05：历史长廊 Stone-cold mystery solved -2023中考英语外刊阅读原创试题（全国通用）

05：历史长廊 Stone-cold mystery solved? -2023中考英语外刊原创题 外刊原文： 主题语境： 人与社会 话题内容：历史与社会 语篇类型：说明文 核心词汇： 1. weigh v. 权衡; 称重量 You must weigh the benefits against the cost.  你一定要权衡利益与成本二者的得失。 OK. Let me weigh it. That'll be three dollars, please.  好的，让我来称一下重量。邮资是三块美金。 2. carve v. 雕刻; 刻 They carved their initials on the desk. 他们把自己姓名的首字母刻在书桌上。 3. crack n. 裂缝; 缝隙 v. （使）破裂 Cracks began to appear in the walls.  墙壁开始出现裂缝了。 The glass cracked when I poured icy water into it.  当我把冰水倒进杯子时，杯子裂开了。 4. technique n. 技巧; 技艺 She showed the technique to her students.  她向学生演示了那个技巧。 Both teams displayed first-rate technique and a fine spirit.  两队都表现出了高超的技艺和优良的作风。 5. legend n. 传奇，传说 The play was based on Irish legend.  这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。 原创试题： Vocabulary I. Complete each sentence with the proper form of the given words or phrases ancient across built method move scientist tool truth 1.I want to ___________a house near a lake. 2. Don't __________back and forth.It makes me dizzy (眩晕的). 3. In the Stone Age most __________were made of stone. 4. Don't spread the rumors (谣育).They are not __________. 5. I wonder how __________ people kept cool in the hot summer. 6. Don't walk __________the street when the red light is on. 7. His __________of solving the math problem is much easier than mine. 8. He spent most of his time in his __________ lab. He enjoys doing experiments there. II. Choose the right word to complete each sentence. more than /less than with /without until/since 1. The school library doesn't open __________9 a.m. 2. She has been on a sick leave __________Tuesday. 3. I'm afraid you can't go to the party __________an invitation. 4. The boy rushed to the playground.__________a ball in his hand. 5.__________ half of the students in my class joined the reading club. The club is really popular 6. The doll costs 100 RMB, but the money in my pig bank is __________100 RMB. I can't buy it. Reading comprehension I. Answer the questions. 1. Who cr