04：自然世界 Amazing animals -2023中考英语外刊阅读原创试题（全国通用）

04：自然世界 Amazing animals -2023中考英语外刊原创题 外刊原文： 主题语境： 人与自然 话题内容：植物与动物 语篇类型：记叙文 核心词汇： 1. adopt v. 领养 That Americans adopt children from other countries is not new.  美国人去其他国家领养儿童由来已久。 2. commuter n. 经常乘公共车辆往返者 Six million commuter travel to work by rail each day.  每天有600万乘客（通勤人员）乘火车上班。 3. routine n. 惯例，常规 The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle  这些运动员不得不改变他们的日常生活习惯和方式。 4. veterinarian n. 兽医 I think your work as a veterinarian must be interesting.  我想你的兽医工作一定很有意思。 5. extraordinary adj. 非凡的, 特别的 She was a truly extraordinary woman. 她是位非常杰出的女性。 6. groom v. 理毛,梳毛 We watched two apes grooming each other.  我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。 7. inspect v. 检查,视察 The teacher walked around inspecting their work.  老师走来走去检查他们的作业。 原创试题： Vocabulary I. Match each word to the correct meaning. 1. hang out a. my parents at the railway station 2.show up b. one of the family members 3. see off c. with friends at a pub 4. interact with d at the award ceremony 5. feel like e. the audience in the hall II. Complete each sentence with the proper form of the given words or phrases head owner patiently enjoy safety memory gentle add 1. Who___________this brand new bicycle? 2. Don't forget to ___________sugar in your coffee 3. Mom___________cooking at home on weekends. 4.It is not___________to leave a child alone at home 5. The summer camp left me wonderful___________. 6. When he heard the news, he___________home at once. 7. The teacher kept talking but the students became___________. 8. Mom patted my shoulder___________and reminded me to have lunch. Reading comprehension I. Answer the questions. 1. Where does Graeme the cat live? 2. Where did Graeme meet his owner? 3. What do experts think of Graeme? 4. What happened when John King stood outside a visitor lodge? 5. Why do gorillas come near the lodge? 6. What probably drew the apes to King? 7. What do you think of the cat and gorillas in the two stories? II. Read the article again, Then, f