專題21閱讀理解之說(shuō)明文

（中考真題+名校最新真題）

（2023?江蘇連云港?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Manyofushaveseenrainbowsintheskyoncethesunstartsshiningagainafteritrains.Ferustoseea

rainbow,theconditionsneedtobejustright.Weneedsomewaterdropsintheair,likerainorevenfog,andwe

needthesuntobebehindusandquitelowtotheground.Thisisbecausearainbowiscreatedbylightpassing

throughwaterdrops.

Thelightthatesfromthesunseemswhitetous.Butthewhitelightweseeismadeupofamixofdifferent

colors.Whenthelightgoesthrougharaindrop,thesecolorscanseparateout.Eachofthecolorsintherainbow

hasadifferent“wavelength”（波長(zhǎng)）.Raindropslooklikelittleballs.Whenlighthitsoneoftheselittleballsof

water,thelightcanchangedirection.Wccallthis“refraction”（折射）.Eachofthedifferentwavelengthsis

refracteddifferently.Ifthelighthitstheraindropattherightplace,therefractionseparatesthewavelengthsout

intotheirdifferentcolors.

Wearctaughttherearesevencolors:red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandviolet.Butthisisn'texactly

true.Blueandgreenarcnexttoeachotherintherainbow,whichiswhywecansecturquoise（amixofblueand

green）.Brownisamixofredandgreen.Buttheyaren'tnexttoeachotherintherainbow,sowedon'lseethem

mixtomakebrown.

Wewouldneverseeblackandwhiteinarainbow.Blackiswhatweseewhenthere?snolightatall.Onthe

otherhand,whiteisamixofallthecolorstogether.Whenlightisrefractedbyraindrops,itseparatesthewhite

ligatout,meaningitisnolongerwhite.

1.Wecanseearainbowundertherightconditionsbecause.

A.theraindropsarelikelittleballsB.thelightgoesthroughraindrops

C.thesunshineseemstobecolorfulD.theweatherisfoggyafteritrains

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwcknowaboutthecolorsintherainbow?

A.Theycanbccbrownorblack.B.Therearconlysevencolorsinall.

C.Theymixiomakethewhitelight.D.Theirownplacescanbechanged.

3.Whichpartofamagazinemaythispassagebetakenfrom?

A.Science.B.Health.C.Culture.D.Fashion.

4.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.Howarethecolorsreceivedintherainbow?

B.Whencan（hecolorsturnbluein（herainbow?

C.Whichcolorsaren'tcoverecwithlightintherainbow?

D.Whycan'twefindwhite,blackandbrownintherainbow?

（2023?江蘇蘇州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

Confucianism（儒家思想）hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeopleformorethantwothousandyears.

lbhelppeopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsolhers,ConfucianismteachestheFiveConstants（五常）.

Theseareren,yi,〃，zhiandxin.Theyaregeneralvirtues（美德）aroundtheworld.Themostimportanttwoareren

and//'.

Renis（hefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers.Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbe

understoodaslovingothers.Heisfamousfbrteachingpeople"'Whalyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdo

toothers'*.ItisquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestastheGoldenRule（treatothersasycuwishtobe

treated）.

Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittlehardertoexpress.Itcanbethoughtofasdutyor

evenrespect.Generally,liisthewayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife.InConfucianwritings,

discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaytodrinkteaandhowtorememberancestors（祖先）.Whilerenis

mostlyaboutouropinionsandfeelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowardsothersand

towardsthework!aroundus.

PerhapsthemostwellknownConfucianvirtueisxiao.Thisisthedutychildrenhavetotheirparents.Xiao

meansloving,respecting,obeyingandtakingcareofone'sparentsintheiroldage.InConfucianism,xiaois

importantforaharmonious（不口諧的）society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess.

5.WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?

A.Renandyi.B.Renandli.C.Liandxin.D.Yiandzhi.

6.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.博學(xué)于文，約之以禮。B.則罔，思而不學(xué)則殆。

C.己所不欲，勿施于人。D.君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

7.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof//?

A.Buildingapeacefulsociety.B.Takingcareofone'schildren.

C.Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea.D.Learningallthroughone'slife.

8.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutConfucianism?

A.Itsgeneralvirtues.B.Itslonghistory.

C.Itsnewchallenges.D.Itsgoldenrules.

（2023?江蘇揚(yáng)州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Whatwouldhappenifyoutriedtoblowasoap（肥皂）bubblein

belowfreezingweather?Wouldi（freezeandfall（otheground?Wouldyouhavetohititwithastonetobreakit?

Thesequestionscameintomymindonecoldwinterday.Itwastoocoldtoplayinthesnow,butitwasaperfect

timetoexperimentwithblowingfrozenbubbles.

Toblowfrozenbubbles,Ihadtowaituntiltheairoutsidewasverycold.Forthisactivity,thatmeant10

degreesbelow0Fahrenheitorcolder.1didn'thavethebubblethingsthatcinabottle,soIuseddishwashingsoap.

Addingadropofglycerinmadethesoapworkevenbetter.Ichoseaplaceoutofthewind,andblewbubblesthe

samewayIalwaysdo.Iwatchedtoseewhatwouldhappen.Here'swhatIlearned.

Ifthetemperatureislowenough,theskinofthebubblefrosts（結(jié)霜）over,beingcloudyinsteadofclear.And

whataboutthoserainbowswirls（漩渦狀物體）thatyouseeinsoapbubbles?Therainbowcolorsstayeven（均勻

的）whenthebubblesfrost,buttheydon'tspinanymore.Thebubblesstillfloatintheair.Theydon'tfalltothe

groundanyfasterthantheywouldonawarmsummerday.

Whenthesefrozenbubblesbreak,theydon'tturnintotinydropsofsoapassummerbubblesdo.Theyturn

intoshinyrainbowpiecesandflyslowlytotheground.Sometimesafrozenbubblewillrollacrossthesnow

withoutbreaking.Ifitbreaks,itmayleaveastrongbubbleskinontheground.Leavethebubblealoneandilmay

staythereforalongtime.

SometimesIcouldcatchabubbleandholdituntiltheheatofmyhandmadeitpop.

Ilearnedoneotherthingaboutblowingfrozenbubbles.It'ssomuchfiin.Iwanttotryitagainnextyear!

9.Howdoesihewriterbegin（hepassage?

A.Byparingtwotypesofbubbles.

B.Bydescribingthefreezingcoldweather.

C.Byaskingsomequestionsaboutthesubject.

D.Bypresentingthetoolsneededtodotheexperiment.

10.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Makingsoapthatcanworkevenbelter.

B.Makingbubblesthatwillstaylonger.

C.Inventinganewkindofsoapthatmakesclearerbubbles.

D.Findingoutwhathappenstobubblesinfreezingtemperatures.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifyoublowfrozensoapbubbles?

A.Coldenough,theskinofthebubbleswillstayclear.

B.Whenthebubblesfrost,therainbowcolorswillspinfaster.

C.Afrozenbubblemayrollacrossthesnowwithoutbreaking.

D.Whenthesefrozenbubblesbreak,theyturnintotinydropsofsoap.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AscienceclubB.Brokenbubble?

C.AhappychildD.Frozenbubbles

p.m.3?江蘇蘇州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Teenagersneedeighttotenhoursofsleeppernight.However,in

adolescence（青春期）changestothebody'ssleepcyclemakeitdifficultfbrteenstofallasleepearly.Many

cannotfallasleepuntil10:30p.m.orevenlaterandmostof（hemwillfeelsleepyiftheyhavetogetuptooearly.

a.m.ntistsremendthatbothmiddleandhighschoolsbeginnoearlierthan8:30a.m.Laterschoolstarttimes

supportthenaturalneedsofteenagersandincreasetheirsleepingtime.

Herearesomeotherbenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes:

Moretimeforahealthybreakfast

Whenrunninglateinthemornings,studentsarelikelytogowithoutbreakfast.Withanemptystomach,one

findsitdifficulttofocus（集中）inclass.Whentheyarealwaysinahurry,studentsmayformunhealthyeating

habits.

Withextralimebeforegoingtoschool,studentscaneatawellbalancedbreakfastandfocusmoreonlearning.

Fewerbehavioral（行為的）problems

Teensexperiencemoodchangesasamonresultofthisspecialperiodoflife.Lesssleepmaycauseworries,

stressandunhappiness.

Whentheygetenoughsleep,studentsarccalmandpeacefulandtheirmoodsdonotchangesuddenly.

They'relesslikelytofeelworried,unhappyorgetangry.Forparents,childrenwithmoresleepareeasiertolive

with.

Betterperformance（表現(xiàn)）instudy

Sleeplosshurtsattention,memory,andbraindevelopment.Studentswithlesssleephavedifficultypaying

attentioninclassandarelikelytohavelowergrades.Studentswithenoughsleepcanbemoreenergeticduringthe

dayandmorewillingtolearn.Theyarcalsolesslikelytofallasleepinclassandmoreabletounderstandwhat

theylearn.

Inconclusion,startingschoollaterhelpsstudentsgetabetternight'ssleep.Itimprovestheirchancesof

eating,behavingandperformingbetter.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whalmaycauseteenagerstostayup?

A.Theirlowgrades.B.Theiremptystomachs.

C.Theirbody'ssleepcycle.D.Theirheavyhomework.

14.Howcansleeplossinfluencestudents'study?

A.Itgivesthemmuchenergy.B.Itdoesharmtothebrain.

C.Itsavesmoretimeforstudy.D.Itimprovestheirmemory.

15.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainreasonsforstudents'stress.

B.Todescribebadhabitscausedbysleeploss.

C.Todiscussscientists'researchonhealthyfood.

D.Tointroducebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes.

16.Inwhichpartofthewebsiteciinyouprobablyfindthispassage?

A.Education.B.Fashion.C.Sports.D.Technology.

（2023?江蘇揚(yáng)州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）閱讀下列內(nèi)容，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

答案。

Chinahasmadegreatachievementsinbiodiversityprotection.Buildinganationalparksystemisoneofthe

greatestjobsthatChinahasdonescfar.InOctober2021,China'sfirstfivenationalparksweredesignated（認(rèn)定）.

Theyarchometonearly30%oftheearth'skeywildlifespecies（物種）foundinChina,coveringaprotectedland

areaof230.000squarekilometers.Thistablewillinformyouofthefirstfivenationalparks-China'streasuresin

nature.

Locations:HeilongjiangandJilinprovinces

Landscapes:Mountains,hills,andvalleys

Representativespecies:Siberiantiger,Amurleopard（豹）

Progress:Increasingpopulationofprotectedanimalspeciesfromtheyear

of2015to2022—Siberiantigers:27—>50;Amurleopards:42—>60

LeopardNationalPark

Locations:QinghaiProvinceandXizangAutonomousRegion

Landscapes:Glaciers,snowcappedmountains,highaltitudcwetlands,

deserts,alpinegrasslands

Representativespecies:Snowleopard.Tibetanantelope

sKSiProgress:Aipresent,thevegetationcoverageof(hegrasslandinthepark

SanjiangyuanNationalPark

hasbeenover60%,whichisnearly5%higherthanthatin2015.

Locations:Sichuan,ShaanxiandGansuprovinces

Landscapes:Mountains,basins

Representativespecies:Giantpanda,redpanda

Progress:Itisprotectingover70%ofthewildgiantpandapopulationin

51HBthecountry.Thepopulationofprotectiveanimalsinthepark—Giant

PandaNationalPark

pandas50+;Sichuantakins1,300*

Locations:FujianandJiangxiprovinces

Landscapes:Mountains

Wuvi、han

Representativespecies:Chinesepangolin,Cabot'stragopan

Progress:Throughreasonabledevelopmentof10%ofitsarea,thepark

NationalParkhasholdsitsbiodiversityconservationin90%ofitsareaunderprotection.

Lucaliuns:HainanPiuvincc

Landscapes:Mountains

Hainan

Representativespecies:Hainanblackcrestedgibbon

Progress:ThepopulationofHainan'sblackcrestedgibboninthewild

TnepicalRainfbrest1970s:2groupsof7individuals(個(gè)體)；Atpresent:5groupsof36

Nationa1Parkindividuals

17.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.WhenChina'sfirstfivenationalparkswerediscovered.

B.SomegeneralinformationofChina'sfirstfivenationalpark!

C.WhatchallengesChina'sfirstfivenationalparksarcfacing.

D.Sonicactionstoprotectthewildlifespeciesintheseparks.

18.Accordingto(hepassage,whichparkhasthemosttypesoflandscapes?

A.WuyishanNationalPark.

B.GiantPandaNationalPark.

C.SanjiangyuanNationalPark.

D.NortheastChinaTigerandLeopardNationalPark.

19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheprogressoftheparks?

A.

（2023?江蘇揚(yáng)州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Thescientificmethodisusedforsimpleexperimentsthatstudentsmaydo

iniheclassroomorverydifficultexperimentsthatscientistsaredoingallovertheworld.Ilisawayofthinking

thathelpsyou（oavoiddrawingincorrectconclusions.

Thereareusuallyfourstepsinthescientificmethod,includingobservation（觀察），hypothesis（假設(shè)）,

experiment,andconclusion.Thestepsmaynotalwaysbepletedinthesameorder,butthefirststepisusually

observationandaskingaquestionaboutyourobservation.Forexample,youhadasickstomach,andateacandy

bar.Anhourlater,youobservedthatyoufeltmuchbetter.Here,youcanaskaquestion,suchas,“Whatmakesa

sickstomachfeelbetter?^^

Thesecondstepistostateapossibleanswertothequestion,orahypothesis,suchas寸“Agood

hypothesisincludesthreethings:Theexplanationfortheobservations,itisabletobetested,anditwillusually

predictnewoutesorconclusions.

Thethirdstepistheexperiment,totestthehypothesis.Anexperimentisatestwhichwilleitherchallengeor

supportthehypothesis.Thehypothesiswillthenbetrueorfalse.

Thefinalstepistothinkaboutwhathappenedwhenyoutestedthehypothesisanddrawaconclusion.The

conclusionwilleitherclearlysupportthehypothesisoritwillnot.Iftheresultssupportthehypothesis,a

conclusioncanbewrittenandyoucanshareitwiththerestoftheworld.Ifitdoesnotsupport（hehypothesis,you

maychoosetochangethehypothesisorwriteanewonebasedonwhatwaslearnedduringtheexperiment.

20.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howdothefourbasicstepsinthescientificmethodwork?

B.Whatmakesagoodhypothesisbasedontheobservation?

C.Theconclusionwillalwaysclearlysupportthehypothesis.

D.Learningthescientificmethodmayhelpstudentssucceedinscience.

21.WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinParagraph3?

A.Acandybarmakesasickstomachfeelbetter.

B.itwasthemedicineyoutookanhourearlierthatmadeyoufeelbetter.

C.Eatacandybaragain,andseewhathappenstoyoursickstomach.

D.Askpeopleifeatingacandybarhasmadeasickstomachfeelbelter.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“過”inthelastparagraphre杷rto（指的是）？

A.Thehypothesis.B.Theconclusion.

C.Thequestion.D.Theobservation.

23.WhichofthefollowingsentencesabouttheexperimentisTRUE?

A.Anexperimentisatesttoalwayssupportthehypothesis.

B.Anexperimentdocsnothavetobepartofthescientificmethod.

C.Anexperimentisalesttoeitherchallengeorsupportahypothesis.

D.Anexperimentisonlyusedwhenscientistsaretryingtoproveahypothesis.

（2022?江蘇淮安?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutinsects?Withoutantsorfliesinyour

house,itmightsoundgreat.However,theresultsmaybeou（ofimagination.

Thenumberofinsectshasdroppedbyhalfinthepastfewyears,accordingtoaBritishbiologistDave

Coulson.Youmaythinksmallinsectsarenotimportant.Butinfacttheyarethemainpartofthespecies（物種）on

Earth.

Insectsareindeedonthewaytoextinction,accordingtothefirstreviewofinsectpopulation.Theresearchers

saythemainreasonforthisistheuseofpesticides（殺蟲齊fj）becausetheydestroyinsects'livingareas.Also,

weatherchangeisanotherimportantcause.

“Unlesswechangeourwaysofproducingfood,insectswillgodownthewaytoextinctioninafewyears,”

theresearcherswroteinthereview.4tThiswillhavehugeinfluencesontheplanet'secosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）

Weneedinsectstopollinate（授粉）crops.Theyalsobreakdown（分解）deadplantsandanimals,whichcan

keepthesoilhealthy.Withoutinsects,manyanimalswouldhavenothingtoeatanddieofhunger.Then,the

ecosystemwouldbeoffbalance.

“Ifthenumberofinsectspecieskeepdropping,thiswillhavebadinfluencesonbothEarth'secosystemand

thesurvivalofushumans,“saidoneofthewritersofthereview.

“Thefirststeptostopthisistoletmorepeopleunderstandthevaluesofthenaturalworld/'hesuggests.44The

bestplacetostartisfromourchildren,whoshouldrealizeenvironmentalprotectionfromanearlyage.”

24.Theunderlinedword"extinction”means"

A.pollutionB.deathC.harmD.protection

25.Paragraph5ismainlyabout.

A.thereasonforproducingfoodB.theproblemofanimalsandplants

C.thewaytokeepsoilhealthyD.（heimportanceofinsects

26.Fromthepassage,wecanknow.

A.insectsmaydestroythebalanceoftheecosystem

B.antsandfliesarethemainpartofthespeciesonEarth

C.humans'actionsinfluencethenumberofinsects

D.weatherchangehaslittleinfluenceoninsects

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考中考真題）AsXiongChuanfa,34,blewalifelikepuppyoutofmoltenmaltose（溶化

的麥芽糖）injustminutes,kidslookedcarefullyathimwithgreatsurprise,thinkinghewasamagician.

XiongChuanfahasbeenworkingonblowingsugarfigurines,aChinesetraditionalfolkartwithahistoiyof

over600years,formorethantwentyyears.

Inthisspecialartform,theartistheatsthesyrup（糖漿）toacertaintemperature,pullsoffasmallamount,

makesi（intoaballwithanopencenter,pressestheopenareatogetherandstretchesittoformatube.Thenhe

blowsairintothetubeandmakesi（intodifferentshapes.Thetraditionalfolkarthasbeenlistedasastatelevel

intangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）.

Everymoming,Xiongpreparesthemoltensynipanddrivestostarthis“magicshow"aroundhiscity."Many

people,particularlykids,areattractedbythissugarart.Afterall,theancientartisgraduallydisappearing,''Xiong

said.Simon,fromAustralia,wasattractedbyasugarBingDwenDwen,themascotoftheBeijing2022Winter

Olympics,inXiong'sstall.Simoncouldn'tresisttryingtomakeonehimself.However,hecouldn'tgetthewanted

shapethoughhetriedseverallimes."Illookssimple,butactuallyit'sverydiftlculttomastertheskill,“hesaid.

ThankstoXiong'shelpinghand,Siunonfinallysawahorsegraduallytakingshape."Can'tbelieveI'vedonethis,“

hesaid,expressinghisexcitementathowapotofsugarsyruphasbeenturnedintosomething“trulyamazing”.

XiongsaidthatblowingsugarfigurinescandatebacktotheMingDynastyandthathisfamilyhaspassed

downthisartforfourgenerations.HMy6ycaroldsonoftenblowsupaballoonlikcsugarfigure,justlikeIusedto

doasachild,^^hesaid.Xiong'swifeWangLiisanartistofthesugarpainting,whichisaformoftraditional

Chinesefolkartthatuseshot,liquidsugar（omake2Dobjects.

“Noneoftheculturalheritageleftbyourancestorsshouldbelost.Theyarenamecardsofthesplendid

Chinesecultureandshouldbespreadaroundtheworld,“Xiongsaid.Thecoupleoftenshowtheirskillsbeside

collegestodrawyoungstersclosertothetraditionalartandallowthemtoexperienceitscharm."Sugarpaintings

andsugarfigurinesarechildhoodmemoriesofseveralgenerationsofChinesepeople.Wetrytobinepapercutting

skillsandmodernelements（元素）withsugarfigurines,makingthemsimilartomoderntrend（趨勢(shì)）whilekeeping

abalancebetweenbeautyandtaste.Wewillspendtherestofourliveshelpingpassonthisintangibleheritage,"

Xiongsaid.

Manypeopleweredeeplymovedafterlearningaboutthefamily'sstory.

27.Whatisthecorrectorderofmakingsugarfigurines?

a.Makingitintoasugarball.b.Stretchingittomakeatube.

c.Pullingoffsomeheatedsyrup,d.Blowingairtomakewantedshapes.

A.cabdB.cbadC.bacdD.bead

28.Theunderlinedword''resisf'inParagraph4probablymeans”

A.bepraisedbyB.stoponeselffrom

C.beattractedbyD.remindoneselfof

29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingto（hearticle?

A.Xiong'ssonblowsupahorsewithhisfather'shelp.

B.Xiong'swifeisalsogoodatmakingsugarfigurines.

C.Xiongtriestoaddmodernelementstosugarfigurines.

D.TheXiongsvisitcollegestoteachstudentstheirskills.

30.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AChineseartistontastyfclkartB.Anewmoderntrend

C.AbalancebetweenbeautyandtasteD.Tastysugarfigurines

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）①AnewreportsuggestsCanada'sWesternHudsonBaypolarbearpopulation

hasdroppedby27percentduringthepastfiveyears.

?Everyautumn,bearslivingalongthewesternedgeoftheHudsonBaypassthroughthesubArctictownof

Churchill,Manitoba.Theyearlymovementhashelpedmakethearea'sbearsoneofthemoststudiedgroupsinthe

world.Beanvatchingaddsabout$5.3milliontothelocaleconomyeachyear.Butareportrecentlyshowedbythe

governmentinCanada'snorthernterritoryofNunavutfoundthatjust618polarbearsremainedintheareain2021.

Thisrepresenteda50percentdropinthepopulationfromthe1980s.

?Polarbearsdependonfrozensaltwater,calledseaice,tohelpthemhuntsealsforfood.ButtheArcticis

nowwarmingaboutfourtimesfasterthantherestoftheworld.AroundHudsonBay,seasonalseaiceis

melting（融化）earlierinthespring,andforminglaterinthefall.Thisisforcingbearstogothroughlongerperiods

withoutfood.

?JohnWhitemanisascientistatthenonprofit（非營(yíng)利的）conservationgroupPolarBearsInternational.He

calledthepopulationdrop“totallyshocking^^.Whilemansaidscientistsfearthatifcontinuedseaicelosscannot

bestopped,itwillonedayleadtoatotallossofthearea'spolarbearpopulation.

?ScientistswarnedthatadirectlinkbetweenthepopulationdropandseaicelossinHudsonBayisnotfully

clear.Thisisbecausefourofthepastfiveyearshaveseenreasonablygoodiceconditions.Expertssay

climatccauscdchangesinfluencing:hclocalseapopulationmightalsobedrivingthepolarbearnumberdown.

?Scientistsarealsoworriedbecausetherateofpopulationdecline（衰退）hasspedupinrecentyears.

Between2011and2016,forexample,thepolarbearpopulationdroppedbyjust11percent.Therearc19polar

bearsspreadoutamongRussia,Alaska,Norway,GreenlandandCanada.ButWesternHudsonBayisoneofthe

soulhernmostpopulations.Scientistspredictthebearstherearelikelytobeeamongthefirstlodisappear.

31.Theunderlinedword“This”inParagraph2refersto“

A.therewereonly618polarbearsin（heareain2021

B.thearea'sbearsareoneof（hemoststudiedgroupsintheworld

C.thepolarbearpopulationhasdroppedby27%duringthepastfiveyears

D.polarbearsgothroughlongerperiodswithoutfood

32.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe.

33.Whatwouldbe（hebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeasonalSeaIceIsMellingAroundHudsonBay.

B.CanadianPolarBearIncreaseintheLocalEconomy.

C.CanadianPolarBearPopulationDropsSharply.

D.CanadianPolarBearPopulationDropHasShockedScientists.

34.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobediscussedafterthelastparagraph?

A.Whenwillallthepolarbearsdisappearin（hefuture?

B.Howcanweprotectthepolarbearpopulationfromdropping?

C.Whatwillpolarbearsdotcremainalive?

D.Whyshouldwcprotecttheenvironment?

（2023?江蘇泰州?統(tǒng)考三模）

①SomewellknowntraditionalmusicwasplayedbytheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestra（中央民族樂

團(tuán)）intheirconcertonJanuary4.Audiences（觀眾）enjoyedthebeautifulsoundsguzheng,thepowerfultunesof

suona,thetearfulnotesoferhuandsoon.EachtraditionalChinesemusicalinstrumenttellsitsownstory.

②"I'vefalleninlovewiththesoundsoftraditionalinstruments,especiallypipa,afburstringed（弦）

instrumentwithahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Itcanproducedifferentsounds,suchasthesoundsoffalling

snowandraindrops.EverytimeIlistentoapipatune,Ihaveastrongfeelingofpeace,“saidYangTian,an

audienceoftheconcert

?However,arecentreportsuggests.Towakeuppeople'slovefortraditionalmusic,

somethingcreativehasbeendone.

@Insometraditionalmusicccncerts,VR（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）technologyisusedtobring（hestarskyorthebeautiful

sandyviewofDunhuangtothemusichall.Itmakestheexperiencelikewatchinga3Dmovie.

@LiXiaobing,amusicteacherfromBeijing,mixestraditionalfolk（民間）singing,operaandChinese

instrumentsthroughtechnology.Peoplearesurprisedathisworksand（heylovethem!

?Somemusicianst