第第頁2025年中考英語二輪復習：閱讀理解（基礎+拔高）專題練習題閱讀理解基礎練習題一、ThespacecraftShenzhouXIIIcarriedChineseastronautsZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfutospace.ManypeoplemaywanttoknowaboutthethreeChineseastronauts’lifeinspace.Infact,theycoulddomanyofthethingsaswedoonEarth.Theybrushedtheirteeth,washedtheirhairandwenttothebathroom.However,becauseofthemicrogravity(失重)environment,theytendedthemselvesindifferentways.Theywashedtheirhairbyusingtheno-rinseshampoo(免沖洗洗發劑)becausetherewerenorealshowersinthespaceship.Astronautsatethreemealsaday:breakfast,lunchanddinner.Buthowmuchtheyatedependedonthemselves.Thereweremanykindsoffood,suchasfruits,nuts,chicken,beefandsea-food.Theycouldalsodrinkcoffee,teaandorangejuice.Astronautscouldhavemuchfuntoo.Theyenjoyedwonderfulsunrisewhichhappenedevery90minutes.Astronautscouldevenspendweekends.Theywatchedmovies,playedmusic,readbooksandtalkedtotheirfamilies.Afteralongdayatwork,nothingwasbetterthanagoodnight’ssleep.Astronautshadtosleepinsleepingbagsinspecialcabins.Usually,astronautswereplannedtohaveeighthoursofsleep.LikeonEarth,theymightwakeupinthemiddleoftheirsleeptousethetoilet.Andastronautsalsohaddreams.1.WhichquestiondoesParagraph1answer?A.WhoisthebestastronautinChina?B.Whydidtheastronautsgotospace?C.WhendidthespacecraftShenzhouXIIIgotospace?D.HowmanyChineseastronautswenttospacebyShenzhouXIII?2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tended”inParagraph2mean?A.Dependedon. B.Tookcareof.C.Foundout. D.Lookedforwardto.3.Howmanytimescouldtheastronautsseesunriseintwenty-fourhours?A.8. B.12. C.16. D.22.4.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowwhatspaceislike.B.Totelluswhatthethreeastronauts’lifewaslikeinspace.C.Toletusknowthespaceenvironment.D.Totellusthethreeastronautshadahardlifeinspace.二、ChineseCalligraphy(書法)ClubDoyouwanttolearnhowtowritetraditional(傳統)Chinesecharacters(字符)?DoyouwanttoenjoyChineseCalligraphy?Ms.Liiswaitingforyou.Time:EveryWednesdayafternoonRoom:105BeijingOpera(京劇)ClubAreyouinterestedinmusic,dancing,paintingorbeautifulclothes?Youcanenjoyalloftheseinourclub.SometimeswegotoMeiLanfangTheatretowatchBeijingopera.Time:FridayafternoonRoom:107TaijiquanClubChoosesomethingnewandfun.Taijiisaninterestingandtraditionalkindofexercise.It’sslowandquiet,butverygoodforyourhealth.Time:5:30p.m.～6:30p.m.(fromMondaytoFriday)Room:205ChineseKnot(結)ClubDoyoulikeart?CometoourChineseKnotClub.MakeyourownknotsandlearnsomethingaboutChineseculture.Thetraditionalredknotsbringyougoodluck.Time:ThursdayafternoonRoom:3085.BeijingOperaClubisin________.A.Rome105 B.Rome107 C.Rome308 D.Rome2056.WhencanyougototheTajiquanClub?A.At5:30p.m.onSaturday. B.At5:00p.m.onTuesday.C.At6:00p.m.onWednesday. D.At6:00a.m.onWednesday7.WhydoChinesepeopleliketheChineseknot?A.Becauseitbringsgoodluck. B.Becauseit’sinteresting.C.Becauseitmeanshealth. D.Becauseit’scheap.8.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingto(根據)thepassage?A.Ms.Liisacalligraphyteacher.B.Youcanenjoydancingandpaintinginourschoolclubs.C.WecanbuysomeChineseknotsintheChineseKnotClub.D.Taijiquanisgoodforourhealth.三、OneofthemostmemorablevolunteeringmomentsformewaswhenIreceivedacallfromanothervolunteerwhoworksfortheMetropolitanPolice.“Loraine,I’vefoundapairoffalseteethinthebackofmycar...WhatdoIdo?”“Well,givethemback.Iassumetheyaren’tyours?Whodidyoutakehomeaftertheteaparty?”“Er,Peggy,JoanandAlan...”“Well,there’syouranswer.”“Whatdoyoumean?WhatshouldIdo?”“You’rethedetective!”I’m62nowandalwaysplannedtovolunteerwitholderpeoplewhenIretired.IknewtherewassuchabiggapinthecareandsupportthisgenerationreceivesandIfoundthethoughtheartbreaking—nooneshouldhavetofeellonelyandstuckathome.SinceIstartedvolunteeringthreeyearsago,myteamofvolunteershavesetupsevengroupsinourtown.Wehostteapartiesforthoseaged75andolderwholiveontheirownandregularlyprovidesupport,friendshipandcompanionship(陪伴)forthemostisolatedolderpeopleinthecommunity.Workingwithmyolderneighborsisrewarding.Toheartheirstoriesandthehardshipstheyhaveovercomeisinspiring.IfeellikeI’mmakingapositivedifferencetothelivesofolderpeoplebysharingmytimewiththem,helpingthemstayactiveandsocialandmakingcleartothemthattheyarevaluedbyourcommunity.Asanareacoordinator(協調人),Ialsohelprecruit(招募)andmanagevolunteers,withoutwhomnoneoftheworkwouldbepossible.Somanygoaboveandbeyondwhat’sasked,givingtheirtime,energyandkindness,justbecausetheycare.I’vefoundsomuchenthusiasm(熱情)frompeoplewantingtomakethelivesofourolderneighborsbetter,andtheyareaconstantsourceofinspirationforme.I’vemetsomanyamazingpeoplefromallwalksoflife(各行各業).It’soneofthebestthingsI’veeverdoneandit’senrichedmylifesomuch.Iwillkeepfocusingonreducinglonelinessandisolationamongtheelderlyandhelpingolderpeopleenjoytheoldagethattheydeserve.9.Whydoestheauthormentionthecallinthefirstfewparagraphs?A.Tointroduceavolunteersheworkswith.B.Toexplainwhyshestartedvolunteering.C.Toshowsheenjoyshervolunteerwork.D.Todescribeaproblemolderpeopleoftenmeet.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“isolated”inparagraph9probablymean?A.friendly B.lonely C.helpless D.supportive11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherworkasavolunteer?A.Itismeaningful. B.Itgivesherconfidence.C.Itischallenging. D.Itreducesherloneliness.12.Whatqualityoftheothervolunteersinspiredtheauthor?A.Theirpeopleskills. B.Theircreativity.C.Theiroptimism(樂觀). D.Theirpassion.四、Technologyhasdoneourworldwonders:fromdevelopmentinmedicine,travel,communication,toourday-to-daylives.Ithasundoubtedlychangedthewayoursocietyworks,andhowwecommunicatewithoneanotherandourselves.However,bycompletelywelcomingtechnologyasapartofeverydaylife,arewelosingourabilitytocreate?Technologypresentsanewplatformforcreativitytoexiston.Throughtechnology,ideascanbesetfreeandcometolifeinthephysicalworld.Wehavethenecessarytoolsforgreaterpossibilitiesandnewsolutions.Forexample,businessesnowhavetheopportunitytoimprovethemselvesmorecreativelythroughwebsites,filmadvertisements,socialmediaorradio.However,whenwelookmoreclosely,it’seasytonoticesomedisadvantages.Forexample,manyofusdependsoheavilyonautomatedcalculations(自動計算)nowadays,ratherthantakingthetimetoworkitoutforourselves.Anotherobvioussituationisthatalotofpeoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonscreens.Asaresult,theyarereducingtheopportunitiestocomeupwiththeirowncreations.Isthereawaytofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumancreativity?Ithinkso.Itissimplyamatterofmakingsurethatcreativityisnotdeterredbytechnology.Thefirstwayistoreduceourusageofdigitaldevices(數字設備)bysettinglimitsonwhen,where,andhowlongweusethem,turningoffthenotifications(通知)onyourphone,orputtingyourphoneon“DoNotDisturb”.Onceyoubecomeusedtothese,youwillfeelsurprisedhowlittleyouthinkaboutyourphone.Anotherwonderfulwayistotakedailywalksinthenature.Itcanhelpyoureset,re-balance,andkeepgoing.Inthelongrun,adailywalkcannotonlyinfluenceourcreativityandimaginationbutfurtherourphysicalandmentalhealth.Wecanalsodevelopourcreativitybydoingyoga,keepingadiary,orreading.Thekeytothesurvivalofourcreativitystartswithus.Willyouputyourphoneawaywhenspendingtimewithfriends?Willyoutrytofindhappinessandpurposeoutsideofascreen?Theactionyouchoosetotakewillhelpchangetherelationshipbetweencreativityandtechnologyforthebetter.13.Whydoesthewritertalkaboutbusinessesinparagraph2?A.Tostresstheimportanceofcreativity.B.Tosuggestgoodwaystodeveloptechnology.C.Toshowtheeffectthattechnologyhasoncreativity.D.Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenbusinessandcreativity.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deterred”meaninparagraph4?A.Examined. B.Controlled. C.Replaced. D.Prevented.15.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewritermostprobablyagreewith?A.Limitingtheusageofourphonescanhelpustodevelopcreativity.B.Spendingtimeonscreensistheeasiestwaytokeeppeoplefocused.C.Turningoffthenotificationsonthephonewillmakepeopleworried.D.Adailywalkdoesmoregoodtophysicalhealththantomentalhealth.16.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CreativityinaWorldofTechnology:DoesItExist?B.Technology:HowDoesItHelptoDevelopOurCreativity?C.TechnologyandCreativity:WhichofThemIsMoreImportant?D.TechnologyandCreativity:HowDoTheyInfluenceEachOther?五、Asiaishometomorethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationandthreeofthefourmostcrowdedcountriesareinAsia.China,India,andIndonesiaalonehavemorethan2.5billionpeople.Untilrecently,mostAsiannationsfellbehindthewesterncountriesinmanyfields.Governmentreform(改革),however,hasledtoimportantprogressineachoftheseAsiancountries.Acrossthearea,educationsystemshavebeenimprovedandeconomies(經濟)havebeengrowing.MostAsiancountriesnowhaveasystemofcompulsory(義務的)education.Manycountrieshaverecentlyallowedprivateuniversitiestobebuilt,whichwasnotallowedbefore.Therearemorechancesforstudentstogotouniversitynow.However,inAsia,therearestillnotenoughchancesforstudentstogethighereducationandmanypeopleprefertogoabroadforfurtherstudy.Asaresult,India,China,SouthKorea,JapanandotherAsiancountriessendthousandsofstudentstostudyintheUnitedStatesandEuropeeachyear.PartofthepeopleinAsiancountriescanspeakEnglish,andEnglishhasbecomethemostimportantlanguageforbusinessacrossthearea.Thepercentage(百分比)isthelargestinJapan,Singapore,thePhilippines,SriLankaandSouthKorea.ManypeopleinChina,IndiaandMalaysiacanalsospeakEnglish.SomecountrieshavemadeEnglishpartoftheprimaryandsecondaryeducationprogram.Insomecountries,childrenbegintostudyEnglishevenattheageof4or5.17.MostAsiancountries________thewesterncountriesinmanyfields.A.arebetterthan B.aremorepowerfulthanC.getgreaterprogressthan. D.arenotasgoodas18.Inthepast,________wasnotallowedinmanyAsiancountries.A.speakingEnglish B.movingtoothercountriesC.buildingprivateuniversities D.buildingmiddleschools19.WhydosomanystudentsinAsiagotostudyintheUSAandEurope?A.Becausetheyarerich.B.BecausetherearenotenoughchancesforstudentstogethighereducationinAsia.C.Becausetheydon’twanttoworkhard.D.BecausetheycanspeakEnglishverywell.20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.There’remorethan2.5billionpeopleinChina,IndiaandIndonesia.B.TheeconomiesinAsiancountriesarebecomingworse.C.EducationinAsiahashadgreatchanges.D.InsomeAsiancountries,Englishhasbecomeveryimportantforbusiness

答案以及解析一、1.答案：D解析：推理判斷題。根據ThespacecraftShenzhouXIIIcarriedChineseastronauts(宇航員)ZhaiZhigang，WangYapingandYeGuangfutospace.ManypeoplemaywanttoknowaboutthethreeChineseastronauts'lifeinspace.Infact，theycoulddomanyofthethingsaswedoonEarth.(神舟十三號飛船搭載中國航天員翟志剛、王亞平和葉光福前往太空。很多人可能想了解三位中國宇航員的太空生活。事實上，他們可以像我們在地球上一樣做很多事情。)可知第一段回答了有多少中國宇航員乘神舟十三號去了太空。故選D。2.答案：B解析：詞義理解題。根據However，becauseofthemicrogravityenvironment,theytendedthemselvesindifferentways.(然而，由于微重力環境，他們以不同的方式照顧自己。)可知指的是照顧Tookcareof。故選B。3.答案：C解析：簡單計算題。根據Theyenjoyedwonderfulsunrisewhichhappenedevery90minutes.(他們享受著每90分鐘一次的美妙日出。)可知一天有16次。故選C。4.答案：B解析：主旨大意題。根據ManypeoplemaywanttoknowaboutthethreeChineseastronauts'lifeinspace.Infact,theycoulddomanyofthethingsaswedoonEarth.(很多人可能想了解三位中國宇航員的太空生活。事實上，他們可以像我們在地球上一樣做很多事情。)可知本文主要講述了神舟十三號宇航員向地球上的學生展示了他們的太空生活。故選B。二、5.答案：B解析：細節理解題。根據右上方框Room:107(房間:107)可知京劇俱樂部在107房間。故選B。6.答案：C解析：細節理解題。根據左下方框Time:5:30p.m.~6:30p.m.(fromMondaytoFriday)(時間:下午5:30~6:30(周一至周五))可知周三下午6點可以去打太極拳。故選C。7.答案：A解析：細節理解題。根據右下方框Thetraditionalredknotsbringyougoodluck.(傳統的紅結會給你帶來好運。)可知中國人喜歡中國結因為它帶來好運。故選A。8.答案：C解析：細節理解題。根據右下方框Doyoulikeart?CometoourChineseKnotClub.MakeyourownknotsandlearnsomethingaboutChineseculture.(你喜歡藝術嗎?來我們的中國結俱樂部吧。自己打結，學習一些中國文化。)可知并沒有提到我們可以在中國結俱樂部買一些中國結。故選C。三、9.答案：C解析：推理判斷題。根據第一段至第七段OneofthemostmemorablevolunteeringmomentsformewaswhenIreceivedacallfromanothervolunteerwhoworksfortheMetropolitanPolice."Loraine,I'vefoundapairoffalseteethinthebackofmycar...WhatdoIdo?""Well,givethemback.Iassumetheyaren'tyours?Whodidyoutakehomeaftertheteaparty?""Er,Peggy,JoanandAlan...""Well,there'syouranswer.""Whatdoyoumean?WhatshouldIdo?""You'rethedetective!"(對我來說，最難忘的志愿者時刻之一是我接到另一位在倫敦警察廳工作的志愿者的電話。"洛琳，我在車后座發現了一副假牙……我該怎么辦?"好吧，把它們還給我。"我想它們不是你的吧?茶話會后你帶誰回家了?"嗯，佩吉、瓊和艾倫……""好吧，這就是你的答案。""你是什么意思?"我該怎么辦?"你就是那個偵探!")可知，作者在前幾段提到了電話，表示她喜歡她的志愿者工作。故選C10.答案：B解析：詞義猜測題。根據第九段Wehostteapartiesforthoseaged75andolderwholiveontheirownandregularlyprovidesupport，friendshipandcompanionship(陪伴)forthemostisolatedolderpeopleinthecommunity.(我們為75歲及以上的獨居老人舉辦茶會，并定期為社區中最……老人提供支持、友誼和陪伴。)可知，"isolated"意為"孤獨的"，和"lonely"意思相近。故選B。11.答案：A解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段I'vemetsomanyamazingpeoplefromallwalksoflife(各行各業).It'soneofthebestthingsI'veeverdoneandit'senrichedmylifesomuch.Iwillkeepfocusingonreducinglonelinessandisolationamongtheelderlyandhelpingolderpeopleenjoytheoldagethattheydeserve.(我遇到了很多來自各行各業的了不起的人。這是我做過的最好的事情之一，它豐富了我的生活。我將繼續致力于減少老年人的孤獨和孤立，幫助老年人享受他們應得的老年生活。)可知，作者認為她的志愿者的工作是很有意義。故選A。12.答案：D解析：細節理解題。根據倒數第二段I'vefoundsomuchenthusiasm(熱情)frompeoplewantingtomakethelivesofourolderneighborsbetter,andtheyareaconstantsourceofinspirationforme.(我從那些想要改善老鄰居生活的人們身上發現了如此多的熱情，他們一直是我靈感的源泉。)可知，他們的激情激勵了作者。故選D。四、13.答案：C解析：細節理解題。根據“Technologypresentsanewplatformforcreativitytoexiston.Throughtechnology,ideascanbesetfreeandcometolifeinthephysicalworld.Wehavethenecessarytoolsforgreaterpossibilitiesandnewsolutions.Forexample,businessesnowhavetheopportunitytoimprovethemselvesmorecreativelythroughwebsites,filmadvertisements,socialmediaorradio.”可知，作者在第二段提到企業是為了展示技術對創造力的影響。故選C。14.答案：D解析：詞義猜測題。根據和“Asaresult,theyarereducingtheopportunitiestocomeupwiththeirowncreations.”可知，人們通過使用技術從而使自己減少了創作的機會，結合“Isthereawaytofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumancreativity?Ithinkso.Itissimplyamatterofmakingsurethatcreativityisnotdeterredbytechnology.”可知，有辦法在技術和人類創造力之間找到平衡，也就是確保創造力不被技術的阻礙。deterred的意思應為“阻止”。故選D。15.答案：A解析：推理判斷題。根據“Thefirstwayistoreduceourusageofdigitaldevices(數字設備)bysettinglimitsonwhen,where,andhowlongweusethem,turningoffthenotifications(通知)onyourphone,orputtingyourphoneon‘DoNotDisturb’Onceyoubecomeusedtothese,youwillfeelsurprisedhowlittleyouthinkaboutyourphone.”可知，限制手機的使用可以幫助我們培養創造力。故選A。16.答案：D解析：最佳標題。根據“Isthereawaytofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumancreativity?”可知，文章主要講述了科技和人類創造力的相互影響。故選D。五、17.答案：D解析：題干的意思是大多數亞洲國家在許多領域西方國家。根據文章第一段第一句“However,inAsia,therearestillnotenoughchancesforstudentstogethighereducationandmanypeopleprefertogoabroadforfurtherstudy.(然而，在亞洲，仍然沒有足夠的機會讓學生接受高等教育，許多人更喜歡出國深造)”可知，亞洲國家的學生沒有足夠的機會獲得高等教育，許多人喜歡到國外學習，因此亞洲國家在教育領域不如西方國家。結合選項，A選項的意思是比……更好，B選項的意思是比……更強大;C選項的意思是獲得比……更大的進步;D選項的意思是不如……好，可知本題正確答案為D。18.答案：C解析：題干的意思是在過去，在許多亞洲國家是不允許的。根據文章第一段第二句“Asaresult,Indian,China,SouthKorea,JapanandotherAsiancountriessendthousandsofstudentstostudyintheUnitedStatesandEuropeeachyear.(因此，印度、中國、韓國、日本和其他亞洲國家每年都派成千上萬的學生去美國和歐洲學習)”可知，過去許多亞洲國家都是不允許建立私立大學的。結合選項，A選項的意思是說英語;B選項的意思是搬到其他國家;C選項的意思是建設私立大學;D選項的意思是建設中學，可知本題正確答案為C。19.答案：B解析：題干的意思是為什么亞洲有這么多學生去美國和歐洲學習?根據文章第一段第二句“However,inAsia,therearestillnotenoughchancesforstudentstogethighereducationandmanypeopleprefertogoabroadforfurtherstudy.(然而，在亞洲，仍然沒有足夠的機會讓學生接受高等教育，許多人更喜歡出國深造)”可知，亞洲國家的學生沒有足夠的機會獲得高等教育，許多人喜歡到國外學習。結合選項，A選項的意思是因為他們很富有;B選項的意思是因為沒有足夠的機會讓學生獲得高等教育;C選項的意思是因為他們不想努力工作;D選項的意思是因為他們英語說得很好，可知本題正確答案為B。20.答案：B解析：題干的意思是以下哪項是不正確的?A選項的意思是中國、印度和印度尼西亞有超過25億人口;B選項的意思是亞洲國家的經濟正在變得更糟;C選項的意思是亞洲的教育發生了很大的變化;D選項的意思是在一些亞洲國家，英語對做生意非常重要。結合選項，B選項根據文章第一段最后一句“However,inthepasttenyears,EastAsiaandSoutheastAsiahavehadagreatdevelopmentandtheyhavemadegreatchanges.(然而，在過去的十年中，東亞和東南亞有了很大的發展，他們取得了巨大的變化)”可知，亞洲國家的經濟正在變得更好，而不是更糟，因此B選項錯誤;A選項根據文章第一段倒數第二句“Therearemorethan2.5billionpeopleinChina,IndiaandIndonesia.(中國、印度和印度尼西亞有超過25億人口)”可知，A選項正確;C選項根據文章第二段第一句“PartofthepeopleinAsiancountriescanspeakEnglish,andEnglishhasbecomethemostimportantlanguageforbusinessacrossthearea.(亞洲國家有部分人會說英語，英語已成為該地區最重要的商業語言)”可知，亞洲的教育有了很大變化，C選項正確;D選項根據文章第二段第一句“PartofthepeopleinAsiancountriescanspeakEnglish,andEnglishhasbecomethemostimportantlanguageforbusinessacrossthearea.(亞洲國家有部分人會說英語，英語已成為該地區最重要的商業語言)”可知，D選項正確。可知本題正確答案為B。

閱讀理解拔高練習題一、WelcometoBeechwoodForest!HereatBeechwoodForest,wewantyounotonlytoenjoywhatnaturehastooffer,butalsotorespect(尊重)andprotecttheenvironment,too.Theforestisthepricelesstreasureandshouldbetreatedwithrespect.So,duringyourvisittotheforest,please...Respecttheflowers,plantsandtreesYoushouldneverpick,pulluporwalkonanywildflowersorplants.Flowerssoondieinavase,soletthemcontinuetobrightenupthedayofthosewhovisittheforestafteryou.Also,donotwalkontherootsorbreakoffanyleaves.RespecttheanimalsMakesurethatyoudon’tkillanyforestanimalsorendangertheminanyway.Keeptofootpathstoavoidcausingtroublestowildlife.Don’tdroplitterthatanimalscouldmistakeitforfood,andcertainlydon’ttouchanybirds’nests.Ifyouseeananthill,markitwithasticksothatnoonewillsteponitbymistake.Andfinally...Besurethatnoneofyourfriendsorfamilythrowdownanyburningmatches,cigarette(香煙)endsoreasilyburningthings.Andneverlightafire.Firescansoongetoutofcontrolanddestroythousandsofsquarekilometersofforest!1.VisitorstoBeechwoodForestshouldtreattheforestwith_______.A.respect B.enjoyment C.price2.Weshouldletwildflowerscontinuetogrowinsteadof_______.A.leavingmarksonthemB.breakingofftheirleavesC.pickingorpullingthemup3.Youmustn’tdroplitterbecause_______.A.plantswilldiesuddenlyB.animalsmighteatitbymistakeC.itmaypollutetheairintheforest4.AtWeechwoodForest,youmightsee_______.A.plants,wildanimalsandriverB.friends,familyandfirefightersC.burningmatchesandcigaretteends5.Thepassageiswrittento_______.A.showrespecttoBeechwoodForestB.introducetherulesofBeechwoodForestC.describethebeautyofBeechwoodForest二、Everyyear,onthesecondSaturdayinSeptember,peoplecelebrateWorldFirstAidDay(世界急救日).It’sadaytoremindushowimportantfirstaidis.Thisyear’sthemeis“FirstAidintheDigitalWorld”.Technologynotonlymakesourlivesmoreconvenient,butalsohelpstosavelives.Let’slookatsometechnologicalinventionsthatarehelpingsavelives.SmartappIfsomeoneneedsfirstaid,evenifyoucallahospitalstraightaway,youmayneedtowaitawhile.Thereisoftentrafficontheroads.SomepeopleintheUSmadeanappcalledPulsePoint.ItinvitescommonpeopletrainedinCPR(心肺復蘇術)touseit.Ifsomeoneneedsfirstaidnearby,theuserswillgetamessageaskingthemtohelp.MagicgelThegel(凝膠)calledVetigelismagic!Itcanstopsomeonefrombleedinginjust10seconds.Thegelismadefromplants.Itwasinventedmorethan10yearsagobutwasonlyallowedtobeusedonanimals.NowintheUS,ithasbeenallowedtobeusedonhumans,too.AndthepersonfromtheUSwasonly17yearsoldwhenheinventedit!FlyingaidIfpeoplegetinjuredorneedhelpinhard-to-reachareas,drones(無人機)canbeofgreatuse.Becausetheycanfly,dronescanoftenofferhelpfasterthanpeople.Andtheycanalsomakepeoplesaferforthosewhoworkindangerousconditions.Theycanalsocarryusefulthingstosaveustime.6.“FirstAidintheDigitalWorld”waschosenasthethemebecause________.A.technologyiseverywherethesedaysB.wecanusetechnologytoofferhelpfasterC.technologymakesourlivesmorecomfortable7.IfMr.Greenhasaheartattack(心臟病發作)inamall,________willbethebestchoicetosavehim.A.thesmartapp B.themagicgel C.theflyingaid8.Asforthemagicgel,________.A.itsinventorisonly17yearsoldnowB.itisn’tallowedtobeusedonhumansnowC.ittakeslessthan10secondstohelpstopbleeding9.Theflyingaidmakesiteasierforpeopletohelpthosewhoare________.A.inhospitalB.inacrowdedplaceC.inhard-to-reachareas10.Thethreeinventionsabove________.A.remindusoftheimportanceoffirstaidB.needtobeimprovedassoonaspossibleC.helppeoplewhohavesuddenhealthproblems三、Haveyoueverboughtsomethingandthenchangedyourmind?ForAlisonJenson,15,thisusedtohappenseveraltimesaweek.Alisonwasashopaholic.Shejustcouldn’tstopshoppingandshelovedspecialoffers.Alison’sbedroomisfullofthings.“I’vebeentoeveryshopinLondon,Ithink”,saysAlison.Shepicksupsomeearrings.Thelabels(標簽)arestillonthem.“Thesewerehalfprice,”shesays.“I’veneverwornthem.”Alison’sproblemwasn’tjustjewelry.Shealsoboughtalotofclothes,thoughnotmanyshoes,becausetheywereusuallytooexpensive.Shehasalsoboughtlotsofothersmallthings—like20newcoversforherphone.Shehasn’tusedanyofthem.Accordingtoexperts,weallfeelexcitedafterwebuysomethingnew.Forshopaholics,it’salittledifferent.Soonaftertheybuysomething,theythinkthey’vemadeamistakeandstarttofeelunhappy.Sotheybuythemselvessomethingelsetofeelhappier.Psychologists(心理學家)firstdescribedtheproblemsofshopaholicsin1955.However,therewasverylittleresearchonthesubjectuntilrecently.Now,doctorsthinkthousandsofpeoplesufferfromtheproblem,andthesituationisgettingworse.Therearealsomoreteenageshopaholicsnow,althoughmostyoungpeopledon’thaveenoughmoneytogoshoppingveryregularly.Alisonknewshehadaproblem.“Ioftenboughtsomethingeveryday.Usuallyitwassomethingsmall,butIjustneededtobuyit,”shesays.“IspentmoneythatIgotformybirthday,andwhenIwasshortofmoney,Iborroweditfromfriendsormyparents.WhenIcouldn’tgoshopping,Ifeltanxious.Thenoneday,myparentsjustlookedatallthethingsinmyroomandsaidthatthiswascrazy!Iknewtheywereright.Ineededsomebigchangesinmylife.”Alisonnowgetshelpwithherproblemandfeelsshehaschanged.Shenolongerthinkssheisashopaholic.“WhenIwanttobuysomethinginashop,Iaskmyselftwoquestions,”shesays.“DoIneedit?CanIaffordit?Theanswertobothquestionsisusually‘no’,soIwalkaway.It’sgreat!”11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shopaholic”meaninParagraph1referto?A.apersonwhoalwayschangeshisorhermind.B.apersonwhoiscrazyaboutshopping.C.apersonwhobuysthingseveryday.D.apersonwhoisafraidofshopping.12.WhatdoweknowaboutAlisonJensonaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheisanadult.B.ShehasbeentoeveryshopinEngland.C.Sheboughtmanyshoes.D.Sheboughtmanythingsthatshedidn’treallyneed.13.Whatdoexpertssayaboutshopaholics?A.Shopaholicsfeelsadwhentheyareshopping.B.Shopaholicssoonfeelunhappyaftertheyhaveboughtsomething.C.Shopaholicsfeelmoreexcitedthanotherpeoplewhentheyshop.D.Shoppingistheonlywayshopaholicscanfeelhappy.14.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAlison’sfeelingattheendofthepassage?A.Glad. B.Worried. C.Embarrassed. D.Sad.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.ShopTillYouDrop! B.ShoppingMakesMeHappy!C.You’dBetterShopLess! D.ICanStopShoppingNow!四、Imaginetakingaflyingtaxitotheairport,orjumpingovercrowdedcitystreetsatrushhours,gettingwhereyouwanttogofarfasterthanyoucouldinacar.Believeitornot,youmightbeabletodothesethingsinanairtaxisoonerthanyouthink.Anairtaxiissomethinglikeahelicopter(直升飛機)thatcancarrypeoplefromplacetoplace.Airtaxisdon’tneedalongrunway(跑道)likeplanesdo.Theycangostraightupanddown.InJune,thegovernmentofAmericaagreedtoallowacompanycalledJobyAviationtostarttestingtheirnewairtaxi.Thisisthefirsttimethey’vetestedataxithathasbeenbuiltinafactory.Beforethat,alltheirtaxisweremadebyhand.By2025,Jobyhopestostartcarryingpassengersformoney.They’veworkedtogetherwithDeltaAirLinestocreateaprogramtoflypeoplefromtheirhomestotheairport.Joby’sairtaxiswillbeflownbyapilot,andcancarryfourotherpassengers.Theycangoaround100milesbeforetheelectricbatteriesneedtoberecharged(充電).Comparedwithhelicopters,Jobysaystheirairtaxisarebothquieterandcheaper.Thecompanyexpectstocharge(要價)about$3amileatfirst.Butovertime,theyhopetobringthepricedowntolessthan$1amile.Andasexcitingastheideaofflyingtaxisis,somepeoplehavebeenanxiousaboutthem.Theairtaxismaybequieterthanhelicopters,butthey’llstillbeaddingnoiseandtraffictoourskies.Somepeopleworrythatonlyrichpeoplewillbeabletoaffordtousethem.Itseemslikelythatairtaxiswillbepartofthefutureoftravel.Butthere’sstillalottodobeforeairtaxisbecomecommon.16.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?A.Byraisingaquestion. B.Bypicturingascene.C.Bylistingafact. D.Bygivinganexample.17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJoby’snewairtaxi?A.It’smadebyhand. B.Itcanfly100milesperhour.C.Itcantakeoffwithoutalongrunway.D.Itcancarryfourpeopleinall.18.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph6?A.Theworriesaboutthenewairtaxi.B.Thenoisecreatedbythenewairtaxi.C.Thetrafficrulesto