河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（一）——世界首顆木制衛星升空Recently,a

satellite

(衛星)madepartlyoutofwoodhasbeensentupintospaceforthefirsttimeever.It’samazing,right?Let’stakeacloserlooktogether.Inthepast,satelliteshavealwaysbeenmadeof

metal

(金屬).Butnow,scientistsinJapanaretestingtheideaofawoodensatellite.Andthey

callit“LignoSat”(“Ligno”means“wood”inLatin).Theideaofusingwoodforsatellitesmaysoundstrange,buttherearesomegoodreasonstotryit.Woodischeapanditdoesn’tpollutetheenvironment.Andthere’snowateror

oxygen

(氧氣)inspacetobreakit.SowoodishardertherethanonEarth.Theideawassimple,butitwashardtobringittolife.Firstly,theteamhadtofindoutwhatkindofwoodwouldworkbest.Aftereightmonths’test,theychosehonokiwood.Thiswoodislightanddoesn’tbreakeasily.Then,tomakeLignoSat,theteamusedaspecialwoodworkingway.Thewoodenpieceswerecarefullycutto

fittogether

(組合到一起).InNovember,LignoSatwassenttospace.AndinDecember,itwillbeputinto

orbit

(軌道)aroundEarth.Overthenextsixmonths,scientistswillcheckthewood.Ifthetestworks,woodensatellitescouldonedaybeusedtohelpcutdownonpollution.SatellitesoftenburnupastheycomebackintoEarth’s

atmosphere

(大氣層).Burningmetalsatellitesleavebehindacloudofpollution.Butwhenwoodburns,itonlyleaveswaterandCO2behind.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題1.Whatisthespecialthingaboutthesatelliterecentlysentintospace?2.WhatkindofwoodwaschosenforLignoSataftertesting?Why?3.WhenwillLignoSatbeputintoorbitaroundtheearth?4.Whatcouldthewoodensatellitesbeusedtodoifthetestworks?5.Ifyouwereamemberoftheteam,whatwouldyoudotoimprovethesatellite?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（二）——哈爾濱冰雪大世界"It'ssoexciting!Myheartfeltlikeflyingintheair,"saidZhangJiajiaafterslidingdowna500-meter-longiceslideatthefamousHarbinlce-SnowWorld."Theone-minuteridewastotallyworththelongwaitinline,"sheadded.ThisishowvisitorsfeelwhentheyexperienceHarbinlce-SnowWorld.

Thepark,locatedinHarbin,alsocalledthe"cityofice,"officiallyopenedat10amwiththetheme"DreamofWinter,LoveamongAsia."ltwasbuiltwith300,000m3

oficeandsnow,usingideasfromtheupcoming2025HarbinAsianWinterGames,whichwilltakeplacenextFebruary,rightafterChina'sSpringFestivalholiday.ltisalsothefirstbiginternationaliceandsnoweventinChinasincethe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.

Theparkcovers1millionsquaremeters,largerthanlastyear's800,000squaremeters,makingitthelargestinits26-yearhistory.lthasninemainareaswithiceandsnowmodelsoffamouslandmarkslikeChina'sTempleofHeaven,Japan'sOsakaCastle,andIndia'sTajMahal.Thepark'smaintower,withtallicecolumnsshowingtheemblemoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia(OCA),isakeyhighlight.TheSuperlceSlide,themostpopularattraction,nowhas24lanesandfeaturesa300-meter-longheatedwaitingareatohelpvisitorsstaycomfortableinthefreezingweather.Theparkalsohasfantasyshows,virtualrealitygames,andadigitalartmuseum,offeringexcitingnewexperiencestovisitors.AsoneofChina'stopwinterattractions,Harbinlce-SnowWorldhasbecomeamust-seedestinationforvisitorsfromallovertheworld.閱讀短文，回答下列問題1.HowmaythevisitorsfeelwhentheyexperienceHarbinIce-SnowWorld?2.WhatisthefirstbiginternationaliceandsnoweventinChinasincethe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.

3.Whatisakeyhighlightofthepark'smaintower?4.Whatnewexperiencesdoestheparkofferbesidesiceandsnowattractions?5.IfyouwereadesignerofHarbinlce-SnowWorld,whatwouldyoudotomakeitmorespecial?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（三）——英語這樣說，才更有禮貌，讓你更有涵養。Learningtobepoliteinanewlanguageisn’teasy.Everylanguagehasspecialwaystoshowrespect,andknowinghowtousetheserulescanmakeabigdifference.OnesimplewaytomakeyourEnglishsoundmorepoliteistouse

modalverbs.Youprobablyalreadyknowmodalverbslike“could”,“would”,“might”and“shall”.Whiletheseverbsareusedtotalkaboutabilityorpossibility,they’realsoagreatwaytomakeyourEnglishsoundsofterandmorepolite,especiallywhenyouareaskingquestions.Forexample,askingsomeone“Doyouwanttohavedinnerwithme?”soundsdirect.Butifyouuseamodalverb—“Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithme?”—itsoundsmuchnicer!Modalverbsarealsousedwhenyoumakerequests.“Couldyouopenthewindow,please?”soundsmuchsofterthanjust“Openthewindow,please.”AnotherwaytosoundmorepoliteinEnglishistousethe

passivevoice.Thisisusefulinsituationswhereitmightberudetodirectlypointoutsomeone’sactionsormistakes.Forexample,“Thecomputerwasn’tturnedoff.”soundsnicerthan“Bobforgottoturnoffthecomputer.”Youcanalsousethe

pasttense

.Forexample,whenyoucheckintoahotel,thewaitermightask,“Didyouneedanyhelpwithyourluggage?”or“Sheregratedthatshedidn’taskhimtostay.”Eventhoughthepasttenseisusuallyusedtodescribethingsthathavealreadyhappened,inthiscase,it’sapolitewaytoaskifyouneedhelpwithyourluggage.ThesetipswillhelpmakeyourEnglishsoundmore

considerate

(體貼的)andrespectful!閱讀上述材料，回答下列問題。1.Howcanyoumakeabigdifferenceinanewlanguagelearning?2.WhatisonesimplewaytomakeEnglishsoundmorepolite?3.Whatmodalverbsarereferredinthispassage?4.Whichisusefulwhenyouwanttopointoutsomeonemistakes?5.Whichwaydoesthesentence“Iwonderedwhetheryouwouldmindopeningthewindow”use?Giveanotherexampleofthisway?(答案須與文中例句不同)河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（四）——一條六尺巷，精神綻華光Anabout2-metre-widealley,or“LiuChiXiang”inChinese,nowattractsalargenumberofvisitorsinTongcheng,Anhui.Thereisanancientstorybehindit.DuringtheQingDynasty,MinisterZhangYingreceivedaletterfromhisfamilybackinhishometownofTongchengoneday.Fromtheletter,ZhanglearnedthathisfamilyhadfoughtwiththeirneighborWuandhisfamilyovertheboundary(分界線)betweentheirhouses.SincebothfamiliesheldstrongpowerinTongcheng,thedisagreementwasneversolved.Zhang’sfamilywrotetheletterhopingthatZhangcouldgettheWufamilytogivein.However,Zhangrepliedwithapoemsaying,“Writingaletterfromhome,milesaway,justforawall.Allthatfuss(大發牢騷)overonemeterortwo.LookatthelongGreatWall.LonggoneisitsbuilderEmperorQinshihuang.”Hisreplymadethefamilymembersrealizethatthewallwasonlyatemporary(暫時的)matterandthatthecloserelationshipwiththeirneighborwasmoreimportant.So,theydecidedtomovetheirwallbackaboutonemetre.Inturn,theWufamilywasdeeplytouchedbythisactandmovedbackanothermeterwhilebuildingtheirwall.Itcreatedanabouttwo-meter-widenarrow“alley”betweenthehouses.Today,Tongchenghasbecomeanationalhistoricalandculturalcity.Andthealleyvividly(生動地)reflectsthevaluesoftoleranceandharmony(寬容與和諧)thatarewidelyadmiredinChina.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題。1.Whereisthe“LiuChiXiang”?2.WhatwasthedisagreementbetweenZhangYing'sfamilyandtheWufamily?3.WhydidZhangYing'sfamilywrotealettertohim？4.WhatdidWuFamilydointurn?5.Haveyoufoughtwithyourfriendsorclassmate?Howdidyoumakepeacewithhimorher?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（五）——無人機開啟低空經濟的新篇章AttheBadalingGreatWallinBeijing,gettingfoodandwaterusedtorequirea50-minutewalk.Butnow,peoplecanplaceordersonthephone,anddroneswillbringthemoverinafewminutes.Thedronescanalsotakeawaygarbagefromtouristsontheirreturnjourneys.ThisisjustoneexampleofthewideuseofdronesinChina.ByJune,over1.87milliondroneshadreceivedpermissiontowork,reportedChinaDaily.Theneedforprofessionaldronepilotsisrising.However,onlyabout225,000peoplehavethenecessarylicensestoflythem.Thiscreatesashortageofalmost1millionlicenseddronepilotsinthecountry.Sincedroneshavebeenusedinmanyareas,likefarming,videofilmingandenvironmentalprotection,dronepilotscanalsoworkinvariousindustries.Thepayisgoodtoo.Somepilotsarepaidaround30,000yuanpermonth,reportedChinaDaily.Thatiswhymorepeoplearetrainingtogetdronelicenses.AtXiaoxiangYongxiang,abusinessofferingsuchtraininginHunanprovince,400to500peoplehavegraduatedsofarthisyear.Before,therewereonlyabout200eachyear.Togetadrone-flyinglicensefordistancesunder500meters,peopleneedtotake44hoursoftraining.Forlongerdistances,56hoursarerequired.“Ibelievedronesarethefuture”saidDongJiamin,headofXiaoxiangYongxiang.Theexcitementarounddronesisrelatedtothedevelopmentofthelow-altitudeeconomy(低空經濟),whichisaboutactivitieshappeningintheairspacebelow3,000meters.By2030,thispartoftheeconomycouldreach2,000billionyuaninChina.Otherindustries,suchasAlandgreenenergy,arealsoexpectedtogrowwithit.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題。1.WhataredronesusedtotransportatBadalingGreatWall?2.Wherehavedronesbeenused?3.Whyaremorepeopletrainingtogetdronelicenses?4.Whatistheexcitementarounddronesrelatedto?5.Ifyouwereadronepilot,whatwouldyoudo?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（六）——臘八節TheLabaFestival,fallingontheeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth,isasignificanttraditionalfestivalinChinawithalonghistoryandrichculturalmeaning.Datingbacktoancienttimes,thefestivalhasitsrootsinbothreligiousandagriculturaltraditions.Itissaidthatonthisday,Sakyamuni(釋迦摩尼),thefounderofBuddhism,achievedenlightenment(覺悟)afteryearsofpractices.Tomemorizethisgreatevent,Buddhistsbegantoholdgrandceremoniesandprovideporridgeasanoffering.Gradually,thisreligiouspracticespreadamongthegeneralpublicandchangedintoawidely-celebratedfolkfestival.Fromanagriculturalview,itmarkedtheendoftheharvestyear,andpeoplewouldusetheremaininggrainstomakeporridgeasawaytoexpressthanksfortheharvestandprayforgoodluckinthecomingyear.Themostwell-knowncustomoftheLabaFestivalismakingLabaporridge.Peopleboilavarietyofingredients,includingglutinousrice,redbeans,mungbeans,peanuts,anddatestomakethisdeliciousporridge.Eachingredientstandsforsomethingdifferent,suchasgoodhealth,success,andhappiness.Familiescometogethertopreparetheporridge,sharingthejoyoftheseason.AnothercustomismakingLabagarlic.Peopleputgarliccloves(蒜瓣)invinegar,andastimepasses,thegarlicturnsgreen.ThispickledgarlicisoftenservedwithdumplingsduringtheSpringFestival,addingauniquetastetothetraditionaldishes.Inaword,theLabaFestivalisnotonlyatimetoenjoydeliciousfoodbutalsoagreatchancetomakefamilyrelationshipsstrongerandkeepourculturaltraditionsalive.ItshowsthewisdomandvaluesthatChinesepeoplehavepassedonfromonegenerationtoanother.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題1.WhydidBuddhistsbeginthisreligiouspractice?2.Whatwouldpeopledowithremaininggrainsafterharvest?3.WhatarethecustomsoftheLabaFestivalmentionedinthepassage?4.Howisthedeliciousporridgemade?5.Introduceanothertraditionalfestivalanditscustoms?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（七）——LuckyeyesdiscoveropportunitiesTenyearsago,Isetouttostudyluck.Iwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplearealwaysintherightplaceattherighttime,whileothersallwaysexperienceillluck.OvertheyearsItalkedtomanypeopleandwatchedtheirlives.Ialsohadthemtakepartinmyexperiments.Ioncecarriedoutasimpleexperimenttostudywhythereweredifferencesintheirabilitytodiscoveropportunities.Igavebothluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughitandtellmehowmanyphotoswereinside.Isecretlyplacedalargemessagehalfwaythroughthenewspaper.Themessagesaid,“Telltheresearcheryouhaveseenthisandwin$50.”Thismessagetookuphalfofthepage,butunluckypeopleoftenmisseditandluckypeopleweremorelikelytodiscoverit.Unluckypeoplearejustmorenervousthanluckypeople.Theyarebusylookingonlyforwhattheyneedandthisstopsthemfromnoticingtheunexpected.Asaresult,theymissoutonopportunities.Luckypeopleareoftenmorerelaxedandopen.Theycanseeeverythinginfrontofthem,ratherthanjustwhattheyarelookingfor.Mystudyshowsthatluckypeoplelivebyseveralprinciples(原則).Herearesomeoftheseprinciples:*Listentoyourinstincts(直覺)—theyareoftenright.*Beopentonewexperiencesandbreakyournormalthoughtpatterns.*Spendsometimeeachdayrememberingthingsthatwentwell.*Seeyourselfasaluckypersonbeforeanimportantmeetingorphonecall.閱讀短文簡略回答問題1.Howdidthewriterstudyluck?2.Whatwasthetaskinthesimpleexperiment?3.Whydounluckypeopleoftenmissopportunities?4.Whatshouldyoudobeforeanimportantthing?5.Doyouthinkyouarealuckypersonorunluckyperson?Whyorwhynot?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（八）——SnakeDwenDwenSnakeDwenDwen,thespecialSpringFestivaledition(版本)ofBingDwenDwen,themascotofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympics,cameaboutinBeijingonNovember19,2024.ThedesignofSnakeDwenDwencomesfromtheChinesefolkstory"TheLegendoftheWhiteSnake".Theheaddecorationisbasedonhow"LadyWhiteSnake"and"XiaoQing"lookintraditionalPekingOpera.Itmeansthewisdom,mystery,andgoodluckbroughtbytheSpiritSnake.TheimagedesignofSnakeDwenDwenisveryunique.Itwearsaredcoat,hasaluckybeadonitshead,alongwithtwocutelittlesnakes.Thewholeshapeisfulloffestivalfeelingsandlife.FivedifferentSnakeDwenDwenfiguresholdthingssuchasRuyiscepter,gourd,longevitypeach,peachblossom,andgoldingotrespectively.Theystandfor"FiveBlessings"ofluck,payment,longlife,happiness,andwealth.SnakeDwenDwenisnotonlyalovelytoybutalsoanimportantcarrierforspreadingOlympiccultureandChineseculture.AspartoftheBeijingOlympicculturalheritage(遺產),itwillkeepbeingpopularandinfluencepeople’sshoppingtrends.TheSnakeDwenDwenseriesincludesnearlyahundredproductssuchasplushtoys,badges,keychains,etc.,whicharedeeplylovedbypeople.Theseproductsnotonlyhavecollectionvaluebutalsoenablepeopletofeelastrongculturalfeelingandgoodwishesduringthefestival.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題1.WhenandwheredidSnakeDwenDwencomeabout?2.WhatistheheaddecorationofSnakeDwenDwenbasedon?3.WhatisSnakeDwenDwenbesidesalovelytoy?4.WhyaretheproductsofSnakeDwenDwenseriesdeeplylovedbypeople?5.IfyoucoulddesignanewDwenDwenforanotherfestival,whatwoulditbelike?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（九）——80后乘組歸來，寄語少年夢OnJanuary8th,2025,over60daysaftertheirspacejourney,the"Post-80screw"ofShenzhou-18,YeGuangfu,LiCong,andLiGuangsu,metthemediaandpublicattheChinaAstronautResearchandTrainingCenter.Theysharedtheirunforgettableexperiencesinspace.YeGuangfu,thefirstChineseastronautwithoverone-yearspacestay,hasbeentothespacestationtwice.Lookingdownfrom400kmup,hewasamazedbyChina'sbeauty.Hedescribedhisreturnas"threechanges"—feelingmoreathome,enjoyingabetterenvironmentwithmoretasks,andtakingongreaterresponsibilitiesasacommander.ForLiCong,whoflewintospaceforthefirsttime,hemadeawishlistbeforethelaunch.Aftertherockettookoff,allhisdreamscametrueonebyone,andhefullyenjoyedthehalf-yearspacejourney.

LiGuangsuwasdeeplyimpressedbythespace-breedingexperiment.“Thinkingbacktothewaythezebrafish(斑馬魚)were'doingthebackstroke'atthebeginning,itwasasifIsawmyselfwhenIwaslearningtogetusedtotheweightlessenvironment,"saidLiGuangsu.Duringthemission,theShenzhou-18crewmetwiththeShenzhou-17andShenzhou-19crewstwiceinspace.ThisshowedhowChina'sspaceprogrampassesonfromonegrouptoanother.WhenLiConggotthe"baton(指揮棒)"fromtheShenzhou-17crew,hefeltastrongsenseofresponsibility.Andwhenitwastimetogivethe"baton"totheShenzhou-19crew,hefeltabitdisappointed.InSeptember2024,YeGuangfuconnectedwithstudentsfromspaceandexchangedletterswiththemlater,hopingtoplanttheseedsofspacedreamsintheheartsofteenagers.Thecrewstayedinspacefor192days,hada"smooth"mission,andnow,afterrecovery,they'rereadyforregulartraining.閱讀短文，簡略回答問題1.Whatdidthe“post-80screw”dowhentheymetthemediaandpublic?2.HowdidYeGuangfudescribehisreturntothespacestation?

3.WhatexperimentimpressedLiGuangsudeeply?

4.What’sLiCong’sfeelingwhenhegavethe“baton”totheShenzhou-19crew?5.IfyouwereYeGuangfu,whatwouldyouwritetotheteenagersintheletter?

河北中考英語閱讀表達系列（十）——Shahebean-flourprintedclothShaheprintedclothwithbeanflourisaspecialandbeautifultraditionalhandicraft(手工藝),whichwasstartedbyHuGengcheng,thefirst-generationofinheritor（繼承人).Helearnedfromtheprintinganddyeing(染色)skillsinthesouthandopenedtheQuanxingprintinganddyeingworkshopinShaheCity.Withahistoryofmorethan300years,itisdeeplylovedbypeople.Themainmaterialsformakingthisprintedclotharehigh-qualitybeanflourfromlocalbeanareas,finelimepowderfromtheTaihangMountains,andlocalwhitecloth.Thedyesused,suchasindigo,oak,locust,andredclay,areallnaturalwithoutanychemicals.

First,addaspecialmaterialtothewhiteclothtowhitenit.Second,washitwell,hititwithahammer,wringoutthewater,anddryit.Third,stretchandshaketheclothtomakeitflat.Then,puttheclothonawoodentableandplaceapre-madedrawingboardontop.Next,mixbeanflourandlimepowderintoapasteanduseabrushtoputthepasteonthepattern(圖案).Afterprinting,drythecloth.Afterthat,putitinadyevat.Aftertakingitout,dryitagain.Finally,useahome-madetooltocarefullyremovethebean-flourpaste,andthewhitepatternwillappear.Thepatternsontheclotharereallyamazing.Thereareallkindsofshapes,likeflowers,animals,andgeometricpatterns.Eachpatternhasitsownmeaning.Forexample,theflowerpatternsmaystandforbeautyandhappiness.Shahebean-flourprintedclothisnotonlybeautifulbutalsohasgreatculturalvalue.Itshowsthewisdomandcreativityofthelocalpeople.ItisalsoasymbolofShahe'straditionalculture.Today,thishandicraftremainspopular.Peopleuseittodecoratetheirhomesorgiveitasspecialgifts.Itisimportantforustoprotectandpassonthistraditionalhandicraftsothatmorepeoplecanknowaboutitsbeautyandvalue.閱讀短文，回答下列問題。1.HowlongisthehistoryofShahebean-fourprintedcloth?2.WhatarethemainmaterialsofmakingShahebean-flourprintedcloth?3.Whatshouldbedonerightafterdryingtheclothforthesecondtime?4.Whatdopeopleusetheclothfor?5.WhatshouldwedotomakeShahebean-flourprintedclothmorepopular?參考答案（一）1.Itismadepartlyoutofwood(andiscalled“LignoSat”)2.Honokiwood.Becauseitislightanddoesn’tbreakeasily.3.InDecember.4.Tohelpcutdownonpollution.5.Iwouldtrytouselighterwoodtoreducetheweight./

Iwouldaddaself-repairingsystemtothesatellitetodealwiththepossibledamageinspace.參考答案（二）1.Excited.2.Theupcoming2025HarbinAsianWinterGames3.ThetallicecolumnsshowingtheemblemoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia(OCA).4.Fantasyshows,virtualrealitygames,andadigitalartmuseum.5.Iwouldsetupanicemuseumtomakeitmoreeducational.Iwoulddesignanice-skatingshowwithfairytalestheme.Iwouldbuildahugeicecastleforkidtoexplorehappily.(答案不唯一，合理即可)參考答案（三）1.Byknowinghowtousethespecialwaystoshowrespectinanewlanguage.2.Tousemodalverbs.3.Could,would,mightandshall.4.Usingthepassivevoice.5.Thepasttense.Ihopedyoucouldpassmethebook./

Ithoughtyoumighthelpmewiththeproject.(答案不唯一，合理即可)參考答案（四）1.ItisinTongcheng,Anhui.2.Overtheboundarybetweentheirhouses.3.TheywrotetheletterhopingthatZhangcouldgettheWufamilytogivein.4.Theymovedbackanothermeterwhilebuildingtheirwall5.Yes,Ihave.Ioncehadanargumentwithmyclassmateoveraborrowedbook.Isaidsorryforgettingangry,thenwehadatalkand

howtotakecareofshareditemsbetterinthefuture.Thenwemadepeace.(答案不唯一，合理即可)參考答案（五）1.Food,waterandgarbage.2.Infarming,videofilmingandenvironmentalprotection.3.Becausethepayisgoodandtheneedisrising.4.Thedevelopmentofthelow-altitudeeconomy.5.I'dhelpwithwildlifeprotectionandfilming./I'duseittohelppeopleandprotecttheenvironment.（答案不唯一，合理即可）

參考答案（六）1.TomemorizeSakyamuni'senlightenment.2.Theywouldmakeporridgetoexpres