重庆市永川区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

重庆市永川区 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年重庆市永川区中考一模英语试题 Ⅳ．阅读理解。（41—43每小题1分，44—59每小题2分，共35分） 阅读下列材料，根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 A China is the hometown of tea and it is the historical crystallization(结晶) of our ancient culture. Tea has a history of more than 4,000 years since Shennong discovered it by tasting hundreds of herbs(草本植物). The Chinese tea culture is actually the history of mankind (人类) overcoming a leaf. This leaf not only influences Chinese people’s life, but also nourishes (滋养) more people in foreign countries around the world. At least 60 countries and areas are growing tea right now, and people from more than 160 countries and areas love drinking tea. Though it’s born in China, tea has already become part of people’s life all over the world. 41. Which country is the hometown of tea? A. America. B. Japan. C. China. D. England. 42. Who discovered the tea according to the passage? A. Shennong. B. Pangu. C. Fuxi. D. Dayu. 43. How many countries and areas are growing tea right now? A. At least 60 countries and areas. B. At most 60 countries and areas. C. At least 160 countries and areas. D. At most 160 countries and areas. B If people around you have had a fever recently, it may not be COVID-19. It’s reported that many places in China have entered into the peak (高峰) period for seasonal (季节性的) flu. Influenza A (甲流) is sweeping across the country.  In the past three years, people did things to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, which also prevented the spreading of flu. Thus, people’s immunity (免疫力) to the flu went down. Besides, the flu and COVID-19 are different viruses, so getting COVID-19 does not protect you from getting the flu, said Wu Zunyou from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. ( How is the virus spread? Through coughs or sneezes (喷嚏). The viruses go into the air. If someone nearby breathes them in, they could get sick. ) ( How to recover? Most people don’t