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江苏省苏州市高新区
2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编
阅读理解
2023年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试卷
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive.
19. Which of the following environments is suitable for plants to grow?
A. A planet without any water. B. A room in complete darkness.
C. A box free of carbon dioxide. D.A farm with proper temperature.
20. What can plants use air for?
A. To get food from the soil. B. To save energy from food.
C. To control their temperature. D. To produce the food they need.
21.Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from?
A. History Discovery. B. Language Learning.
C. Biology Research. D. Science Contributions.
B
You may not realize it, but you do it all the time. That is, begin with the end in mind. You draw up a plan before you build a house. You read instructions before you make a cake. You create an outline before you write a paper. It's part of life.
Let's have a begin-with-the-end-in-mind experience by using your imagination. Find a place where you can be alone. First, clear your mind. Don't think about anything else. Then breathe deeply, and open your brain wide. Now, let's come to the key part of the experience. In your mind, picture someone walking toward you about half a block away. At first you can't see who it is. As this person gets closer and closer, you suddenly realize, believe it or not, it's you. But it's not you today, it's you as you'd like to be one year from now. Now think deeply. Ask yourself the following questions:
What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside? What do you look
like? Has your personality grown? Remember, this is you as you would like to be one year from now.
You can go back to reality(现实)now. If you actually tried this, you probably got in t