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2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编
阅读理解
2023年江苏省盐城市大丰区中考一模英语试卷
三、阅读理解(共20小题, 每小题2分, 计40分)
(一)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中, 选出最佳选项。
(A)
21. Which situation is the most dangerous according to the material?
A. An old man in a park. B. A disabled woman in a house.
C. A child in a classroom. D. An outside worker at a construction place.
22. How to avoid heat-related deaths according to the material?
①Drink water. ②Stay cool. ③Go swimming. ④Wear light-coloured clothes.
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
23. Which one can show the relationship between time and the temperature in a car?
Outside Temperature 27℃
(B)
It's a popular belief that fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don't remember what they've eaten or where they've been, and they don't know you or any of their friends—every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.
But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A recent study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think. In fact, certain kinds of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago, BBC reported.
In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids(丽鱼科鱼)to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.
This suggested that they could remember their past experiences. Researchers used computer software to watch the fish's movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food.
In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved offendedly in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past fights. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence(证据).
“If fish are able to remember that a certain area has safe food, they will be able