专题05 阅读理解之说明文 -冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（广东专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（广东专用） 专题05 阅读理解之说明文 （2023·广东东莞·统考三模）Xinjiang lies in the northwest part of China. Its many cities are popular places for tourist such as Turpan, Kashi, Aksu and the provincial capital city Urumqi. As Xinjiang is a province with quite a lot of minority groups (少数民族), there are some local traditional festivals that we might not quite know of. Grape Festival is one traditional festival in Turpan. It is the hometown of grapes. This world-known city welcomes the local people as well as international friends to celebrate the festival together. This festival is not just a celebration of Turpan’s most important agricultural product, but a good chance to enjoy the local way of life. During the yearly Turpan Grape Festival, wedding parties in the Uygur minority style and traditional singing and dancing activities are held. The trade fairs are also included. Besides, travelers may visit the grape, melon, and fruit streets. Turpan Grape Festival is a special event to commemorate the ancient Silk Road so that people will not forget about this road. The road played an important role in connecting the communication of trade and cultures between the east and the west. Turpan is famous as an important point of the road. 1．Which of the following is the provincial capital city of Xinjiang? A．Aksu. B．Turpan. C．Kashi. D．Urumqi. 2．What is the underlined word “It” in Paragraph Two refer to? A．Grape Festival. B．Grape. C．Turpan. D．Silk Road. 3．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Xinjiang is a popular tourist place in the northeast part of China. B．Xinjiang doesn’t have many people from the minority groups. C．Grape Festival in Turpan is a good way to enjoy the local way of life. D．In the old times, Urumqi was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road 4．The underlined word “commemorate” probably means “ ________”. A．remember B．forget C．introduce D．continue 5．What is the passage mainly about? A．It tells us which part Xinjiang is in. B．It introduces Grape Festival in Tu