十年(2015-2024)安徽中考英語真題匯編

專題五閱讀理解

2024

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A

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XNotes：1.register(登記)2.contact(聯(lián)系)

()56.WhenistheCelebration?

A.OnSunday.B.OnMonday.

C.OnWednesday.D.OnFriday.

()57.AtwhatagecanachildjoininSafetyAroundWaterProgram?

A.6.B.8.C.10.D.12.

()58.WhatcanwelearnaboutGensonDPE?

A.Itkeepsopenallyearround.

B.Itteacheslife-savingskills.

C.Itprovidesfreeprogramsforall.

D.Ithastwoprogramseveryday.

B

It'salwaysagoodthingtohaveahobby.ForMissPatty,aschoolbusdriverinErieCounty,her

hobbyofknitting(編織)hasmadeherreallytouchthecommunity.

MissPattyalwayswantedtodosomethingwithhersparetimetohelpthestudents.Aftera

conversationwithoneofthestudents,thingstookaturnfromknittingonehattoknittingmorehats.

“Theoneboygetsonthebus,andhegoes6whatareyoudoing?91said,Tmmakingahat.'

Hesaid,"Thatwouldbegreathavingsuchawarmhatinicywinter.9SoIsaid,6Whatcolorwould

youlike?9Thatstartedeverything,“MissPattytoldthelocalnewspaper.

Severalyearshavepassedsincethatday,andMissPattyhasalreadyknitted7,083hatsfor

studentsinhersparetime.Sometimesshewillgetthestudent'sfavoritecolorbeforeshebeginsthe

project.

WhatismoremovingisthatMissPattybuysallthematerials(材料)usingherown

money.Somepeopledogivehergiftcardsaroundtheholidaystohelp,butshestillputsoutalotof

herownmoney.

Alongwithmakinghatsforthestudentsthatwillkeepthemwarm,MissPattyalsogetspraise

forbeingatrustedfriendtothestudents.

()59.WhatmadeMissPattydecidetoknitmorehats?

A.AdrivetoErieCounty.

B.Ashowofcolorfulhats.

C.Aletterinthenewspaper.

D.Aconversationwithaboy.

()6O.WhydoesMissPattyknitsomanyhatsinhersparetime?

A.Tbpracticeherskill.

B.Tobetterherbusiness.

C.Tomakemorefriends.

D.Tbgiftstudentsforwinter.

()61.WhatmakesMissPatty5sactmoremoving?

A.Sherefusesothers'help.

B.Shebuysmaterialswithherownmoney.

C.Sheworksduringholidays.

D.Sheknitshatsofdifferentcolorsforkids.

（）62.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMissPatty?

A.Humorous.B.Honest.

C.Caring.D.Shy.

C

Duringtheirbusylives,peopledonotpaymuchattentiontotheexpirydates（有效期）onthe

foodintheirfridges.Asaresult,alotoffoodisforgottenaboutandwasted.However,accordingtoa

recentresearch,beingawareof（意識(shí)至!J）whatyouthrowawaycanhelpyouwasteless.

Theresearchersmeasured（計(jì)量）foodwastefrom154familiesacrosstheUK.Halfofthese

familiesintheresearchwereaskedtolistthefruitsandvegetablestheyhadboughtandtheirexpiry

dates.Thefamiliesstuckthelistonthefridgedoorandreceivedatextmessageeverydaytelling

themtocheckit.Theotherhalfdidnothavetomakealistanddidnotreceivetextmessages.Overa

six-weekperiod,allthefamilieswereaskedtomeasuretheirfoodwasteattheendofeachweek.

Theresearchersweresurprisedtofindthatmakinglistsandgettingtextsmadelittledifference

tohowmuchfoodwaswasted.However,eachfamilyintheresearchwastedlessfood一about0.1

kiloaweek.

Theresearcherscarriedontheresearchforsixmonths,andfoundthatallthefamiliescontinued

towastelessfood.Thisshowsthatjustmeasuringfoodwasteencouragespeopletopaycloser

attentiontoitandthrowlessaway.

（）63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph2referto（指的是）？

A.Theresearch.B.Thelist.

C.Thedoor.D.Themessage.

（）64.WhatisintroducedinParagraph3aboutthesix-weekresearch?

A.Itspurpose.B.Itsmethod.

C.Itssteps.D.Itsresults.

（）65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthetext?

A.MeasureFoodWastetoStopIt

B.PayAttentiontoWhatYouBuy

C.ChecktheFoodBeforeStoringIt

D.GiveThoughttoYourBusyLife

D

Ifyougetangrymanytimesinaday,itistimeforyoutothinkabouthowtodealwithit.Here

aresomeofmysuggestions.

Whenyouareangry,trytotellyourselfthroughanothervoicethatyouareangryandthatitis

notabadthing.ltjustshowsthatyouhavedifferentideas.Acceptthatmanythingsarenot100%right

orwrong.Inourcommunicationwithothers,thefinalpurposeisnottodecidewhoisrightandwho

iswrong,buttolookforsomethingincommon.

Ifyoustillfeelstronganger,trytakingadeepbreath(呼吸)andletangeroutofyourbody

alongwiththebreath.Don91sayangrywordswhenyouareveryangry,foryouwillregretsaying

themwhenyoucooldown.

Discussingwithathirdpartyishelpful.ltishardforthetwopartiesinangertounderstandeach

other,buttheideaofanoutsidercanhelpbothpartiestogetmutual(相互的)understanding.

Angerisjustoneofthemanyemotions(情緒)thatmakeushuman,andtowellmanageitadds

toourabilitytotrulyunderstandtheworld.

()66.Whatisthefinalpurposeofcommunicationwithotherpeople?

A.Tbshowdifferentideas.

B.Tolookforsomethingincommon.

C.Toacceptusefulsuggestions.

D.Tbdecidewhetheroneisrightornot.

()67.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwecan'tcooldown?

A.Sayangrywords.

B.Trytakingadeepbreath.

C.Controlourvoices.

D.Stoptalkingwithothers.

()68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“party“inParagraph4mean?

A.Anactivity.B.Avisitor.

C.Aperson.D.Ameeting.

()69.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtomanageanger.

B.Howtoshowfeelings.

C.Howtodealwithregrets.

D.Howtounderstandtheworld.

E

DennisHongandhisstudentsdesign(設(shè)計(jì))human-likerobots.Thisincludesacookingrobot

calledProjectYORI.YORIisonlythelatestofHong'srobotinventions.There9sDAVID,theworld's

firstandonlycarthatcanbedrivenbytheblind.AndSAFFiR,atwo-leggedrobotthatcando

dangerousworkthathumansareoftenunabletodo.Hongisfindingplentyofworkforhisrobots.

Whenhewasaskedabouthisbiggestsuccess,HongchosetherobotcalledDARwIn-OP.He

thoughtitwasoneofthemostwidelyusedhuman-likerobotsforresearchandeducation.Hong^

teammadeDARwIn'sdesignfreeforanyonetouse.Theyhaveseenmanyprojectsusingthe

design.Andtheyconsideritagifttotheroboticscommunity.

“Manypeopleonlywanttoseeoursuccessesandnotthefailuresthatcamebeforethose,but

failureissimplyasteppingstoneindevelopingnewtechnology.Ifyou'retooafraidoffailure,then

youonlygettowalkonthesaferside,andthenthere9snoinnovation(創(chuàng)新)，“saidHong."Itell

mystudentstotrybreakingtherobot.Iftherobotdoesn'tfallanddoesn'tbreak,wedon'tgettolearn

anything.v

()7O.WhichrobotisthemostrecentinventionbyDennisHong'steam?

A.YORI.B.DAVID.C.SAFFiR.D.DARwIn-OP.

()71.WhatisspecialaboutDARwInaccordingtothetext?

A.Itstechnologyisthelatest.

B.Itisapopularrobotfortheblind.

C.Itisthefirsthuman-likerobot.

D.Itsdesignisfreeforanyonetouse.

()72.WhatdoesDennisHongencouragehisstudentstodo?

A.Walkonthesaferside.B.Domoreforeducation.

C.Keeptryingandlearning.D.Avoidmakingmistakes.

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第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Thereareabout8,000millionpeoplelivingonourplanet,butsomeofthemdon'thaveenough

fbod.Lastyear,morethan820millionpeoplesuffered(遭受)fromhunger.Thafssad.Whafsmore,it

shouldn'tbeaproblemsincetheworldwastesabout930milliontonsoffoodeachyear.

XYZFoodBankisworkingtohelpfixtheproblem.Now,youcan,too!Justdropoffsomefood

sothatwecancontinuetofeedtheneedy.

Weaccept:CannedfoodBiscuitsRice

BoxedjuiceNoodlesCandy

*Noopenedfood.

*Noexpired(過期的)food.

*Nofoodthatneedstobeinafridge.

Comeandofferyourhelp!Everylittlebitmakesadifference!

Emailusatstophunger@xy=foodbank.com

)56.Howmanypeoplesufferedfromhungerlastyear?

A.Over820million.B.About930million.

C.Over7,180million.D.About8,000million.

)57.WhichofthefollowingcanyoudropoffatXYZFoodBank?

()58.Whafsthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tbintroduceatraditionalbank.

B.Topresentsomeworldproblems.

C.Toaskpeopletogiveawayfood.

D.Totellpeopletoprotecttheearth.

B

Tenyearsago,J.B.Gilldecidedtomakeachange.Hemovedfromthecitytostarthisown

farm.Asoneofthemembersofapopgroup,Gillhadlivedabusylifebutthefarmgavehimawayto

relax.

ThebigFarmRescue

Althoughfarmingwasnewtohim,Gilltookthechallengeandhisexperienceshelpedhimwrite

hisbookAceandtheAnimalHeroes.ThestoryfollowsAce,whoselifechangesgreatlywhenhe

movestothecountryside.Aftertryingonapairofmagicalwellies(長筒靴),Acerealizeshe

canspeaktotheanimals,whomakeuptheirmindstoprotectthefarm.

Gillsaysthatifhehadhisownpairofmagicalwellies,hewouldlovetospeakto

wildlife,especiallythewilddeer(鹿)thatsometimesappearnearhisfarm.Astheyhaveno

owners,Gillfeelslikehe'ssharingtheirhom已“It'sreallyinterestingtohearwhatthey'rethinking

andknowwherethey'reat,“hesaid.

Gillgothisideasforwritingfromtheanimalsonhisfamilyfarm.Hischildren,Aceand

Chiara,helpedoutwithhisbook.Together,Gill'sfamilymadesurethatthepicturesinthebooklooked

liketheanimalsthey'dbeenbasedon.Hesaid,"Allofthosehavebeenreallygreattopiecethewhole

booktogether.99

()59.WhatdidGilldecidetodotenyearsago?

A.Liveabusylife.B.Starthisownfarm.

C.Movetothecity.D.Formapopgroup.

()60.WhafsParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Giirsfarm.B.Gill'sfamily.

C.Giirsbook.D.Gilfsanimals.

()61.WhatcanwelearnaboutGillfromParagraph3?

A.Hecaresaboutwildlife.

B.Hedevelopsmanyinterests.

C.Hewasbornwithmagic.

D.Heistheownerofthedeer.

()62.WheredidGillgettheideaforhisbook?

A.Fromhisgroupmembers.

B.Fromhischildren'spictures.

C.Fromthemagicalwellies.

D.Fromtheanimalsonthefarm.

C

InDengfengtoday,therearemorethan50,000studentslearningkungfu,atraditionalartin

China.Theycometolearnitformanyreasons.Somehopetobecomefilmstars.Otherscometolearn

skillsthatwillhelpthemgetgoodjobsinfuture.Afewaresentbytheirparentstolearnself-control

andhardwork.

“Attracting(吸弓【)newstudentstotraditionalkungfuhasbecomeaproblem/9saysHu

Zhengsheng,whoteachesitatasmallschoolinDengfeng.Hufearsthathisartwillsoondieoutfit's

hardtoconvince(說月艮)kidstospendmanyyearshere,becausethelifeofkungfulearnersisnoteasy

orinteresting,“hesays.

Hu'sstudentshavetosleepinunheatedroomsandkeeptraininghardoutsidewhateverthe

temperature.Tolearnkungfuwell,theymusthaveastrongwillandlearnrespect(尊重)aswell.

Foroldtraditionstoliveon,theyoungmustlearnandpassthemdown.Recently,toattractnew

students,Huhasbroughtsomechangesintohiskungfulessonstomakethemlivelyand

interesting.Hopefully,moreandmorestudentswillshowinterestinlearningkungfu.

()63.Whatdoes“it"underlinedinParagraph1referto(指的是)？

A.Kungfu.B.Film.

C.Self-control.D.Chinese.

()64.WhatdoesHuZhengshengfear?

A.Hisstudentsdon'trespecthim.

B.Hecannotworkatalargeschool.

C.Hisartcannotbepasseddown.

D.Therearen'tenoughkungfuteachers.

()65.WhathasHudonetoattractnewstudents?

A.Hehasofferedbetterlivingconditions.

B.Hehasgivenjobstotheirparents.

C.Hehaspromisedthemabetterfuture.

D.Hehasmadechangesinhislessons.

D

Whatmakesyoufallasleep?Themaincauseisyourbodyclock,atime-keeperinsideyour

body.Buthowtocontrolanduseyourbodyclock?Scientistssuggestedhavingashowerbefore

bed.Jumpingintotheshoweraroundanhourbeforebedcouldmeanyousleepbetter.

Awarmshowerhelpsyourelax,andthenafteritwarmsyouup,yourcore(核心)body

temperaturedrops.Thisencouragesyoutofallasleepmorequicklyandsleepmoresoundly.

Astudyin2019saidthatawatertemperatureof40℃to42.4℃producesthebest-quality(最

優(yōu)質(zhì)的)sleep.Afterpeopleliedown,mostofthemtakeabout20minutestofallasleep.However,if

youhaveashoweronetotwohoursbeforegoingtobed,youwillfallasleep10minutesearlier.

Corebodytemperaturedropsnaturallybeforeyousleep,thendropsfurtherduringthenight.lt

risesagainasyouwakeup.Itisthoughtthattakingawarmshowerwillspeedupthedropin

temperaturebeforebed,asitbringsbloodtothesurfaceofthebody,andthentheheatisgivenoff.

()66.Whatdidscientistssuggestpeopledobeforebedtosleepbetter?

A.Sleepanhourearlier.B.Jumpintobed.

C.Haveawarmshower.D.Setatimeclock.

()67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soundly“probablymean?

A.Deeply.B.Poorly.C.Kindly.D.Slowly.

()68.Whichwatertemperatureproducesthebest-qualitysleepaccordingtothestudy?

A.44.2℃.B.41.5℃.C.36.4℃.D.32.4℃.

()69.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthetext?

A.Art.B.Weather.C.History.D.Health.

E

Ayearbookisatraditioninsomehighschools.Thebookcontains(包含)thenameandthe

pictureofeachstudentinyourfinalyear,sothatyoucanrememberwhoyouwenttoschoolwith.

A15-year-oldschoolgirlCatherineCookandherbrotherDavid,16,wantedmorethanthis.They

thought,"Wedon'treallyknowourclassmatesfromjustapicture,sowhynothaveayearbookonline?

Youcouldlearnaboutpeople'smusicaltastes,themoviestheylike,andsoon.^^Withtheirhard

work,awebsitenamedmyYearbookwassetup,whichsoonbecamepopularamongschoolmates.

Onthewebsite,memberscanconnectwitheachotherbysharingmovies,music,photosandstudy

guides.Somestudentsfeelthattheydon'tfitinatschool,butcanmakefriendsmoreeasily

oxAine.MyYearbookuserscanalsomakevirtual（虛擬的）“LunchMoney^^bycompletingactivitieson

thewebsite.Theythengiveitawaytocharities（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）inthemyYearbook"causes”

programme,whichhassent22,000bookstoAfrica,andbought20,000kilosofriceforpeoplewithout

enoughfood.

RunningthewebsitedidnotstopCatherineandDavidfromcompletingtheirschoolwork

successfully.Now,theygoontouniversity,butstillmanagetoputin50hoursaweekdevelopingthe

website.

（）70.WhydidCatherineandDavidwanttohaveayearbookonline?

A.Tbmakemoremoney.

B.Tobecomepopularatschool.

C.Towatchmoviesonline.

D.Tbknowmoreaboutschoolmates.

（）71.Whatis"LunchMoney^^usedfor?

A.TravellingtoAfrica.B.Helpingpeopleinneed.

C.Runningthewebsite.D.Completingschoolwork.

（）72.Whatisthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthetext?

A.AnOnlineYearbookB.TheWebsiteActivities

C.ACharityProgrammeD.TheFinalYearatSchool

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A

Antarctica

Weather

Antarcticaliesinthemostsouthernpartoftheworld.ltisthecoldestareaonEarth.Thereisn'tmuch

rain,butthereisalotofsnowandwind.Thelowesttemperaturewason21Julyin1983at-89.2℃!

Population

NobodylivesinAntarcticaallthetime!Thefirstpeopletostaythereforawhilewerefishermenin

1786.Nowthereareabout5,000scientistsandresearchersthereinthesummer.

Historyofexploration（探險(xiǎn)）

During1907-1909,BritishexplorerEarnestShackletonexploredAntarcticaonfoot.In1911,two

explorers一aBritishmannamedScottandaNorwegiannamedAmundsen-raced1,400kilometres

totheSouthPole（南極）.Amundsenarrivedfirst.

-閾F

Animalsandbirds

Therearen'tanylargeanimalsinAntarctica.PolarbearsliveattheNorthPole.Buttherearealotof

penguinsandseabirds.Everyspringthereareover100millionseabirdsinAntarctica.

（）56.WhendidthelowesttemperatureappearinAntarctica?

A.In1786.B.In1907.C.In1911.D.In1983.

（）57.WhofirststayedinAntarcticaforsometime?

A.Fishermen.B.Scientists.

C.Researchers.D.Explorers.

（）58.WhereisEarnestShackletonfrom?

A.Britain.B.Norway.

C.TheSouthPole.D.TheNorthPole.

B

Haveyoueverseenlionsdancinginthestreets?Thelionsdancetothebeatofadrum（鼓）.Of

course,theyarenotreallions.Theyaredancersinlioncostumes（月艮飾）.Liondancingfirststartedin

Chinacenturiesago.ltismeanttobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.

Usually,alionismadeupoftwodancers.Onedancercontrolsthehead.Theothercontrolsthe

tail.

“IthinkofitasasportjsaysAnthonyHuang,aged16.HeisamemberoftheNewYorkChinese

FreemasonsAthleticClub.Anthonyperforms（表演）asthelion'shead.Itcanweigh20pounds.Lion

dancingisimportanttoAnthony."Thistraditionreallyliftsmeup,“hesays.

Inthepast,liondancingwasperformedmostlybymen.Butitisdifferenttoday.LionDanceMeis

aliondancinggroupinSanFrancisco,California.Thereareboysandgirlsonitsteam.Theydance

together.

“Anyonecantakeupliondancing.Youhavetobelievethatyoucandoit,“saysAnanda

Tang-Lee,a17-year-oldgirl.

Liondancingwillcontinuetoevolve.Butateam'ssenseofcommunitywillneverchang已“We

callitafkmily,“Anandasays.“It'sreallygreat,becausewealwayshaveeachother'sbacks."

()59.Whydopeopleperformliondancing?

A.Tbselllion-dancingcostumes.

B.Towishforaluckynewyear.

C.Toprotectthelionsinthewild.

D.Tbshowskillsofplayingthedrum.

()60.WhichroledoesAnthonyplayinliondancing?

A.Thelion'shead.B.Thelion'stail.

C.Thedrummer.D.Thedresser.

()61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolve"mean?

A.延期B.模仿C.舉辦D.演變

()62.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)firomAnanda'swords"Wecallitafamily^^?

A.Theybringhappinesstothefamily.

B.Theycallliondancingafamilygame.

C.Theylivetogetherinabigfamily.

D.Theysupporteachotherlikeafamily.

C

TheSearch-for-Lost-Birdslisthascometopublicattentionrecently.ltliststenkindsofbirds

thathavenotbeenseeninthewildforatleastfifteenyears.Thelistiscallingonpeopletosearchfor

therarest(最珍稀的)birdsonEarth.

Therecouldbeseveralreasonsforthelongdisappearancesofthebirdsonthelist.Maybethere

havebeennostudiesinareaswheretheylive.Maybepeopledon'tknowwhereorhowtofind

them.Maybetherearechangestotheirnaturalhomesbecauseofhumanactivities.

Thisyear,fourexpeditions(考察隊(duì))areplanningtofindeightkindsofbirds.Ifanyoftheselost

birdsarefound,wayscanbefoundtoprotectthemandhelptheirpopulationsgrow.Thishas

happenedwithbirdsliketheMadagascarpochard.Thenumberofthisonce-lostkindofbirdisnow

increasing.

()63.HowmanykindsofbirdsareontheSearch-for-Lost-Birdslist?

A.Four.B.Eight.C.Ten.D.Fifteen.

()64.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Changesofthelivingareasofthebirds.

B.Suggestionsonhowtoprotectthebirds.

C.Reasonsforthedisappearancesofthebirds.

D.Stepsofbuildingnaturalhomesforthebirds.

()65.WhatcanwelearnabouttheMadagascarpochard?

A.Ithasnotbeenfoundtillnow.

B.Ithasalargerpopulationthanbefore.

C.Itneedstoliveclosetohumans.

D.Itprovidesprotectionforotherbirds.

）66.Whatisthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthetext?

A.WaystoRaiseRareBirds

B.Bird-loversAroundtheWorld

C.SearchesfortheLostBirds

D.StoriesAboutBirdsintheWild

AteamofscientistsarecarryingoutaprojectattheUniversityofGreenwichinLondon.They

aretryingtofindwaystomakefoodonMars（火星）inthefuture.TheprojectiscalledFeeding

Mars.lttriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.

Itwouldtakeatleast21monthstoreachMars,learnaboutitssurfaceandreturntoEarth.Soit

wouldbeabighelpifthespacemencouldgrowfreshfoodonMarsitself.

FarmingonMars,however,willbeveryhard.There'splentyofwaterthatcouldbetakenfrom

icejustbelowthesurface,butthelandonMarsismissingthenutrients（養(yǎng)分）thatlivingthings

need.Theteamsaythattheycouldsolvetheproblembygrowingplantsandfishtogether.Fishwaste

canthenbeusedtoprovidenutrientsforplants.

“Itisexpectedthatyoucangrowlotsoffood,suchasvegetables,salads,teasandmedicinal

plantsonMars,“saidDrBenzKotzen,wholeadstheproject.“Youcanevenharvest（捕獲）fishfor

foodthen."

（）67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto（指的是）？

A.Thefuture.B.Theproject.

C.Theland.D.Theplanet.

（）68.WhatmakesitdifficulttofarmonMars?

A.Icebelowthesurface.

B.Toomuchfishwaste.

C.Themissingoflivingthings.

D.Thepoorlandcondition.

（）69.HowdoesDrBenzKotzenfeelaboutFeedingMars?

A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.

C.Surprised.D.Funny.

E

Thenightskyisourearliestlibrary.There,westoredourknowledge,andpasseditdownaround

thefire,beforeweinventedthewrittenword.

Iremembergoingtothelocaluniversityforanastronomy（天文學(xué)）nightwhenIwasa

child.Thatnight,!sawSaturn,oneoftheplanets,anditsringswithmyowneyesforthefirsttime.The

ringsshonebrightagainsttheblacknessofspaceandsuddenlytheuniverse（宇宙）wasn'tsomething

thatyouonlyreadaboutorimaginedinyourhead.ltwasrightthere,andyouwereapartofit.That

momentispriceless.

Whilestarlightisgood,lightpollutionhereonEarthcanbearealproblem.Forthepast200

yearsorso,wehaveusedtoomuchelectricity（電）tomakethenightbrighter.However,brighter

doesn'tusuallymeanbetter,especiallywhenalotofthatlightshinesupintotheskywherenoone

needsit.

Luckily,somecitieshavetakenactions,likesettingupnewdownward-directinglightsalongthe

streets.!hopethatmorecitieswilljoininandcontinuethepracticeofcontrollingunnecessary

lighting,sothatmoreofuscanwatchthenightskyinawayhumanshaveforthousandsofyears.

（）70.Whatisthenightskycomparedto?

A.Abook.B.Theearth.C.Alibrary.D.Theuniverse.

（）71.Howdidthewriterfindtheastronomynight?

A.Itopenedhiseyes.B.Itcontrolledhismind.

C.Itwasarealproblem.D.Ittookhimtoomuchtime.

（）72.Whatdoesthewriterhopefor?

A.Abrighternight.B.Lessuseoflighting.

C.Morepersonalspace.D.Abettereducation.

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A

Ifyouhaveproblemsdescribingpeople,don'tworry!We511usepopularfilmcharacters（角色）to

helpyoulearnsomeusefulwords.

Naive

Meaning:Ifsomeoneis

naive,theyhavelittle

experienceandbelieve

goodthingswillalways

Loyal

happen.

Meaning:Ifyou'reloyal,youalwaysgivesupporttoapersonoragroup

Example:Inthefilm

andhelpthemandacthonestly.

Et伉Buddyisanaive

Example:InthefilmToyWoodyisloyaltohisfriendsand

personwhogrowsupwith

owner,Andy.HestayswithAndy,evenwhenAndygrowsupandgoesto

elves（精靈）.Oneday,he

college.

goestoNewYorkCitybut

Director:JohnLasseter

findsthingsverydifferent

there.

Director:David

Berenbaum

Demanding

Meaning:Ifsomeoneis

demanding,theyarenot

easilysatisfiedorpleased.Talented

Example:InthefilmTheMeaning:Ifyou'retalented,youhaveanaturalabi出ytodosomething