河南省南陽(yáng)市淅川縣2021-2023年三年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年河南省南陽(yáng)市淅川縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

二、閱讀理解（20小題，每小題2分，共40分）請(qǐng)將正確答案標(biāo)號(hào)在答題卡相

應(yīng)位置上涂黑。

閱讀下面A、B、CsD四篇語(yǔ)言材材料，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一

個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)。

A

Here,ssomeinformationaboutsomedeliciousfoodforyou.

SereneRestaurant

Mainfood:Bakedmeat

OpeningHours:Mon.toFri.:7:30a.m.—9:00p.m.;

Sat.:7:30a.m.---9:30pm.;

Sun.:11:00a.m.?一11:30p.m.

Fee:Around$8each

Description:Thereareallkindsoffoodshere:meat,vegetables,fruitsanddrinks.Hotwaterand

drinksarefree.Ifyouorderfood,pleasevisitwww.SereneR.

Telephone:020-6788-1269

YummyRestaurant

MainFood:Seafood

OpeningHours:Mon.toFri.:9:00a.m.―5:00p.m.;

Sat.:9:00a.m.—6:00p.m.;

Sun.:9:00a.m.―7:00p.m.

Fee:Around$20each

Description:Wehavemanykindsofseafood.Alsoyoucanorderfoodfrom

www.YummyR.

Telephone:020-6782-3134

DoEatRestaurant

MainFood:Fastfood

OpeningHours:Mon.,Wed.andFri.:9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.;

Thurs.,Sat.andSun.:9:30a.m.-9:00p.m.

Fee:Around$5each

Description:Hereyoucanfindrice,noodles,dishesanddrinks.Lotsofdeliciousfastfoodcan

makeyoufeelathome.WhynotorderfoodfromWWw.DoEatRestaurant.com?

Telephone:020-6785-5120

FeastCoffeeShop

MainFood:Westernfood

OpeningHours:Mon.toFri:9:00a.m.---10:30p.m.;

Sat.andSun.:10:00a.m.―10:30p.m.

Fee:Around$12each

Description:Beef,chicken,bread,fruits,coffeeandsoon.It,scleanandquiethere.Youcanorder

foodfromwww.FeastCoffeeS.

Telephone:020-6766-5486

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

21.Jackwantstoordersomefoodwithfreedrinks,willhelphim.

A.www.SereneRB.www.YummyR

C.www.DoEatRD.www.FeastC

22.IfMichaelwantstoenjoysomeseafood,hemaycallformoreinformation.

A.020-6788-l269B.020-6782-3134C.020-6785-5120D.020-6766-5486

23.WhichisthepropertimetovisitDoEatRestaurant?

A.At9:00a.m.onSaturday.B.At10:00a.m.onTuesday.

C.At4:30p.m.onFriday.D.At6:30p.m.onWednesday

24.IfJohnwantstohaveWesternfoodwithhisparents,howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.Around$15,B.Around$20.C.Around$24.D.Around$36.

25.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Ashoppingposter.B.Asciencereport.

C.AfoodmagazineD.Arestaurantmenu.

B

MostValuablePlayerwaswhat?hopedtoget.BackinGrade6,soccerbecamemyfavorite

sport.Iwasn,tthebestplayerontheteamatthebeginningoftheyear.Butafteralotofhardwork,

bytheendoftheyear,IfeltthatIwastheMVP

Asthesoccerseasonwenton,Wefinallyfinishedsecondinthecity.Ourteamwasavery

goodteam,andIwasabigpartofthat.Kennywasthecaptain（隊(duì)長(zhǎng)），but?wastheplayerwho

scoredthemostgoalsintheteam.Kennywouldalwayspasstheballtoallhisplayers

Attheendoftheyear,therewasasportsdinneratschool.Peoplegotprizesforexcellent

performance.EveryoneontheteamfeltthatIwouldgettheMVP.Attheendofthedinner,the

teacherstoodupandannounced（宣布）thewinnersfortheprizes,“ThewinnerforMVP

is-Kenny.^^

Iwasshocked.Aftertheevent,theteachercameuptomeandexplained.Hesaid,4?Youwere

thebestplayerontheteam,butyoudidnotpasstheball.Youwereoutthereforyourselfbutnot

fortheteam.Youhavetorealizethatsoccerisabouttheteam,notaboutoneindividualplayer.”I

wasembarrassed（窘迫的）bywhatthecoachhadsaid.

ButnowthatIaminGrade9andthecaptainofthesoccerteam,IfeelthatIhavelearnedthat

ateamsportisnotjustaboutyou.Itisabout“us”.NowIambothabetterplayerandabetter

captainbecauseofthis.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

26.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstandsecondparagraphs?

A.ThewritergottheMVPattheendoftheyear.

B.Thewriter,steamwonthesecondplaceinthecity.

C.Thewriterwasthebestplayerashejoinedtheteam.

D.Kennywastheplayerwhoscoredthemostpointsfortheteam.

27.HowmighttheothersfeelwhentheteacherannouncedKennygottheMVP?

A.Excited.B.Sad.C.Suiprised.D.Angry.

28.WhydidtheteachersaythosewordstothewriterinParagraph4?

A.Toteachhimtheskillsofsoccer.B.Toexplainthespiritsofsoccertohim.

C.Toencouragethewritertoplaymore.D.Tosuggestthewritergivingupsoccer.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"individual”meaninParagraph4inEnglish?

A.Excellent.B.Polite.C.Single.D.Active.

30.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Doubtisthekeyofknowledge.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Wastingtimeiswastingoneself.D.Thegreatestpoweristoworktogether.

C

Facial-recognitioncamerasareeverywhere------eveninyoursmartphone.Manypeopleuse

thistechnologytounlock（解鎖）theirphones,opendoorsormakequickpayments.Butthereisa

problem:Someonewearsmasks.Whataheadache!

Scientistsaretryingtosolvethisproblem.Forexample,EngineeringandTechnology（E&T）

magazinereportsthatHanwang,atechcompanyinBeijing,hasmadeanewsystem.Itcan

recognize（辨認(rèn)）95%ofpeoplewhentheywearmasks.

What,sthesecret?Ifsallaboutyoureyes.MariosSavvidesfromCamcgieMellonUniversity

studiesfacial-recognition.Aswegetolder,hesays,ourfaceschangeshape.Buttheareaaround

oureyesdoesn,t.Itstaysthesame------evenifweputonweight.Aslongasthereareenoughdata

fromtheareaofoureyes,thecamerascanrecognizeus.

Tech5isanotherfacial-recognitioncompany.TheSwisscoιnpany,sproductsscan（掃描）the

shapeofyourface.Theyalsoscanyouriris（虹膜），whichisthecoloredpartofyoureyes.Tech5

hopestoignore（忽略）allofthefacebelowthenose.

Thiskindofsoftwareismoreimportantthanjustunlockingyourphone."Itcandiscover

criminals（罪犯），evenwhentheywearmasks.,,saidHuangLeifromHanwang.Hanwang,s

technologyisusedbyChinesepoliceinplaceslikesubwaystationsandairports.Similar

technologyisusedbytheUnitedStatesAirForce.

Huangpointedoutonebigweakness:Itfailswhenpeoplewearbothamaskandsunglasses.

“Inthissituation,allofthekeyfacialinformationislost.^^LeisaidtoE&T.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

31.Atpresent,whatcanfacial-recognitiontechnologybeusedfor?

A.Takingphotos.B.Shuttingdoors.C.Payingforthings.D.Locking

smartphones.

32.Whatistheproblemwithfacial-recognitiontechnology?

A.Itdoesn,tworkwhenpeoplewearmasks.

B.Itcausestroubletopeople,sfaces.

C.Itbringspeopleheadachesallthetime.

D.Itgivespersonalinf?πnationtothebad.

33.Whyareeyesthekeytosolvingrecognitionproblems?

A.Becauseeyesnevergetold.

B.Becauseeyeshavebrightcolors.

C.Becausetheareaaroundoureyesdoesn,tchange.

D.Becauseeyescanstorethepeople,skeyinformation.

34.Whichofthefollowingisapictureofamask?

35.What,sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ItisallabouteyesB.Itisasafeway

C.FacialinformationisimportantD.Facial-recognitionisarisk.

D

Doyouknowwhatseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothers?36

Self-discipline（自律）istheabilitytokeeppushingyourselftodohigh-qualitywork.This

skillgivesyoupowertosticktoyourdecisionsandfollowthemthrough.37Studieshave

shownthatstudentswithahighdegreeofself-disciplinegetmoreknowledgethanthosewithout

self-discipline.

Howtobuildself-discipline?38Forexample,youwanttostartexercisingevery

evening,oreventoavoidunhealthyfoodforoneday.Remember,startingsmallisthebestwayto

startdevelopingyourself-discipline.

39Trytoexpressthesereasonsinapositiveway.So,insteadofsaying,??Iwanttoget

thistaskoffmyTo-DoLisf,,say,“1wanttodothistasksothat?canmeetmygoalandfeel

satisfiedwithmyday,swork”.Whenyoulistthereasonswhyyouwanttoachievesomething,

you,11finditmucheasiertogetthejobdone.

Celebrateyourwins!Ifyou'vebeenabletodevelopasuccessfulhabiteverydayfor30days,

suchaseatingvegetables,giveyourselfarewardtocelebrate!40Bydoingthisyouwill

bemorelikelytosetevenbiggergoalsinthefuture.

Ifyouhavebigdreamsforyourlite,focusondevelopingself-disciplineandyouwillbe

amazedathowmucheasieryourlifewillbecome!

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)

容完整。

A.Self-disciplinecanalsoimprovelearning.

B.Setgoalsandcelebrateyourachievements.

C.Partoftheanswerliesinself-discipline.

D.BeginbyChoosingjustonegoalthatyouwanttofocuson.

E.Onceyou,vechosenagoal,listthereasonswhyyouwanttoachieveit.

36.37.38.39.40.

2022年河南省南陽(yáng)市淅川縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

一、閱讀單選

Ms.Qin'sHome—CookingNoodlesWelcometoMs.Qin,sHome—CookingNoodles.

Wemakeournoodlesinverytraditionalwaystokeepthenaturaltaste.Thebestmaterials（材料）

arechosenfbrourfoodtokeepyoursafety.Thenoodlesinourrestaurantaremadebyhand,

whichmakesthemverydifferentfromothers,.

NoodlesBeefandonion￥20

Muttonandcabbage￥20

Beefandpotato￥15

Eggandtomato￥12

Vegetableonly￥8

DishesMeatandvegetablesalad￥25

Vegetablesalad￥15

DrinksSodawater￥4

Coca-Cola￥3

Sprite￥3

HoneyGreenTea￥5

Inaddition:Foreverytwobowlsofbeefandonionnoodlesormuttonandcabbagenoodles,one

cangettwodrinksforfree.Youcanchooseanyofourdrinksfreely.

Businesshour:10:00a.m.to10:00p.m.Openallyearround,excepttheseven-dayholiday

duringtheSpringFestival.

OrderlineYouneedtopay￥2forpacking（包裝），andyouraddressshouldbe

within5km.）

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.WhatmakesMs.Qin,sHome—CookingNoodlesdifferent?

A.Thewayitsnoodlesaremade.B.Thedifferentkindsofnoodlesithas.

C.Thebestmaterialsituses.D.ThenamethatcomesfromitsownerMs.Qin.

2.Ifyouareabeeflover,howmanykindsofnoodlescanyouchoose?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

3.Whatwillyouorderifyouwanttogetfreedrinks?

A.Abowlofeggandtomatonoodles.B.Twobowlsofeggandtomatonoodles.

C.Twobowlsofbeefandonionnoodles.D.Twobowlsofvegetableonlynoodles.

4.Howmuchwillyoupayfortwobowlsofmuttonandcabbagenoodles,abowlofbeefand

potatonoodles,oneCoca-ColaandoneHoneyGreenTea?

A.￥40.B?￥55.C.￥60.D.￥65.

5.WherecanWefindthistext?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inacinema.C.Inarestaurant.D.Inaclothesstore.

Once,therewasayoungmanwhoexpectedtobesuccessfulbadly.Oneday,hevisited

Socrates,thegreatandsuccessfulGreekPhiloSoPher（哲學(xué)家）,andaskedthemanaboutthesecret

tosuccess.Hehopedthatthisman,whoherespected（尊敬）alot,couldshowhimsomething

usefulandhelpful.Afterknowingtheyoungman,spurpose,Socratesdecidedtodosomethingto

calm（使平靜）himdownfirst.Lookingattheworriedyoungmaninsilenceforawhile,Socrates

toldtheyoungmantomeethimneartheriveroutsidethecitythenextmorning.Darenotask

Socrateswhy,thepuzzledyoungmanleft.

Thenextday,theyoungmancameearlyandwaited.Whenthegreatmanarrived,heasked

theyoungmantowalkwithhimtowardtherivertogether.Theywalkedsidebysideintheriver.

Thoughtheyoungmanwasstillpuzzled（困惑的）,hefollowed.Whenthewatergotuptotheir

necks,Socratestooktheyoungmanbysuψriseandduckedhimintothewaterallofasudden.

Thepoormantriedhard,hopingtogetoutdirectly,butSocrateswasstrongandkepthimthere

untilthepoorman,sfacestartedturningblue.

Afterpullinghisheadoutofthewater,thefirstthingtheyoungmandidwastotakeadeep

breathoftheair.Waitingforawhile,whenseeingtheyoungmancalmdown,Socratesasked

slowly,uNowpleasetellme.Whatdidyouwantmostwhenyouwereinthewater?”Theman

replied,44Air7,Hearingtheyoungman,sanswer,Socratessaid,??Now,yousee,thatisthesecretto

success.Onlywhenyouwantsomethingasbadlyasyouwantedtheairjustnowinthewater,will

yougetit!”

Sometimeswearealwayssoeager（渴望的）tobesuccessfulthatwecan,tmakeourselves

understandwhatwereallyneed.So,Ieamyoursituationtogettoknowwhatyouwantmostand

tryyourbest,andthenyoumaygetit.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ducked“meaninChineseaccordingtothetext?

A.使游走B.把……按進(jìn)水里C.掙扎D.包裝

7.Whatdidtheydointhewater?

A.Socratesstoodinthewaterwiththeyoungmansidebysideforlong.

B.Socratesputtheyoungman,sheadintothewaterforlong.

C.Socrateswalkedwiththeyoungmaninthewaterforlong.

D.Socratesswamandtalkedwiththeyoungmanforlong.

8.HowdidSocratesmaketheyoungmangethisidea?

A.Bytellingthewaytosuccess.B.Bygivingtheyoungmansomeuseful

suggestions.

C.Bygivingaspeciallessontotheyoungman.D.Bygivingtheyoungmanlotsofmoneyand

things.

9.WhichwordcanbestdescribeSocratesaccordingtothetext?

A.Wise.B.Strict.C.Humorous.D.Kind.

10.Accordingtothestory,howcanWeachievesuccess?

A?Bytryingtomakeasmuchmoneyaswecould.

B.Bytalkingwithagreatmanandgettinghissecrettosuccess.

C.BylettingSocratesputtheheadintothewater.

D.ByfindingoutwhatWewantanddoourbest.

InmostoftheWesterncountries,itiswidelyknownthatpinkorpurpleisforgirlswhileblue

orbrownisforboys.Why?Theanswerlargelydependsonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonal

experiences.Andpeople,schoicesofcolorsarealsoinfluencedbytheirbodies9reactions（反應(yīng)）to

them.

Forexample,greenisusuallysaidtobethemostrestfulcoloramongthefamilyofcolor.

Scientistsbelieveithastheabilitytolessen（減少）people,spainandisabletorelaxpeoplewhen

theyaretired.Andpeopleworkingingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewer

stomachaches.MostEgyptiansconsidergreenasacolorthatstandsforhopeandjoyofspring.So,

don,tbesurprisedwhenyouseetoomuchgreeninEgypt.

Redhasalsobeennotedforthousandsofyears.Itisasymbolofgoodluckorenergyinmany

culturesforlong.InChina,duringtheSpringFestival,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelope

（信封）tobringluckinthecomingyear.Redcanalsocauseaperson,sappetite（胃口）.Haveyou

evernoticedthattherearemanydifferentredthingsintherestaurant?Forthesamereason,many

shoppingwebsiteswillhaveared??BuyNow"buttonbecauseredisacolorwhicheasilycatchesa

person,seyeandcausestheinterestinbuying.

Blue,formanynations,meansprotectionandbelief.Greekswearbluenecklaces,hopingto

protectthemfrombadthings.And,oppositetored,blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,blue

isbelievedtocausepeopletoloseappetite.Sowhenyoumeantoeatless,maybeithelpstoeaton

blueplates.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

11.AccordingtoParagraph1,peopledon,tchoosecolorsby.

A.culturalvaluesB.traditionalideasC.personalexperiencesD.bodies,reactions

12.Whataretheinfluencesofgreenonpeople?

Φltmakespeoplecalm.

②Itmakespeoplefeellesspainandrelaxesthem.

（3）Itmakespeoplehavenoillness.

@Itmakespeoplehopefulandjoyful.

A.①?@B.②③④C.①②④D?①③④

13.Whoconsidersredasasymbolofgoodluck?

A.Japanese.B.Egyptians.C.Greeks.D.Chinese.

14.Accordingtothetext,whichcolorscanmakepeoplefeelcalm?

A.Redandpurple.B.Greenandbrown.C.Blueandpurple.D.Blueandgreen.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ColorsinfluenceculturalvaluesB.Colorsinfluenceculturalchanges

C.Colorsinfluencepeople,sappetiteD?Colorsinfluencepeople,schoices

二、閱讀還原5選5

ScientistsinIsraelhavetaughtgoldfishanunusualwaytoreachatarget（目標(biāo)）一bydriving

asmallroboticcarondryland.Theexperimentwasdesignedtotestwhethergoldfishcouldfind

theirwaysinconditionsverydifferentfromtheirnaturallivingconditions.Theexperimentwas

ledbyresearchersatBen-GurionUniversityoftheNegevinIsrael.16

Totestthegoldfish,theresearcherscreatedaspecialroboticcarthatcoulddriveforward,

backward,andfromsidetoside.17Agoldfishwasplacedinsideawaterboxonthe

FOV.Usingaspecialsystem,thecartracked（追蹤）wherethegoldfishwasandwhatdirectionit

wasswimming.18

Thescientistsworkedwithsixdifferentgoldfish.19Thefishwererewardedwitha

foodballwhenthecartouchedthetarget.

20Adesignstudio（工作室）intheNetherlandscreatedasimilarcar,whichwas

guidedbythemovements（運(yùn)動(dòng)）ofagoldfishswimminginatankonthecar.Butthatproject

wasn,tanexperiment,anditwasn,tmeanttotestthefish.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)

容完整。

A.TheFOVwouldthenmoveinthesamedirection.

B.Theylearnedthatgoldfishcouldfindtheirways,evenondryland.

C?Thescientistscalledthecarthe44FishOperatedVehicle（車）”（FOV）.

D.Thoughitmayseemunusual,thisisn,tthefirsttimeafishhasdrivenacar.

E.Theytestedthembyplacingthecarinasmallroomwithapinktargetononeside.

2021年河南省南陽(yáng)市淅川縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

一、閱讀單選

Kids,SummerJobs

WearelookingforpeopletojoinusasacampcounseloratCuyaOutdoorSchool.We

connectchildrentosciencethroughnature.Ourcampcounselorsareenergeticandsupportive,and

moreimportantly,caringteammembers.Thisisaneight-houreverydayjobintheten-day-long

programduringthesummer.

Hours:9:30a.m.—5:30p.m.Pay:$10perhour

LEGOEngineeringInstructor

Doyouenjoytakingthingsapartandthenputtingthembacktogether?Ifso,thentinsmaybe

yourdreamjob!WearelookingforsmartandcreativeLEGOengineeringinstructors.

Hours:2:00p.m.—5:00p.m.Pay:$15perhour

Teacher,sAide

Wearelookingforpart-timeteacher,saidesforourInspireKidsPre-schoolinNewburgh.

Teacher,saidesneedtopreparematerials,helpchildrenfinishactivitiesandcreateasafe

environment.

Hourts:8:00a.m.一11:00a.m.Pay:$100perweek

SummerCareGiver

I,mlookingforsomeonecarefulandpatienttowatchmykidswhenI,mworkingfrom11:

00a.m.to3:00p.m,?have17-yearolddaughter,anda5-yearoldson.Iamalsoaskingyouto

preparesnacksandcleanuptherooms.

Pay:$150perweek

1.Howmuchcanacampcounselormikeintotal?

A.$10B.$100C?$150D.$800

2.TobeaLEGOengineeringinstructor,onehastobe.

A.caringB.creativeC.energeticD.patient

3.Whatdoesateacher,saideneedtodo?

A?Helpchildrendoactivities.B.Teachchildrenscience.

C.PlayLEGOwithchildren.D.Preparesnacksforchildren.

4.WhatsummerjobcanJerryapplyforifheisfreefrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.?

A.Teacher,saide.B.Summercaregiver.

C.Campcounselor.D.LEGOengineeringinstructor.

5.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthistext?

A.Onawebsite.B.Inadictionary.C.Inaguidebook.D.Inapicturebook.

Onceuponatimealittleleafwasheardtocry,asleavesoftendidwhenagentlewindpassed

by.Thetwigasked,??What,sthematter,littleleaf?^^Theleafsaid,?4Thewindjusttoldmethatone

dayitwillpullmeoff!”Whenthetreeheardthis,itswungalloverandpromisedtheleaf,uYou

willnotgotillyouwantto.”

Thesunnydaysoftheautumncame.Thelittleleafsawalltheleavesaroundbecomingvery

beautiful.Somewereyellow,somewerered,andsomewereinbothcolors.Thelittleleafasked

thetreewhatitmeant.Thetreesaid,44Alltheseleaves▲flyaway,andtheyhaveputonthese

beautifulcolorsbecauseofjoy.,,

Thelittleleafwantedtogo,andgrewverybeautifulinthinkingofit.Whenitwasverybright

incolor,itsawthebranchesofthetreehadnocolorinthem.Theleafasked,"Branches,whyare

youbrown?^^“Wemustkeepourworkingclotheson.Yourclothesareforholiday,becauseyour

tasksareOVerJsaidabranch.

Justthenalittlepuffofwindcame,tooktheleafupandturneditoverandover.Thelittleleaf

waslikethefireintheair,andfelldownsilentlyamonghundredsofotherleaves.Itbeganto

dream-adreamsobeautifulthatperhapsitwouldlastforever.

WordBanktwig小枝

branches樹枝

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

6?Thetreewantedtothelittleleafatfirst.

A.protectB.giveupC.controlD.gowith

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

A.arerefusedtoB.areforcedtoC.arereadytoD.areafraidto

8.Whydidn,tthebrancheschangecolors?

A.Becausetheairwastoodry.B.Becausetheyhadtokeepworking.

C.Becausetheyweretoolazy.D.Becausetheyhardlygotsunshine.

9.Thelittleleaffelldownwith.

A.sadnessB.regretC.surpriseD.satisfaction

IO?WhatcanWeIeamfromthepassage?

A.Alwaysprepareforthefuture.B.Liveinandenjoythemoment.

C.Eachseasonhasitsownbeauty.D?Weshouldmakeourowndecisions.

Upcyclingistheprocessofchangingoldmaterialsintosomethingusefulandoftenbeautiful.

Itisdifferentfromrecycling.Whenyourecyclesomething,oldmaterialsneedtobebrokendown

sothattheirbasematerialscanberemadeintoanewproduct,oftenofinferiorquality.Whenyou

upcycleanobject,youaren,tbreakingdownthematerial.You,resimplymakingitintosomething

else.Also,theUpcycledobjectistypicallyofthesame,orevenbetterquality.

TheideaofUpcyclingisn,tnew.Someofthebestexamplesofmodern-dayUpcyclingcome

fromthe1930sto1940swhenpeopledidn,thavemanymaterialresources.Inthosedays,people

foundnewpurposesforoldthingsoverandoveruntiltheywerenolongeruseful.Forexample,

oldcoatswouldbeturnedintoshoesandanolddoorwouldbemadeintoanewtable.

Nowadays,economisingisstillabigreasonwhysomepeopleupcycle.Anevenbigger

reasonfortherebirthofupcyclingisthatit,senvironmentally-friendly.Thingsshouldn,tjustbe

thrownawaywhentheycanbeturnedintosomethinguseful.Upcyclingisalsomore

environmentally-friendlythanrecyclingwhichrequiresenergyorwatertobreakdownmaterials.

Upcyclingjustrequiresyourowncreativityandeffort.

Upcyclingcanprovideyouwithsomethingthat,sbothcreativeandpractical.Whydon,tyou

supporttheideabycheckingyourhouseorrecyclingbinandcreatingobjectsyourself?Take

actionrightnow!

WordBankinferior次等的

creativity創(chuàng)造力

subtitle小標(biāo)題

11.Comparedwithrecycling,themaindifferencewithupcyclingisthat.

A.it,senvironmentally-friendlyB.Upcycledobjectsaremoreuseful

C.upcycledobjectsareofinferiorqualityD.oldmaterialsdon,tneedtobebrokendown

12.Whydidpeopleupcycleintheolddays?

A.Tomakelifeinteresting.B.Tosavematerialsandmoney.

C?Toshowtheircreativi