtoyou?Nachocheese!”LOL101:AKid’sGuidetoWritingJokesByDavidRothandRineeShahThisbookteachesushowtowriteinterestingjokesandhowtoperformthemtogetbiglaughs.Theauthors’experiencesonhowtowritejokesarealsointroduced.Oneofthejokes:“Wheredidthedogleavehercar?Thebarking(parking)lot!”Laugh-Out-Loud:TheBigBookofKnock-KnockJokesByRobElliottThejokesinthisbookaredividedintofourtopics:people,things,placesandholidays.Somefunjokesarepunsonpropernames.Trytellingthisjoke:“Knock,knock.Who’sthere?Wendy.Wendywho?Wendy(Whendo)youthinkwecangoonadate?”31．Therearefournew______booksinthebookclub.A．art B．joke C．guide D．science32．Thebook______iswrittenbyakid.A．You’reJokingMe B．BellyLaughJokes,Riddles,andPunsC．LOL101 D．Laugh-Out-LoudJokes33．ThepunsinthebookLaugh-Out-Loudareabout______.A．strangecloth B．deliciousfood C．propernames D．greatperformances①Beingconfidentisn’tjustaboutwhatyouknoworthink;confidencecomesfromhowyoufeelinyourbodytoo.Doyouknowhowyoucanbecomeconfident?②Yourstandinginfluenceshowyoufeel.Whenyourshouldersarebentandyourhead’sdown,youwon’tfeelwell.However,ifyoustandstraightwithyourshouldersbackandyourheadup,andthenmoveyourbodywitharmsbyyoursideandlookforwards,youwillfeelmuchbetter.③Yourbodyalsotalkstoyourbrainalot.Researchhasfoundthatbodyandbrainareclosetoeachother.Whenyoustandwithyourbacktall,legsapart,handsonhipsandheadup,yourbodysendsthemessagetoyourmindthatyouarestrongandconfident.Thinkaboutsomeoneyouseeisconfident:howdotheyshowthemselves?Orthinkaboutbraveorstrongmoviecharactersandimaginehowtheysit,standorwalk.Dothesameastheydo!④Takeapowerpose.Ifyouarenervous,youcantakeapowerpose.Sitstraightwithbothfeetplantedontheground,andraiseyourarmsaboveyourhead.Keepyourheadup,lookstraightaheadandsmile.Dothisforacoupleofminutes.Then,youwillfeelmoreconfident.Tryapowerposeforminutesbeforeatest.Noticehowitmakesyoufeelandhowyourmoodhaschanged.34．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystobecomeconfident. B．Meaningofbeingconfident.C．Reasonsforbeingconfident. D．Importanceofkeepingconfident.35．HowdoestheauthortelltheinfluencesofstandinginParagraph2?A．Byraisingquestions. B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Bymakingcomparisons. D．Bydrawingmindmaps.36．AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingisapowerpose?A． B． C． D．37．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)A． B． C． D．Whatyouneedtoknow:?Achatbotisacomputerprogramthatyoucan“talk”to.Itrespondslikeaperson.?Whenaskedaquestion,achatbotsearchesforinformationandprovidesananswer.?Chatbotscantalkaboutanendlessnumberoftopics.Theycanwritearticlesabouthistory,writelyrics(歌詞)inthestyleofrockstars,orexplainhowtosolvemathproblems.WhenChatGPT,achatbot,startedin2022,ithadoveronemillionuserswithinaweekandtheglobalchatbotindustrywasworth$5billion.Butitwassoonbanned(禁止)inschoolsacrosstheUS.StudentsusesAItodosomanythings.Butparentsandteacherswereveryworriedthatstudentsmightturninworkdonebyachatbotratherthandoitthemselves.Whatdoyouthink?Shouldchatbotsbebannedinschool?Yes—chatbotsareunreliableNo—technologyisthefutureGettinghelpwithschoolworkisgreat,butchatbotsdon’talwaysusethemostreliablesources.Studentsmighthandinclassworkwithfalseorincompleteinformation.Besides,theywouldn’treallybelearningthematerialorusingtheircriticalthinking(批判性思維)skillstodotheirwork.What’sworse,ifstudentsrelytooheavilyonchatbots,itcouldbeseenascheating.Inaddition,itisdifficultforteacherstocheckhomeworkforsignsthatstudentsusedchatbots.Lastly,thoughchatbotscanhelpteachersgradetestsquickly,buttheymaymakemistakesandnobodylikestheirschoolworkgradedbyamachine.Chatbotsareheretostay.Technologyischangingeducation,andbanningitwon’tstopthatatall.Whynotteachkidstousechatbotsresponsibly,liketheyusecalculatorsoronlinedictionaries?Chatbotscouldserveasastartingpointforlearningbyguidingresearch,teachingvocabulary,andhelpingstudentsfindoutthenextstepofamathproblem.Andtheycouldleadstudentstodiscussandhelpthemimprovepublicspeakingskills.Also,chatbotscangiveteachersahandbycreatingtests,designinghomework,andmakinglessonplansorwritingpersonaltasksforstudentslearningatdifferentlevels.Everybodywins.38．Theauthorusesnumberstoshowthe______ofchatbotsinParagraph1.A．size B．weight C．advantages D．popularity39．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“everybody”referto?A．Kidsandparents. B．Schoolandsociety. C．Studentsandteachers. D．Humansandchatbots.40．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Shouldchatbotsbebannedornotinschool? B．Willchatbotsbecomepopularinthefuture?C．Whatdoweneedtoknowaboutchatbots? D．Howdochatbotshelpkidslearnatschool?41．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Chatbotsthinkandfeellikehumans.B．Chatbotsofferthemostreliablesourcestostudents.C．Chatbotshelpstudentsimprovepublicspeakingskills.D．Chatbotsmaketeachersgradethestudents’testscorrectly.Onceuponatime,therewasahugecrab(螃蟹)livinginthemountains.Oneday,thecrabdecidedtoreturntotheocean.Whilehewasmovingtothesea,thewholeearthshook.Anoldmanfeltthelandshake.Heshoutedloudlytohisvillagers,“Wemustbuildaraft!Quickly!Quickly!”“Whyshouldwedothat?”askedoneofthem.“Becauseheissomassivethatwhenhedivesintotheocean,itwillcauseaflood!”Theoldmanreplied,“Wemustbuildaraftbigenoughtoholdallofusandmanyanimals!”Thevillagersacceptedhiswarningandbeganworkingtogether.Someofthemcutdowntrees,whileotherswerebusybuildingtheraft.Afterseeingwhatvillagersdid,theanimalsoftheforestsensedthatdangerwascoming,sotheyjoinedintheworkaswell.Themonkeysandthewaterbuffalowove(編)ropes,whilethehorsesandthetinymousedeerhelpedtopulltreesfromtheforest.Finally,theoldmantiedoneendoftheropetotheraftandtheotherendtoabigtree.“Whatisthatfor?”askedachild.Theoldmansmiled,“Thiswillhelpusfindourwayhome.”Finally,theraftwasready.Notlongafter,thisbigcrabcompletedhisjourneyandjumpedintothesea!Suddenly,thehugewavesfloodedtheland.Thevillagersandanimalsclimbedontotheliferaft,whichwassweptawaybytherushingwater.Peopleandanimalswereallinfear!Buttheraftsuddenlycametoastopbecauseoftheropewhichwastiedtothetree.Peopleandanimalshuggedtogetherforwarmth.Theysangtokeeptheirspiritswhentheyfloatedontheraft.Thecrabfinallysettledonthesea-bottom.Soonafter,thesealevelreturnedtoitsoriginalposition,andthepassengersfoundthemselvesbackonland.Bothhumansandanimalswerehappytobealive!Theyturnedtotheoldman,“Thanksforsavingusbygettingustobuildaraft!”Buthesmiled,“Oh,itwasnotmethatsavedyou.Weworkedtogether—themenandwomenandchildren,andtheanimalstoo.Whenweworktogether,there’snothingwecan’tdo.”42．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“massive”mean?A．Thin. B．Ugly. C．Large. D．Dangerous.43．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheevents?①Villagerscutdowntreestobuildaraft.

②Theoldmantiedtheropetoatree.③Animalswoveropesandcarriedtrees.

④Theoldmangavewarningtovillagers.A．①④②③ B．④①③② C．①③④② D．④①②③44．Whatkindofpersonistheoldman?A．Wise. B．Strict. C．Difficult. D．Humorous.45．Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?A．Practicemakesperfect. B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Greatmindsthinkalike. D．DoinRomeastheRomansdo.2022年浙江省金華市金東區中考二模英語試卷五、閱讀單選TheInfiniteLivesofMaisieDaybyChristopherEdgeIt’sMaisie’sbirthday.Shecan’twaittoopenherpresents.Shehopestogeteverythingtobuildanuclearreactor（核反應器）.However,whenshewakesup,shefindsthereisahugeblackholeandsomethinghasgonewrong.Maisieknowsshehastousethelawsoftheuniverseandtheloveofherfamilytolive.SilenceIsNotanOptionbyStuartLawrenceInthisbook,BritishwriterStuartLawrenceshareswhathehaslearntfromhislifeandhowhegotthroughthedifficulttimes.Withamessageof“Standup,speakout,bedifferent”,heasksreadersnottogiveupeasilyandencouragesthemtocreatepositivechangesintheworld,whetherbigorsmall.ComingtoEnglandbyFloellaBenjaminItisapicturestorybookofayounggirlcalledFloellaBenjaninwholeavesherhomeinTrinidadtoEnglandwithherfamilyin1960—WestIndianswereencouragedtomovetoBritainandhelprebuildthecountryaftertheWWI1.Inthebook,thewritertellsreadersherownlifestorieswhicharefullofpleasureofhopeandlove.CloudSoupbyKateWakelingBakeastrangecake,payavisittothedeepandlakeacloserlookattheclouds.WithbeautifulpicturesbyElinaBraslina,thiscollectionofpoemsbyKateWakelinghaswonheartsofchildrenallovertheworld.Anothercollectionbythewonderfulpair.MoonJuice,wontheBestChildren’sPoetryAward.31．Accordingtothetext,_________isthewriter’struestory.A．TheInfiniteLivesofMaisieDay B．SilenceIsNotanOptionC．ComingtoEngland D．CloudSoup32．ThemainreadersforSilenceIsNotanOptionarethosewhowantto________.A．makeprogressinscience B．getthroughhardtimesC．movetoaEuropeancountry D．takealookattheclouds33．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Maisiewishesaspacetravelforherbirthday.B．StuartLawrenceteachesreaderstodosports.C．FloellaBenjaminhelpsrebuildTrinidad.D．KateWakeling’spoemsarepopularwithkids.①A19-meterspermwhalewasbeachedonthecoastofXiangshaninNingbo,ZhejiangProvinceduringlowtide(潮水)onApril19,2022.②Thewhalewasfirstnoticedbyfishermenwhocalledthelocalgovernmentforhelp.Atonce,a200-personrescue(救援)teamwasformed,includingpeoplefromNingboYurenRescueCenterandothervolunteers.③“Wesentitspicturestooceananimalscientists.Latertheyfoundoutthatitisaspermwhale,whichishardlyseeninseaareaslikeXiangshan,”saidWangLiangliang,amemberoftherescueteam.④Thespermwhaleistheworld’slargesttoothedwhale,whichlivesintheoceanover3,300feetdeep.Onaverage,malesareabout52feetinlengthandweigh45tons,whilefemalesare36feetinlengthandweigh15tons.Also,itistheloudestanimalwhichcanproducesoundsasloudas230decibels(分貝).⑤Inordertokeepthewhalealiveuntilhightide,theteamhadtomakesureitwascoveredwithwateranditsblowhole(噴水孔)wasclean.Athightide,thewhalewasconnectedbyropestoseveralboatsandgentlypulledbackintothesea.Bymidnight,thewhaledisappearedintotheseaslowly.⑥Therearemanyreasonswhywhalesarebeached.Thebeachedwhalescouldbesickorsimplyold.Theyheadforshallowerwaterareassothattheycansurfacemoreeasilyforair.Besides,humanactivities,suchasfishing,pollution,arealsoreasonsfortheinjuriesthatleadtobeaching.⑦Everyyearthousandsofwhalesarebeachedandtheycanhardlybesaved.Thisisthefirsttimethatpeoplesentaspermwhalebacktotheseasuccessfully.However,scientistsmentionedthatthespermwhalecouldbesafeonlyifitwasn’tbeachedagaininthefollowingdays.34．Thepassageisprobablyfromthe_________partonawebsite.A．Health B．Nature C．Travel D．Education35．Accordingtothepassage,thespermwhalewasfoundby_________.A．fishermen B．arescueteam C．thelocalgovernment D．ananimalscientist36．Inwhichorderdidpeoplehelpthewhalebacktothesea?a.Foundoutwhichkindofwhaleitwas.b.Tooksomephotosofthebeachedwhale.c.Pouredwateronthewhaletokeepitwet.d.Pulledthewhalegentlybyboatsathightide.A．c-d-a-b. B．c-a-b-d. C．a-d-b-c. D．b-a-c-d.37．WhatisPara.6mainlyabout?A．Thelivinghabitsofspermwhales.B．Thecausesofwhalebeaching.C．Thewaystorescuebeachedwhales.D．Thefutureofthebeachedwhale.①AaronWhiteside,borninthe1980s,believesthatlifewasbetterintimesgoneby.Hethinksthatpeoplewerepoliteandniceinthe1930sbuttheyaregreedy(貪婪的)inthemodernsociety.Buthisfriendthinksthatlivingconditionshaveimprovedalotandhumansarestillkindtoday.Sowhatdoyouthink?②JustlikeAaronWhiteside,nostalgicpeoplethinkpeoplelivedmorehappilywithlessinthepast.Intheolddays,peoplesataroundatabletogether,sharingfoodandconversations.ButnowmostUKfamiliesspendabout20minutesonsupperbeforehurryingoff.Familiesknowlessabouteachother’slives.Thereismuchmorepressureonmakingaliving.③Besides,peopleboughtfewerthingsinthepast,whichwasbetterfortheenvironmentandmadepeoplemorecreative.Forexample,bandsfromthe1960s,suchastheBeatlesandtheRollingStones,weremuchbetterthantoday’s.Creativeexpressionisnowbeinglosttotechnologyandgreed.④___▲___.Intheiropinion,bothmenandwomenareabletolivehowtheylikenow.However,women’spositionwasquitelowinthepastbecausetheywereexpectedtostayathome,lookingafterbabiesanddoingalotofhousework.Mostwomenledaboringlifeatthattime.⑤What’smore,itisagreedthatchildrengetbettereducationtoday.That’sbecausetherearemoreschoolsandcollegesinthemodernsociety.Thankstotechnologydevelopment,weliveinasharedworldwhereweshareinformation,servicesandculture,andthatteachesusnewperspectives(視角).38．AaronWhitesideandhisfriendarementionedasexamplesto________.A．explaintheimportanceofbeingpoliteandniceB．comparepeople’slivesindifferentplacesC．giveusefulsuggestionsonkeepingfriendshipD．showdifferentopinionsonlifenowandthen39．Theunderlinedword“nostalgic”inPara.2probablymeans“peoplewho_________”.A．longformoney B．missthepastC．careabouthealth D．refusetochange40．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe___▲___inPara.4?A．So,manypeopleprefertoliveinthepastB．Additionally,lifeinthepastwassimpleC．However,othersholdthatlifenowisfairerD．Actually,peoplenowaremuchmorecreative41．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B． C． D．ThisisaletterfromAnthonyMoretti,aprofessoratRobertMorrisUniversity.HeshareshisthoughtsonthethreetaikonautsoftheShenzhou-13spaceshipwhocompletedtheirspacetravelstartedfromOctober16,2021.ItwasFridayinmycountry,Iwatchedthered-and-whiteballoonslowlyreturntoEarthfromhalfaworldaway.ItwasabeautifulSaturdaymorninginAsia,andtheperfectweatherallowedtheworldtoenjoywhatwashappening.T