專題05閱讀理解（說(shuō)明文+議論文）說(shuō)明文1.（2023.云南）Whatifsomeonetoldyouaboutakindofgrassastallasthetallesttrees?Agrassasstrongassteel?Wouldyoubelievethatperson?Youshould,forthatgrassisbamboo(竹子),whichhasmorethan1,000uses.Itisnotjustamaterialformakingusefulproducts.Youngbambooiseaten,oftenmixedwithothervegetables.Bamboogrowsinmanypartsoftheworld.IntheUSAitgrowsinmanystateslikeVirginiaandFlorida.Mostbamboo,however,isfoundinwetandwarmclimates,especiallyinAsiaandontheislandsoftheSouthPacificOcean.InmostAsiancountries,bambooisnearlyasimportantasrice.Thisunusualmaterialisusedtonotonlybuildlargebuildingsbutalsomakewaterpipes,musicalinstrumentsandpaper.Thereareover1,000kindsofbamboo.Nowonderthelivesofnearlyhalfthepeopleonearthwouldchangegreatlyiftherewerenolongeranybamboo.8.Accordingtothetext,bambooisactuallyakindof.A.grass B.steel C.tree D.vegetable9.Wheredoesmostbamboogrow?A.OnlyinAsia. B.OnlyintheUSA.C.Inwetandwarmclimates. D.Allovertheworld.10.Whatisbamboousedtodoinparagraph3?A.Buildlargebuildings. B.Makewaterpipes.C.Makemusicalinstrumentsandpaper. D.Alloftheabove.11.Howmanykindsofbambooarethereaccordingtothetext?A.Over1,000. B.Over800. C.Over600. D.Over400.2.（2023.云南）Theskyisblue,andthesunshinesonthestreetinParis,whereMr.Gallaishasbeensellingoldclassicbookstotouristsformorethan30years.LocalsandtouristsaroundtheworldwouldcometoMr.Gallai’sshopand230otheropen-airbooksellers’tobuybook.However,becauseofthelockdownregulationstocontroltheCOVID-19pandemic,thebooksellershadtofacetheproblemoflosingthebusinessandlivingdifficultiestheseyears.“Saleshavedecreasedbyanaverageof80percentthisyear,”Mr.Galaissaid,“whichisthrowingmanybooksellersintodangeroussituations.”Still,somebooksellerswanttowork.Theyareeagertokeepthetraditionthatdatesbacktothel6thcentury.Manyofthebooksellersareretiredworkerslivingonpensions(養(yǎng)老金).Theygatherliteraturebooksandmagazines.Agrowingnumberofpeopleintheir30sand40shavejoinedtheirranks.Theywanttofeelfreefromworkingoutsideanofficeinrainorshine.Evenbeforethepandemic,thebooksellerswerefightingwiththeculturalchangesthatpeopledon’treadpaperbooksasmuchastheyusedto.Iftheydoreadpaperbooks,mostreaderswilloftenchooseAtobuyones.12.HowlonghasMr.Gallaisbeensellingoldclassicbooksalongthebank?A.Morethan16years. B.Morethan19years.C.Morethan23years. D.Morethan30years.13.What’sthemaincauseofthebooksellers’livingdifficultiestheseyears?A.Thebooksellers’competition. B.Thelockdownregulations.C.Thetrendofanewprofession. D.ThepopularityofE-books.14.Whydidmanypeopleintheir30sand40sbecomesellers?A.Theyarenotwillingtoacceptadvances.B.Theyareeagertoliveachallenginglife.C.Theywanttofeelfreefromworkingoutside.D.Theycanearnalargeamountofmoney.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Mr.Gallaisisn’tabookseller.B.Middle-agedpeopledon’tjointheranks.C.Retiredbooksellersdon’tgatherliteraturebooksandmagazines.D.Booksellersmakeeffortstokeepthebooksellingtradition.3.（2023.河北）Whenitcomestothehistoryofsnowskiing,thereistheearlyhistoryandthemodernhistory.ThemodernhistoryistiedtotheScandinaviancountries.ScandinavianfarmersandhuntersusedskisregularlyduringtheMiddleAges.Bythe17thcentury,theSwedishAmywascompeting(競(jìng)爭(zhēng))onskisandusingthemforbattlepurposesaswell.Thehistoryofskiingiscomplicated(復(fù)雜的),andthere’snotellingnohowmanypeoplehadtheirhandsinthedevelopmentofskisovertheyears.Interestinglyenough,skiswereusedintheSierraNevadaMountainsduringthegoldrush,anddownhillraceswereorganizedbyminingcamps.Bythelate1800s,peopleallovertheworldwereexperimentingwithskisandusingthemforallkindsofpurposes.In1888,forexample,aNorwegianmannamedFrigidityNansencrossedGreenlandonskis.Nansenkeptajournalofthistrip,andwhenthisjournalwaspublishedin1890,itbroughtgreatinterestinskiinginbothEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Thisisoneofthemostimportantmomentsinthehistoryofsnowskiing.Thehistoryofskiingseestheactivity,orsportifyouprefer,reallytakingoffaroundtheturofthe20thcentury.Peoplestartedtakingonallkindsofskiingchallengesinthelate1800sandearly1900s,andthetechnologycontinuedtogetbetter.Thefirstpackageskivacationswereofferedinandaround1903.TheWinterOlympicsonlyhelpedthesportbecomepopular.In1932,bothskijumpingandcross-countryskiingwereeventsthatwerefeaturedintheWinterOlympicsatLakePlacid.Afterfirstfeaturingasademonstration(演示)sportathe1988CalgaryGames,freestyleskiingwasintroducedtotheWinterOlympicprogrammein1992.Therewere13eventsinfreestyleskiingatBeijing2022.51.WhyaretheScandinaviancountriesmentionedinParagraph1?A.Togiveanexample. B.Toexplainthesports.C.Tointroducethetopic. D.Toputforwardanargument.52.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thedevelopmentofskis. B.Theexperimentwithgold.C.ThehistoryofGreenland. D.Thestoryofaminingcamp.53.WhatmadeEuropeansandAmericansinterestedinskiing?A.Alongbattle. B.ANorwegian’swisdom.C.Thegoldrush. D.Thepublicationofajournal.54.Whendidthefirstpackageskivacationsappear?A.In1888. B.Inthe1600sC.Inandaround1903. D.Inthe1800s.55.Whateventbecamepartofthe1992WinterOlympics?A.Freestyleskiing B.SkijumpingC.Cross-countyskiing D.Downhillraces.4.（2023.廣東）Anewinteractive(互動(dòng)的)mapshowswhichpartsoftheworldhavebeenhithardestbyclimatechange.Themap,calledClimateEX,allowsuserstoseehowglobalwarming(全球變暖)influencestemperatureandrainfallacrosstheEarth.Themapshows,intheUK,areasofeasternScotlandhavebeenmostinfluencedbyclimatechange.IntheUS,thewestcoasthasseenariseintemperatureandlossofrainfall.Themapalsoshowsthatoverthenext50yearspartsofWalesandnortheastEnglandwillseebigchangestotheirclimate.DevelopedbyascientistattheUniversityofCincinnati,themapuses50yearsofpublicclimatedatafrom50,000internationalweatherstationsaroundtheEarth.Itshowsnotonlyhowtheclimatehaschanged,Butalsowhatwillpossiblyhappenbytheyear2070.Accordingtothemap,overthenext50yearsCentralAmericawillbesubjecttoterribleheatandrainfall.PapuaNewGuinea,southeasternChina,thewestcoastoftheUS,GreenlandandtheArcticarealsoeasilyinfluenced,mostimportantlyforsealevelchange.ClimateEXcanalsohelpuserssearchforplaceswhereclimatechangemayleadtoextremephenomena(現(xiàn)象)inthefuture.TheusersimplytouchestheplacewherestormsarefrequentatpresentonthemapandthenClimateEXwillshowalltheplaceswherestormsarelikelytohappenin50years.6.Ariseintemperatureandlossofrainfallhavehappenedin____.A.theUS B.China C.PapuaNewGuinea D.theUK7.Themaptellstheclimatechangeinthefutureby_.A.settingupweatherstations B.recordingrainfallC.measuringthesealevels D.usingpastclimatedata8.TheunderlinedphrasebesubjecttoinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto____.A.cause B.suffer C.avoid D.change9.Accordingtothelastparagraph,themapcan_____.A.reducetheinfluencesofclimatechangeB.changetheclimatesofdifferentcountriesC.showwhereextremeclimateswillhappenD.suggesthowpeopledealwithclimatechange10.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.IncreasingRainfall B.AnAmazingMapC.AMapoftheWorld D.ChangeableClimate5.（2023.廣東）Angerisanaturalfeelingthateveryoneexperiencesinlife.Someresearchersbelievethefirstsoundababymakeswhenborncouldbeasignofanger.Angermaybethefirstfeelingwehaveandrespondto.It’sinmanycasesaperfectlyhealthyfeeling.Angercancausepeopletomakeverypositivechangesintheirlives.Sometimeswehavetobeangryatinjustice(不公正),atwrongdoings,orevenatnature,beforewecandowhatneedstobedonetocorrectwrongsormakethingsbetter.Butofcourse,thatisnothowweusuallythinkofanger.Mostpeoplethinkofangerasafeelingwemustkeepundercontrol.Childrenaresometimessenttotheirroomsorpunishedforexpressingangerinanuncontrolledway.Parentstellachildtocontrolhimselfwhenthechildshowsanger.Wemaybeangrywithfriendsoratwork,butweknowit’snotrighttoshowit.Veryearlyinlife,welearnthatangerissomethingthatmustbecontrolled.Welearnthisforagoodreason.Uncontrolledangercanleadtofights,caraccidents,badrelationshipswithothers,unacceptablesocialbehavior,andmanyotherproblems.However,manyexpertssaythatifonesuppresseshisanger,hemaysufferseriousmentalandphysicalhealthproblems.Sowhatcanwedotounderstandandcalmthisfeeling?Onesolutionistotalkaboutitwithsomeonewetrust,forexample,agoodfriend.Wecanalsotrytowalkawayfromasituationthatcausesanger,askadoctorforadvice,orjustexercisemoreinourdailylife.Andofcoursewemayhavemanyothermethods.Whateversolutionwechoose,aslongaswearetryingtofindthesolutiontotheproblem,wehavealreadytakenthefirststepintherightdirection.11.AccordingtoParagraph1,angercan_____.A.leadtojustice B.keepushealthyC.helpustellrightfromwrong D.helpusmakethingsbetter12.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A.Wearetaughttocontrolanger.B.Angerappearsearlyinlife.C.Weshouldn’tgetangryatwork.D.Angrychildrenshouldbepunished.13.Theunderlinedword“suppresses”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.holdsin B.takesin C.expresses D.understands14.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpdealwithanger?A.Excellentphysicalhealth.B.Atalkwithaclosefriend.C.Someexercisesgivenbyteachers.D.Agoodrelationshipwithothers.15.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofanger?A.Angershownbychildrenisunacceptable.B.Angerleadstodeadlymentalandphysicalillnesses.C.Angercanbeahealthyfeelingandneedbetreatedproperly.D.Angerbuildsuprelationshipswithourfriendsorworkmates.6.（2023.北京）Alotofusspendmostofourworkingdaysittingatthecomputerwithoutmovingatall.So,howdoestheworldkeepfit?Let’shavealookatsomeofthelatestexercisesfromaroundtheworld.Towerrunningisasportyoucandointhetallbuildingsofalmostanybigcity.Allyouneedtodoisstartatthebottomofanofficetowerandrunupallthestairsuntilyougettothetop.Now,towerrunninghasbecomepopularwithimportantracestakingplaceinsomeoftheworld’stallesttowers,liketheChinaWorldTradeCentreinBeijing.PiloxingstartedintheUSA.Thesportisamixbetweenboxing,pilates(普拉提)anddance.Piloxingusesthepowerandspeedofboxing,whilebuildingyourmusclesandstrengthwithpilates.Allofthishappenstonon-stoploudmusic,andyoulearnsomegreatdancemovestoo.Paddleboardingontheoceanmightlookeasy,butitisatoughsport.Youneedtobestrongtokeepyourbalance.ThesportwasadaptedfromsurfingandithaditsrootsinPolynesiawherepeopleusedpaddlingforbothworkandplay-fromtransporttocatchingwaves.Trapezemayremindyouofthecircusact-peoplefly,danceandmovefromsidetosidethroughtheair.JulesLeotarddevelopedtheartoftrapezeinthemid-nineteenthcenturyinFrance.Toperformtrapeze,peoplemustdevelopupper-bodystrengthtoturnandfly.Areyouready?Evenashortamountofexerciseeverydaycanhelpustofeelhappierandmorerelaxed.16.Whichexercisemustbedoneintallbuildings?A.Towerrunning. B.Piloxing. C.Paddleboarding. D.Trapeze.17.Wheredoespaddleboardingcomefrom?A.China. B.TheUSA. C.Polynesia. D.France.18.Todotrapezewell,peoplemusthave.A.strongupper-bodystrength B.powerandspeedofboxingC.betterrunningability D.goodswimmingskills19.Whatdoesthispassagecallonpeopletodo?A.Loseweight. B.Getmoving. C.Keepworking. D.Travelaround.7.（2023.北京）Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetrainedandstudiedhomingpigeons.Thesebirdsadoptahomingspotbythetimetheyaresixweeksold.Whenreleasedfromunfamiliarplaces,theyhavetheunbelievableabilitytoreturntotheirhome.Onitsjourneyhome:apigeoncanflyover500milesinasingleday.Inonestudy,somehomingpigeonswerereleasedfromAfricaandflewover7,000milestoarrivesafelyattheirhomeinEngland.Throughouttheirjourneywhichtook55days,theyflewasurprisinglystraightpathhome.Homingpigeonshaveservedpeopleinmanywaysthroughouttheyears.Hospitalsusedpigeonstodelivermedicine.InWorldWarI,pilotsbroughtthepigeonsalongastheyflewmissions.Iftheirplanewasdisabled,thepilotwouldreleasethepigeonwithamessagestatinghislocationandcallingforhelp.Today,thereareover4milliontrainedhomingpigeonsaroundtheworld.Werecognizethehomingpigeons’amazingabilitytonavigate,butscientistsarestillpuzzledastohowthesebirdscanreturnhomeaccurately.Manyscientistsdiscoveredthatthebumpsonahomingpigeon’sbeakcontainironparticleswhicharepointingtotheNorthPolemuchlikeaman-madecompass.Scientistsarrangedanexperimenttotestthetheorythatbirdsusetheseironparticlestonavigate.Theyplacedmagnets,whichwouldinfluencethemagneticfield,onthebackofpigeons.Theyfoundthatthispreventedsomepigeons’abilityfromflyinghome.However,manyofthesebirdsstillnavigatedeffectively.Thisindicatedthatthemagneticfieldisnottheonlyfactorinvolvedinthehomingpigeon’sabilitytonavigate.Sincethen,scientistshavefoundthatpigeonscansensesoundsthathumanscannothear,andthat“soundfields”mayalsohelpthemnavigate.Atheorythatbirdshaveahighlydevelopedsenseofsmellthattheyusetonavigateisalsobeingtested.Atthistime,scientistsbelievethathomingpigeonsmostlikelyuseamixtureofsystemstofindtheirwayhome.24.Whenarehomingpigeonsabletonavigatetoahomingspot?A.Afteralong-distanceflight. B.Sincetheirbirth.C.Whenthey’resixweeksold. D.Whenthey’rewell-trained.25.HowdidthehomingpigeonhelppeopleinWorldWarI?A.Bymisleadingtheenemy. B.Bysendingmessages.C.Bydeliveringmedicine. D.ByactingasaGPS.26.Whatisthefunctionofthebumpsonthehomingpigeon’sbeak?A.Findingtheway. B.Keepingbalance. C.Noticingsmells. D.Sensingsounds.27.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A.Practicalusesofthehomingpigeon. B.Trainingtechniquesforthehomingpigeon.C.Thephysicalstructureofthehomingpigeon. D.Thenavigationsystemsofthehomingpigeon.8.（2023.北京）Thebodygivesoffmanygases.Althoughsomesmellsmaysignalaneedtobatheorthatyouateacertainmeal,othergasesmightpointtoseriousdisease.Now,researchershavecomeupwithasystemthatusesearmuffstocatchthedisease-signalinggases.Doctorscouldgettheinformationaspatientswearasetofearmuffs.Resultscouldbereadywithinminutes.“Theearisagoodplacetomonitor,”explainsJohnson,abiomedicalengineer.Theear’sskinisfairlythin,henotes.Sogasesdon’thavetotravelfartogetoutofthebloodandescapethroughskinpores.Tocollectthegases,Johnsonandhisteamselectedearmuffsthatmakeatightsealwiththehead.Thesearethetypepeopleoftenweartoprotecttheearsfromloudnoise.Histeammadetwoholesinthemuffcoveringoneear.Atubeslowlypumpedairinonehole.Anothertubepulledairoutofthesecondholeandsentittoasensor.Intheirtests,theteamfoundthattheycouldmeasurechangesintheamountofalcoholcomingfromtheskinoftheear.ItcouldworkmuchlikeaBreathalyzerthatpoliceusetotestpeoplefordrivingdrunk.Theteaminvitedthreemen.Eachhadtoavoiddrinkingalcoholforatleastthreedaysbeforetakingpart.Onceinthelab,thesemenworetheearmuffsandsatfor10minutesasthesystemrecordednormalgaslevelsleavingtheirears.Afterward,themendrankabigamountofalcohol.About7minuteslater,theearmuffsystemtestedoutariseinalcoholleavingtheskin.After50minutes,alcohollevelsreachedthepeakandcontinuedfallinguntilthetestwasover.Theteamthenmeasuredothergasesbychangingoutthesensor.Withtherightsensor,theirearmuffsystemcouldtestoutdisease.Later,theyreplacedtheearmuffswithaone-earedversiontomakeitabitmorecomfortable.Johnsonimaginesanotherpossiblebenefit.Theearmuffsystemcouldhelpdoctorstellwhetherachild’searinfectionshavebeencausedbybacteriaoravirus.How?Eachtypeofinfectionexudesdifferentgases.That,inturn,couldguidehowdoctorscurethedisease.28.Whatmakestheearagoodplacetomonitor?A.Itssmallsize. B.Itsthinskin.C.Itscleansurface. D.Itsbloodflow.29.WhatdidJohnsonandhisteamfindintheirtests?A.Sensorsshouldbeexaminedintime. B.Drunk-drivingtestswereineffective.C.Seriousdiseasesweredifficulttoidentify. D.Theirsystemcouldbeusedtotelldiseases.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exudes”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?A.Collects. B.Givesoff. C.Cutsoff. D.Uses.31.Inwhichsectionofamagazineisthispassagemostlikelytoappear?A.Politics. B.Business. C.Science. D.Entertainment.9.（2023.山西）CanyouimaginethatthereareahugenumberoftinywastepiecesintheArctic(北冰洋的)seaice?Becauseofthewastepieces,30,000kindsofanimalsareindanger.It’struethatoneperson’sactsalonecan’thelptheplanet.Buteachoneofuscanfindwaystomakeourcontributions.Inthehome,wecouldtrynottowastefoods.Useadigitalmealplannertogetarightamountoffoodsothateverythingwebuyandcookgetseaten.Learnhowtostorefoodstokeepthemfreshlonger.Besuretouseproperwaystokeepourhomewarm.Forexample,wecanreplaceoldwindowswithenergy-savingones.Atthestore,wecouldgreenourhabits.Buyreusableplates,butnotsingle-useones.Buyhometissuenotmadeofmaterialswhichmayleadtodestructionofforests.Buyglasscupsinsteadofpaperones.Inthecommunity,wecouldhelpkeepitsplantshealthy.Takepartintree-plantingprojectsorgrass-cuttingactivitiestohelpplantsgrowwell.Ouractionsalonecan’tsavetheplanet,buttheabovewaysandhabitscanhelp.40.Whatputssomanyanimalsindanger?A.Coldice. B.Wastepieces.C.Badweather. D.People’sacts.41.Whyshouldweuseadigitalmealplanner?A.Toavoidwastingfoods. B.Tocookdeliciousfoods.C.Tokeepfoodsfresh. D.Tostorefoods.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reusable”inParagraph3mean?A.Thatcanbekeptlong. B.Thatcanbeusedagain.C.Thatcanbethrownaway. D.Thatcanbeusedonlyonce.43.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Toprotectanimals.B.Todescribethefutureoftheplanet.C.Toencourageanenvironmentfriendlylife.D.Tointroduceshoppingplacesforgreenproducts.10.（2023.山西）Ourcultureisthesystemweusetobuildouridentity.Alllivingthingsarepartofaculture.Evenanimalshaveaculture!Sowhatisculture?It'sthewaywebehaveinagroup.Itbeginswitheachindividualfamily.Withinourfamilieswedothingstobuildrelationshipswitheachother.Thiscanincluderoutineslikedailyhouseworkandweeklyshopping.Italsoincludestraditions.Traditionsareactivitiesthatarerepeatedonaregularbasis.Cultureisnotlimitedtoindividualfamilygroups.Therealstrengthofcultureisinlargercommunitygroups.Theselargergroupsarecalledsocieties.Everysocietymakesrulesforitself.Itdecideshowpeopleshouldactindifferentsituations.Someoftheserulesarewrittendown.Somearejustthingsthatarenaturallyexpectedofallmembersofthatsociety.Often,culturescanberecognizedbywhatthepeoplebelieve.Culturesarealsoknownbywhattheychoosetoincludeintheirart.Sometimesculturesmaybeformedbypeoplewhospeakthesamelanguage.Culturesmayalsobeknownfortheircustoms,includingthefoodstheymakeandthethingstheydo.Ourcultureshelpusunderstandwhoweareandwhatwebelieve.Thereareverystrongfeelingsconnectingustoourownsociety.Twodifferentculturesmaydisagreeonsomething,especiallyiftheybothfeelstronglyaboutit.Whenthathappens,warisacommonresult.Peoplearelearningbetterwaystocommunicatewitheachother.Themorewecommunicate,themoreweappreciatethedifferencesincultures.48.Wheredoestherealstrengthofculture?A.Inarts. B.Infamilies. C.Insocieties. D.Inlanguages.49.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthordisagreewithaccordingtothepassage?A.Cultureisthewaywebehave. B.Culturedoesn'texistinanimals.C.Culturesmaynotagreewitheachother. D.Cultureshelpusunderstandourselves.50.Howcanpeopleappreciateculturaldifferences?A.Bycommunicating. B.Bypreparingtofight.C.Bybuildingawall. D.Bymakingfriends.51.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatIsCulture? B.WhatIsSociety? C.WhatIsTradition? D.WhatIsSystem11.（2023.湖南）Longago,manypeoplehadgardens.Fewerpeoplewereinterestedinhavinggardens.Butinthepastfewyears,thishasbeguntochange.Morepeoplearestartingtomakegardensagain.Peopleofallagesarelearningthejoyofplanting.Maybeyouwouldliketostartyourowngarden.It’seasierthanyoumaythink.Thefirststepismakingsomechoices.Whatsortofplantsdoyoulike?Whatdoyouwanttogrow?Manypeoplehaveflowergardens.Peoplegrowthesegardensforthewaythattheylook.Theyareprettytolookat.Flowerscanhavemanyshapesandmanycolors.Otherpeoplegrowfoodintheirgardens.Theygrowfruitsandvegetables.Thesegardensarehelpful.Somepeoplelikebothtypesofgardens,sotheyhaveflowersandfood.Afteryouchoosethetypeofgardenyouwant,you’llneedagoodlocationforit.Thebestplaceforasmallgardenisinayard.Oneofthemostimportantthingstolookforissun.Alwaysputyourgardeninasunnyspot.Youshouldalsoputyourgardeninaplacethatiseasytogetto.Andyouwillwanttoputflowersinaplacewhereeveryonecanseethem.Eachkindofplantisdifferent.Onceyouchoosetheplantsyouwant,youhavetolearnalittleaboutthem.Someplantsgrowbestinspring.Othersshouldbeplantedinsummer.Afewplantsgrowallyearlong.Choosewhenyouwilldoyourplanting.Thenchoosethebestplantstogrow.I’msureyouwillenjoyyourgarden.Gardenscanbeverypretty.What’snicerthanseeingbrightflowersallaroundyou?Youcanalsogrowmanykindsofgreatfoods.Somepeoplesayfoodtheygrowthemselvestastesbetter.Bestofall,gardensarejustplainfun.5.Nowpeoplethinkplantingagardenis_____________.A.hard B.boring C.traditional D.joyful6.What’sthefirststepifyouwanttostartyourgarden?A.Makingchoices. B.Plantingflowers.C.Growingfood. D.Buyingfruitsandvegetables.7.Whatisthebestlocationforagarden?A.Inacoolplace. B.Outsideyouryard.C.Nearapark. D.Inasunnyspot.8.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexplainwhatplantstogrow. B.Totellpeoplehowtostartagarden.C.Toaskpeopleforideasaboutgardens. D.Toencouragepeopletogrowtheirownfood.12.（2022.北京）WhyDoMockingbirdsCopy?MockingbirdsliveinNorthandSouthAmerica.Theyaregoodcopycats.Theyimitateotherbirds.Buttheycanalsoimitateotheranimals.Theycanevenmakesoundslikeapianoorcaralarm.Mockingbirdslearntosingmanysongs.Somelearnmorethan200differentsongs.Theycanoftentrickpeople!Butmockingbirdscan'ttrickotherbirds.Iftheycan'ttrickotherbirds,whydotheycopysounds?Theydoittoattractandavoidotherbirds!Malesareloudsingers,andtheysingmanysongs.Theyalwayssingwhentheywanttomeetfemales.Amalebirdcansingmostofthedayandnight.Thesingingattractsfemales.Butitalsokeepsawayothermales.Thelongeramockingbirdlives,themoresongsitknows.Toshowthischaracteristic,themalemockingbirdsingsallthesongsitknows.Afemalemockingbirdisattractedtoamalewhohaslivedalongtime.Mockingbirdsusuallysingshortsongs.Theysingeachsoundseveraltimes.Thentheymovetothenextsound.Femalemockingbirdssingsoftlyandlessoftenthanmales.Theyusuallysingattheirnestsinthewintertokeepawayotherbirds.Whenanotherbirdcomesnear,themockingbirdmakesaloudnoisetofrightenit.It'samazingthatthemockingbirdcancopysomanysongsofotherbirds.Somesongsarenoteasytolearn.Themockingbirdmustlistenwelltoimitatethesounds.Butamockingbirdalsohasgoodeyesandagoodmemory.Whenapersoncomesnearitsnest,themockingbirdremembersthatperson.Itknowsthatperson'sfaceaftermanyyears!20.Mockingbirdsarespecialbecausetheycan_____________.A.createsongs B.copysounds C.rememberotherbirds D.understandhuman'swords21.Amalemockingbirdattractsthefemalebyits.A.size B.eyesight C.memory D.voice22.Femalemockingbirdssingattheirnestsinthewinterto_________.A.scareotherbirds B.practisethesongs C.warnhumanbeings D.attractmalebirds23.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Torecommendacourseonbirdlife. B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectbirds.C.Togiveadviceonfeedingbirds. D.Tointroduceaninterestingbird.13.（2022.北京）ThePrintingPressWhatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantinventioninthelast1,000years?ItisthelightbulbortheInternet?Manypeoplesaythatitistheprintingpress,amachinethatallowsustoprintcopiesorbooksanddocuments.Butwhyistheprintingpresssoimportant?Beforetheprintingpress,bookswerecopiedbyhand.AncientRomanbookpublishersometimessoldasmanyas5,000copiesofabookthathadbeencopiedbyslaves.Butcopyingabooktooksomuchtimeandwassoexpensivethatoftenonlyafewcopiesofeachbookweremade.Asaresult,usuallyon