Group5(完形填空5+阅读理解单选5） -轻松跑赢2024年英语中考新课标背景下两年中考三新（新材料+新考法+新题型）真题题型组合刷（通用版）

Group5 (完形填空5+阅读理解单选5） 三新基础题型组合练 一、阅读理解 （2022·四川资阳·统考中考真题）The monster statues (怪兽雕像) in the Forbidden City (故宫) come alive! They can move and talk. They even have their own languages. Li Xiaoyu, an 11-year-old student, joins them on an adventurous journey. This cartoon story comes from the book series (系列) Monsters in the Forbidden City. There are many special things in the cartoon. It has real actors. Li Xiaoyu becomes a monster and gets into the world of monster statues. There are red walls, yellow roofs (房顶), and water-ink paintings. The books’ writer is Chang Yi. When Chang was a little girl, she often heard stories of monsters in the Forbidden City from older people. She also read about them in some books. Interested in these monsters, she kept reading to find out more about them in ancient books. As she grew up, she found that many Chinese people knew more about monsters from European and American movies and TV programs. Some loved Japanese monsters, but many of these came from China. Chinese monsters were less well-known. Chang decided to make a change by writing books. The Monsters in the Forbidden City series was born. Each chapter of the books tells the story of a monster statue in the Forbidden City. 1．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．Languages. B．Books. C．Monster statues. D．Older people. 2．Which are special in the cartoon? A．Red roofs. B．Real actors. C．Oil paintings. D．Yellow walls. 3．How did Chang Yi learn more about the monsters? A．By reading books. B．By playing with them. C．By drawing pictures. D．By watching cartoons. 4．Why did Chang Yi write the book series? A．To make up new stories. B．To develop her interest in writing. C．To make monsters move and talk. D．To let Chinese monsters more well-known. （2022·北京·统考中考真题）What does it mean to be green? Green is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. Buying a green product is a small step everyone can take. Deciding whether a produ