Group4 (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）

Group4 (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） In March, 2020, 16 wild Asian elephants began travelling across Yunnan in their own special “tour group”. They travelled more than 500 km and two baby elephants were born along the way. At last, 14 elephants returned home safely in December, 2021. Already famous at home, these elephants also became “international stars”. Some international media(媒体) followed the elephants’ tour from their home in Xishuangbanna to other parts of Yunnan. Some people described them as “smart” and “adventurous (冒险的)”. Social media like Twitter and YouTube were full of videos of the elephants. One video about the elephants sleeping together got nearly 300,000 views and 12,000 likes on Twitter. On the elephants’ tour, people treated them with care. People didn’t get close to them, hurt them or drive them away. The world saw China’s work to protect the wild elephants. And the attention to the wild elephants will encourage more people to get along well with animals. 1．How many elephants returned home safely? A．2. B．14. C．16. D．18. 2．What do we know about the elephants? A．They are 21 months old. B．They ran away from a zoo. C．They are only famous in China. D．They have travelled over 500 km. 3．How did some people describe the elephants? A．Clever. B．Weak. C．Strange. D．Friendly. 4．What should people do according to the last paragraph? A．Drive wild animals away. B．Get along well with animals. C．Watch videos about wild animals. D．Pay no attention to wild animals. （2022·江苏淮安·统考中考真题）Can you imagine a world without insects? Without ants or flies in your house, it might sound great. However, the results may be out of imagination. The number of insects has dropped by half in the past few years, according to a British biologist Dave Coulson. You may think small insects are not important. But in fact they are the main part of the species(物种)on Earth. Insects are indeed on the way to extinction, according to the first review of insect populati