12021杭州中考真題

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。

MynameisRyanandlastsummermyfamilyandIwenttoanislandforoursummervacation.

Thereweresomanyfunandinterestingthingstodoontheisland,butmyfavoritewasfishing.

Everyday,mymom,mydad,myyoungerbrotherDerekandIwenttothebeach.Wetookourlittle

fishingboatwithus.Momdidn'tlikefishing,soshestayedonthebeachandreadabook.

Onemorning,whilewewerefishing,weheardaloudnoise."Whatwasthat?1*Iasked."Oh,

don'tworry,Ryan.Itmightbeaturtle（海龜）swimmingundertheboat,"saidDad,DerekandI

lookedaroundtheboat,butwecouldn'tseeanything.Thenweheardadifferentnoise,which

soundedlikeananimal.nLook,Dad,thereitis!”shoutedDerek.Itwasaseaturtleanditcouldn't

swimwell."Let'sgocloserandseewhat'swrongwithit,"Dadsaid.

Whenwegotcloser,wesawthattherewasapieceofplastic（塑料）aroundtheturtle'slegs.

"Let'shelpit,"Isaid.SoDadjumpedintothewater,swamtotheturtleandbroughtitbacktothe

boat.'Thereyougo,littleturtle;nowyoucanswimtoyourfamily,nDadsaidashecuttheplastic

off.ThenDerekandIputitbackinthewater."Iknow!Weshouldmakeasignaboutnotthrowing

rubbishintothesea,andputitinthesandonthebeach,nIsaid.'I'llhelp,too,"saidDerek."Great

idea,boys.Ifwedon'talldosomethingtostopseapollution,theseseaanimalswilldie.*'

16.WhatdidRyanlikedoingbest?

A.Boating.B.Fishing.C.Swimming.D.Reading.

17.Whocuttheplasticofftheturtle?

A.Ryan.B.Derek.C.Father.D.Mother.

18.WhydidRyanwanttopulupasign?

A.Towelcomepeople.B.Tofeedseaanimals.

C.Tousetherubbishagain.D.lbstopseapollution.

如XFASHION物

T-shirtsthattellastory

HaveyoueverthoughthowimportantT-shirtsareinyourlife?Idon'tmeanexpensivedesigner

T-shirts,Afterall,justbecauseyouspendalotofmoneyonashirtdoesn'tmeanthatitlooks

good.TmtalkingabouttheT-shirtsthatsaysomethingaboutyou,likewhereyou'vebeen,what

youlike,orwhatyouthink.ThoseareoftentheT-shirtsthatwefeelthemostcomfortableinand

thatwewearagainandagain.I'mgoingtotellyouabouttwoT-shirtsthatIreally,reallyloveand

explainwhy.

I'vebeentoLondontwice.ThefirsttimeIwentIsawthisshirtinasouvenir（紀(jì)念品）

shopandmydadboughtitforme.Ireallylovedthedesignandthecolors.Anditremindsmeof

somethingfunnythathappened.OnedayweweretravellingaroundthecenterofLondon.We

almostgotlost,butwefoundourway—thankstothepictureonthisT-shirt!

SometimesI'veboughtclothesthatTveneverwornorthatI'veonlywornonceortwice.But

Evewom（andwashedo）thisT-shirthundredsoftimes.IlovemusicandIloveAdele.Ihaven't

seenmanyofmyfavoriteartistslive,butIboughtthiswhenIwenttoAdele'sconcerttwoyears

ago.Itwasagreatconcertandthisisagreatsouvenir.AndwhiteT-shirtsgowithanything,not

justjeans!

So,thosearejusttwoofmyfavoriteT-shirtsthattellastory.Whataboutyours?

posted16thAprilat16:57postacomment

I'veneverbeentoChinaandIdon'tknowanyChinese,butoneofmyfavoriteT-shirtshas

theChinesecharactersonit.OneofthereasonsthatIlikeitisbecauseIlovethebrightcolorsof

thecharacters.Andithassentimental（情感）value.Lastyear,mybrotherstudiedinBeijingand

hegavemethiswhenhecamehome.

NuriaGil,Spain

19.WhatdidSara'sT-shirthelpherfamilydoinLondon?

A.Findasouvenirshop.B.Knowwheretheywere.

C.Takeashortway.D.Rememberwhotheywere.

20.WhyistheotherT-shirtsoimportanttoSara?

A.Ithasneverbeenwornbefore.B.Itwasheswell.

C.ItwasboughtatAdele'sconcert.D.Itgoeswithjeans.

21.WhatdoesNuriathinkofherT-shirt?

A.Itisold.B.Itissimple.C.Itisexpensive.D.Itisvaluable.

22.Whatisthepurposeofthisblog?

A.ToproducepopularT-shirts.B.TomakeanadforT-shirts.

C.TointroducefavoriteT-shirts.D.ToofferadesignforT-shirts.

C

FlamencoisverypopularinsouthernSpain.Itbeginswithguitarmusicandclapping（擊掌）

andthendancersjointheperformance.Sometimesawomandancesaloneandsometimesshedances

withaman.Thewomanalwayswearsalong,colorfuldress.Shemovesherarmsandhandsslowly

butherfeetmoveinfastdifficultsteps.Themanoftenwearsblack.Bothdancersclicktheirshoes

onthefloorwhentheydancearoundeachother.

CossackdancesarefromRussiaandUkraine.Theyareveryenergetic一somearemorelike

gymnasticsthandancing!Dancershavetobeveryfitbecausetheyjumpveryhighandkicktheir

legsupanddown.Theyoftenjumpoverswords（劍））,Themovementsaresimilartotraditional

Cossackactivities,forexample,swordfightingandgettingonandoffhorses.

LimbodancingisfirstfromWestAfricabuttodayitisanimportantpartofcelebrationsinthe

Caribbean.Youngpeoplehavetodanceunderapole（桿）.Thepoleisoftenonfireandthedancer

mustn'ttouchit!Afterasuccessful'limbo",theyputthepoleloweranddoitagain.Somedancers

candanceunderapolejusttwentycentimetersofftheground!

Mask（面具）dancesareimportantfortheDogonpeopleinMali.Eachvillagemakesdifferent

masks.Theyareoftenhugeandcolorful.Therearemasksofpeople,monstersorlocalanimalslike

crocodilesandmonkeys.Maskdancersarealwaysmenandtheydancetothesoundofdrumsfor

hoursafterthedeathofapersoninthevillage.Today,Dogonvillagersalsoperformthedancesfor

tourists.

23.Whatdoweknowaboutflamencodancing?

A.Dancersbeginperformingbeforetheguitarmusicstarts.

B.Awomandanceroftenwearsalongblackdress.

C.Awomandancermovesherhandsandfeetatdifferentspeeds.

D.Dancersclaploudlywhilemovingaroundeachother.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gymnastics'*inParagraph2referto?

A.Aplay.B.Asport.C.Acelebration.D.Ashow.

25.Whichofthefollowingislimbodancing?

ABCD

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DanceJumpsandMovesB.DancesforDifferentAges

C.DanceMusicandClothingD.DancesfromAroundtheWorld

D

Whendochildrenstarttotalk?Ifyouaskagroupofparentswhenthishappened,mostwill

say"aroundtwelvemonthsofage".Theywillprobablyevenrememberwhatthechildrensaid.

Manyparentskeepadiaryoftheirchild's"firstwords"

Wecanneverpredictwhatafirstwordisgoingtobe.Oftenit'sthenamefor"mummy”or

"daddy",butitcouldjustaseasilybethewordforananimalorafavoritetoy.Everythingdepends

onwhathasmostcaughtthechild'sattention.Butonethingiscertain:afterthefirstword,others

comequickly.By18months,mostchildrenhavelearnedabout50words.Bytwo,thetotalhasrisen

toaround200.

Earlywordsareactuallyone-wordsentences.Oneofthefirstfeatures（特征）oflanguagea

childlearnswellistocontroltheriseandfallofthevoicetomakethedifferencebetweenstating

andquestioning.InEnglish,daddywithahighrisingtone（聲調(diào)）meansMisthatdaddy?”Daddy

withahighfallingtonemeans"There'sdaddy".Ofcourse,onlyverybasicmeaningscanbe

communicatedusingtonesalone.Soitsoonbecomesnecessarytolearnsomegrammar.

InEnglish,grammarmeanslearningtoputwordsindifferentorders.Childrenhavetoseethat

mummypushisdifferentfrompushmummy.Theystartpractisingsuchchangesataround18months.

Bytwo,theyhavelearnedthebasicpatternsofwordorder,andwehearthemsayingsuchthingsas

mankickballandwheredaddygo.

Whataretheparentsdoingallhistime?They'reactingasteachersandtheyalwayshavean

activeroletoplayintheirchild'slanguagelearning.

27.Howoldaremostchildrenwhentheyhavelearnedabout50words?

A.About6monthsold.B.Aboutoneyearold.

C.About18monthsold.D.Abouttwoyearsjold.

28.WhichmightanEnglishchildsayfirstwhenlearningtotalk?

A.mummyB.pushmummyC.mankickballD.wheredaddygo

29.What'sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Wordorder.B.Wordtones.C.Thefirstwords.D.Correctingwords.

30.Whoismostresponsibleforachild'searlylanguagelearning?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Friends.D.Grandparents.

22021湖州中考真題

A

REDBANK,NewJerseyfJanuary31,2020）.Thesedays,womengotospace.Theysail（航行）

aroundtheworld.Theyhaveallkindsofadventures（冒險）.Thiswasn'ttruehundredsof

yearsago.Backthen,womenwereexpectedtostayhome.Butthatdidn'tstopthesethree

womenfromtakingoffanddoingbigthings.

JeanneBaret（1740—1807）:BaretwasaFrenchscientist.Shestudied

plants.Andshewasthefirstwomantosailaroundtheworld.In

1766,Baretwantedtosetsailwithagroupofscientists.Butthey

wereallmen.Womenweren'tallowedtotravelonFrenchnavy

ships.SoBaretdresseduplikeaman.Andshesailedaway.

LadyHesterStanhope（1776—1839）:StanhopewasfromEngland.

Shewantedtotravel.ShetraveledthroughouttheMiddleEastby

herself.Andsheledanarcheologicaldigthere.Shewasthefirstwoman

31.Thepassageisprobablyfromthe▲column（欄目）ofamagazine.

A.PeopleB.ScienceC.HealthD.News

32.Accordingtothepassage,_▲_setarecordtravelingaroundtheworldin72days.

A.RedBankB.JeanneBaretC.LadyHesterStanhopeD.NellieBly

33.Itisthemostimportanttotellthat—▲,—，ifyouareretellingthispassage.

A.womentodayhaveallkindsofadventures

B.womencoulddogreatthingsevencenturiesago

C.JeanneBaretwasthefirstwomantosailaroundtheworld

D.NellieBly'sreportaboutlifeinsideahospitalmadeherfamous

B

ThefirstemperorofChina,QinShihuang,completedahugenumberofprojectsduringhis

rule.Between221and210B.C.,hestartedthebuildingoftheGreatWall.Theemperoralsoordered

thebuildingofahugearmyoflife-sizedterracottasoldiers（士兵）.These,hehoped,wouldprotect

histombafterhisdeath.

LostinTime

ThesoldiersinXi'an'sterracottamuseumaretodaylightbrown,buttheyweren'talways.They

beganasanarmyofred,blue,yellow,green,white,andpurple.Sadly,mostofthecolorsdidnot

lasttothepresentday.Afterbeingexposed（暴露）toairduringdigging,thecoatingunderthepaint

begantofalloff.Thepaintdisappearedinlesstimethanittakestoboilanegg,takingawaywithit

importantpiecesofhistory.

NewTechnology

Nownewtechnologyisstartingtoshowthearmy'struecolors.Archeologists（考古學(xué)家）

haverecentlydiscoveredanareawithmorethanahundredsoldiers.Manyofthesestillhavetheir

paintedfeatures,includingblackhair,pinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.ChineseandGerman

researchershavedevelopedachemicalliquid（液體）tohelpsavethesoldiers'colors.Afterfinding

asoldieroranotherartpiece,archeologistsputtheliquidonit.Theythencoveritinplastic.

BacktoLife

Archeologistsarealsofindingcolorsinthedirtaroundthesoldiers.It*simportantnottodo

anythingwiththedirt,sothecolorswon'tbelost."Wearetreatingthedirtasanartpiece,"says

RongBo,themuseum'sleadingarcheologist.Thenextchallenge,saysRongBo,istofindawayto

usethecolorsontothearmy-again.Oncethathappens,artistscanbringEmperorQin'sarmyback

toitsfull,brightcolors.

34.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThedeathofEmperorQinShihuang.

B.Howtheterracottaarmywascolored.

C.Thetruecolorsoftheterracottasoldiers.

D.HowthesoldierslivedduringQinDynasty.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they"inthepassagereferto?

A.Archeologists.B.Artists.C.Researchers.D.Soldier.

36.WhichstatementwouldRongBoprobablyagree?

A.Thesoldiersshouldstayintheirpresent,browncolor.

B.Peopleshouldtrytobringbackthearmy'sbrightcolors.

C.Archeologistscanonlyguessatthesoldiers*truecolors.

D.Artistsshouldbeabletopaintthesoldiersincolorstheywant.

c

Whyisitthatthepeopleyoumeetwhenbackpacking（背包旅行）seemtobemoreinteresting

andoutgoingthanyourfriendsathome?That'smyexperience,anyway.Veryoften,you'llmeet

peoplethatarefuntotravelwithandworthgettingtoknow.Fvespenttimewithpeopleofmany

countriesandhavefoundoutsomeinterestingthingsabouttheircultures.Ifsagreatwaytolearn

moreabouttheworld.

It'softeneasytomakenewfriendswhileyou'retraveling,andyou'llbeabletohangaround

withthemforafewdays,untiloneofyouleavesforthenextexcitingplace.Relationshipsofthis

kindareshorterbutcanbejustasstrongasfriendshipsbackhome,becauseyoudosomuchtogether

inthatshorttime.IoftenfindIliketosharethingsaboutmyselfthatI'dneversaytomyclose

friends.Itissafe,Ithink,becauseweprobablywon'tmeetagain,exceptonline.

Onethingthat'simportantwhenyou'rebackpackingistomakesureyoucarryonlybasicneeds,

soyourbackpackisn'ttooheavy.Itravel0nlight"thesedays.Onegoodtipsomeonegavemeisto

takeoldclothesandjustthrowthemawaywhenyoumoveon,insteadofwashingandwaitingfor

thingstodry.Manyhostels（小旅社）don'tprovideshampooandshowergel.Youcangetmini

bottlesinsupermarkets.

Fvediscoveredthatmanybackpackersvisitlittleplacesothertouristsdon'tgoto,andbyusing

localshopsandguesthouses,theyhelpthoseplaceswithmuch-neededfinancial（經(jīng)濟(jì)上的）

support.Mostsmallguesthousesallowyoutostayforunlimitedtime,soyoucanspendaslongas

youlikeexploringthelocalarea.Backpackersarealsokindertotheenvironment,becausetheyuse

trainsandbusesratherthancars.So,whatareyouwaitingfor?（ByAndyRobinson）

37.AccordingtoAndy,friendshipsmadewithotherbackpackers.▲一

A.arelessseriousthanthosewithhisfriendsathome

B.endatthemomenttheyseparatefromeachother

C.helphimtodecidewherehewouldliketotravelto

D.allowhimtotalkabouthimselfinanhonestway

38.WhichtextmessagewouldAndysendtoafriend?"

A"Whydon'tyouflyouttovisitme?WellB"I'mleavingheretomorrowandthenIwill

stayinafamoushotelonthecoast.°driveacaralongthecoast.°

c"I'vemetsomegreatpeople.TomorrowD"I'mgladIfilledupmybackpack-I'vegot

we'regoingbyboattoanancientvillageeverythingIneed,thoughitisn'teasyto

inthemountainstogether."carryitaround!"

39.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe_A_.

A.FriendshipsontheWayB.TravelingwithaBackpack

C.ABackpackingExperienceD.TipsonTravel

D

Masawalkedslowlytowardsthehouse,stoppingnowand

thentocutoffdeadleavesorfadingflowers.Therewerefew

weeds（雜草）.Yukihadspentmanyhoursofhertwo-week

visitweedinginthegarden.MasawonderedifYukihadspent

somuchofhertimeoutsidebecauseshewantedtoavoid

talkingtoher.

ButYukimusthavewantedverymuchtoseeus,Masatoldherself.Shehadvisitedinthelast

weeksofJune,assoonashercollegewasoutforthesummer.

Shesaidshewantedtostaylongerbutcouldn'tbecauseshehadtowork.Besides,sheneeded

tousethestudioathercollegeforphotographyandshehadtogotothelibrarytoread,

"Whydoyouhavetogotocollegetostudyart?nMasaaskedher."Allthegreatartistsdidn'tgo

tocollege.'*

Yukishookherhead.'Thatwasadifferenttime.It'shardtoexplain."

"Iwasthinkingyoucouldlivewithusallyearroundandstillbeanartist.Thisisanicequiet

placetolive.0

"Idon'tknow.HowwouldIsupportmyselfhere?"nYoucanalwaysgivelessons."Masasaid.

"ButIdon'twanttospendalongtimelookingatkids*drawings."

"Whatwillyoudoafteryougraduate,anyway?Willyoubecomeateachersomewhereelse

then?"

*'Grandma,Idon'tknow."Yukisighed.

MWhatistheuseofgoingtocollegeifyoudon'tknowwhatyou'regoingtherefor?""Maybe

I'mgoingbecauseIdon'tknow.Ijustwanttostudyartnow.Idon'twanttothinkthatfarahead.n

TheminuteMasawasgoingtopointoutthatthiswastoocarelessawaytolive,Yukisuddenly

stoodupandputonherstrawhat.

"I'mgoingtothegardentoweedyourflowerbed1',shesaid,"Letmeknowifthere'ssomething

elseIcando

OnYuki'svisit,Masafeltstrainedwhentheytalked,andshewassureYukialsofeltit.But

Yukiwasneverrudeorirritable（易怒的）.Evenwhentheydisagreed,herfacewasalwaysfullof

patience.

40.Accordingtothepassage,Yukiwas_▲_.

A.agardenerB.anartistC.acollegestudentD.anartteacher

41.Fromtheunderlinedsentence,wecaninfer（推斷）thatYukiwantedto—▲—.

A.endtheconversationB.weedtheflowerbed

C.leaveMasa'sgardenD.takesomephotos

42.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat_▲_.

A.Yukistudiedartbecauseshewantedtobeateacher

B.Masawasn'tsatisfiedwithYuki'sworkinthegarden

C.MasaandYukiagreedonlivingtogetheralltheyear

D.MasaandYukihadverydifferentideasaboutcollege

43.Theunderlinedword"strained1*inthelastparagraphprobablyshowsMasafeltsomething_▲

A.unforgettableB.uncomfortableC.thankfulD.crazy

32021嘉興中考匯編

A

Takeoverbay

Wanttobeafootballcoach,apolicemanoramusician?Ifyoucoulddoanyjobforaday.

whatwoulditbe?TakeoverDayoilersyoungpeoplethischance.

Simon.16,went1oCoventryFootballClub.He

TakeoverDayisanevent

becamecoachofthefootballteamforaday.

foryoungpeopleto“l(fā)ake

“Havingagoattrainingprofessionalplayerswa?

over''thedayfromadulis（成

anunforgettableex/）erience,**saidSinton.**If/hud

年人）.Ofcourse,ifsdifficult

thechance,Iwoulddothisjobeivntday.”

togivesomeonethejobofa

filmstaroramodel!However.Sally.15,bectmtetheheadteacherofherschool

TakeoverDayhasoflered"I'dgomudif/wereaheadteacher!**shesaid.

youngpeoplejobsasnews“Somanytneelings!Stillythinkssheteameda

reporters,teachersandevenlot.favouritepanofthedaywasmeetingthe

politicians（政客）.schoolcookandimprovingtheschoolmentis（or

Theeventservestwotheweek.ItwaxagreatchancetotellherwhatMV

purposes.First,itgivesyoungreallylikeeating!”

peopleexperienceindiflerent

kindsofjobs.Second,adultsPaul,17,spentthedaywithanimportant

canlearnfrumyoungpeopledl）olitician.Hee\vnwenttoameetingaf

opinionsandfreshideas.Buckin^hcmPalace!Paulthoughtthatifeven'one

Hereswhatthestudentshadthechancetofallowapoliticianforaday',

sayabouttheirTakeoverDay.they*dbeuntied**ltisn'tanine-to-ftxfejobIts

24/7,"hesaid."Weevenhadnotimeforlunch.**

16.WhatmaySimonchoosetobeinthefuture?

A.Amodel.B.Apolitician.C.Aheadteacher.D.Afootballcoach.

17.WhatdoSallyandPaulprobablythinkoftheirTakeoverDay?

A.Busybutexciting.B.Peacefulbuttiring.

C.Amazingandrelaxing.D.Easyandunforgettable.

18.TakeoverDayissetupforyoungpeopleto.

A.spreadideasB.becomefamous

C.knowmoreaboutjobsD.workfortheirschools

B

LudwickMarishane,aSouthAfrican,waswithhisfriendsinLimpopowhentheystartedtalking

aboutinventingsomethingtoputonyourskin（皮膚）soyoudon'thavetotakeabath.Ludwick

thoughtthatthiswasagreatidea.HedidsomeresearchontheInternet,andhefoundsomesurprising

facts.

About2,500,000,000peoplearoundtheworldhaven'tgotcleanwater.Thisisahuge

problcmbccausedirtywatercancreateillnesses.Oneofthem'istrachoma:8,000,000peopleallover

theworldgettrachomaeveryyear.Theywashtheirfaceswithdirtywater,getillandgoblind.To

stoptrachoma,peopledon*thavetoreceiveexpensivemedicalcare.Theyhavetowashtheirfaces

withcleanwater.That'sit.

Ludwickstartedthinking.Hewantedtomakesomethingtohelppeopleinpartsofthe

worldwhereit'sdifficulttofindcleanwater.HedidmoreresearchontheInternet,andhedid

morethinking.Ludwickhadaplan.Hewantedtomakeagel凝膠）forpeopletoputontheirskin

so.theydon'thavetotakeabath.Whenhewasaturtiversity,heneverstoppedthinkingabout

hisinvention.Hestartedtotalktootherpeopleaboutit,andthreeyearslaterthedreamcame

true.Hemadethegelandcalledit"DryBath".

Ludwickisthewinneroflotsofprizes.Peoplecallhim“oneofthebrightestyoungmenin

Iheworld”.Heishappyabouthissuccess.DryBathishelpingpeopletobehealthy.AndDryBath

alsohelpstosavewater.That'simportantinmanypartsoftheworld,whereit'sdifficulttofind

cleanwater.Nowhewantstoinventotherthingsandalsowantstohelpotheryoungpeopleto

becomeinventors.

19.Trachomaisakindofillnessthatmaymakepeople.

A.feelhungryB.feelthirstyC.becomeblindD.becomesleepy

2O.Ludwickinventedthegel"DryBalh"to.

A.treatpeoplewithskintrouble

B.makedirtywaterbecomeclean

C.showpeoplehowtobeaninventor

D.helppeoplewithoutenoughcleanwater

21.WhichwordbestdescribesLudwickaccordingtothepassage?

A.Creative.B.Brave.C.Honest.D.Humorous.

22.WhatcanwelearnfromLudwick'sexperience?

A.Luckisveryimportantinachievingsuccess.

B.Peoplecansucceedbystickingtotheirdreams.

C.Youngpeoplecaneasilycomeupwithnewideas.

D.Goingtouniversitycanmakeyoungpeoplesmarter.

C

Thenaturalworldiscolorfulwithhumans,plantsandanimalsshowingdifferentcolors.

Humanskincanbemanydifferentcolorsanditchanges.withthesun,ourfeelingsorourhealth

forexample.Thisisbecauseofpigments（色素），whichreflectlightandmakewhattheeyesecsas

colors.So.whenwefecicexcitedorangry,ourheartcansendmorebloodtothefaceand

thepigmentsintheskinbecomered.Thisiswhywehavetheexpressionthatsomeone,“seesred”

whentheyareangry.

Plantsalsohavepigments.Colorisimportantforthemtoliveon.Thebrightcolorsof

flowerscatchtheattentionofinsects（昆蟲），whichthencarrytheirpollen（花粉）fromoneflowerto

another.Beescanseecolorswecannot,andtheyfollowthesetotheinsideoftheflower.Without

beesvisitingflowersinthisway,manyplantswoulddieout.

Animalsalsousecolorfortheirownneed.Theyprotectthemselveswithdifferentcolorsso

asnottobeseenbypredators.Thesnowshoehareforexample,atypeofwildrabbit,changes

colorwithseasonsforthisreason.Duringsummeritisabrowncolor,andinwinteritiswhiteso

thatitcanhideinthesnow.However,someanimalsusecolorasawarningtomakepredatorsstay

away.Brightcolorssuchasyellowandredareoftenusedinthisway.Nature,however,isveryclever,

andpredalorsalsousecolorstoattracl（吸弓I）theanimalstheyfeedon..

So,wecanseethattheremaybemanydifferentreasonsandusesforcolorsinthe

naturalworld.Someusesofcolorinnatureremainunknown.;butonethingisforsure,colornot

onlymakesourplanetbeautifulbutitisalsonecessaryforourplanettoliveon.

23.Paragraph2mainlytellsusthatisiarethecausethatmakeshumanskinchangecolor.

A.feelingsB.pigmentsC.BloodD.sunshine

24.AccordingtoParagraph3,plantscanusetoattractinsects.

A.leavesB.fruitsC.pollenD.color

25.Theunderlinedword“predators""inParagraph4referstoanimalswhich.

A.hideinsecretplaces

B.killotheranimalsforfood

C.changecolorwiththesun

D.protectthemselvesfromdanger

26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Todescribeanimals*waysoflife.

B.Toencourageustostudycolorinnature.

C.Tointroducetheusesofcolorsforlifeonearth.

D.Toexplaintheimportanceofprotectingourplanet.

D

Youmaystudydifferentlyfromyourfriends,butyourstudyhabitsarenotwrong!

KellyandMariaarebestfriendswithalotincommon.Theylovedoingthingstogether,suchas

goingtomoviesandconcerts,shopping,orjustsittingatasmallcafe.Sincetheytakealotof

thesamcschoolsubjects，theywouldlovetostudytogether,buttheyfindthisimpossible.

Theirworkingstylesaresocompletelydifferentthattheycan'tbeinthesameroomwhilethey

arestudying!

Kellywouldliketostudyinaclean,openspace,whileMariaworksbestwithbooks,papersand

otherthingsaroundher.Kellypreferstostudyinatotallysilentroom,butMarialovestoplaymusic

orevenhavetheTVon.Kellycansitforhourswithoutmoving,andoftengetsallherhomeworkdone

inonesitting.Maria,however,isalwaysgettingup,andsaysthatshethinksbestwhenshe'sonthe

move.

Youmightbeaskingyourself:whichwayofstudyinggetsbetterresults?Manypeople

believethatasilent,tidysetting（環(huán)境）isthewaytogo,.Someresearchhasevenshown

thatoutsidenoiseanduntidinesshelpsomepeoplefocus（聚焦）theirattention,becauseitmakes

themforma“wallnintheirmindaroundwhat