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【四川省对口招生】五年（2021-2025）英语真题分类汇编 专题08 阅读理解（说明文） 1.信息提取与事实确认能力：学生需具备从说明文中准确提取并理解事实性信息的能力，包括数据、时间、地点、过程、特征、原因、结果等具体细节，并能根据题目要求进行定位、比对或计算。 2.逻辑结构与信息归纳能力：学生应能把握说明文的组织结构（如总分、因果、对比、分类等），理解段落之间的逻辑关系，并能够归纳段落大意或全文主旨，明确作者说明的核心内容或观点。 3.概念理解与术语推断能力：学生需能够理解文中涉及的专业术语、抽象概念或文化现象，能通过上下文推断生词或短语的含义，并理解其在文中的具体指代或作用，确保对说明对象的准确理解。 2025年 In 1891, Thomas Edison constructed the first type of camera. It was able to shoot films, but only one person could see them in a special machine. It wasn’t possible to project them on a screen yet. Edison considered his invention so unimportant that he didn’t pay 150 dollars for an international patent (专利). This enabled the Lumière brothers to be inspired (激发灵感) by his idea and they improved it. They created a camera that could shoot and project new films. On March 22, 1895, people could watch the first private performance in Paris. It was a 45 - second film showing workers leaving a factory. The audience was amazed. The Lumière brothers then began making short documentaries about people’s lives. Then they held public performances. People could come and see them for one franc. Only 35 people came to the first public performance. However, they left completely amazed. In just the first week, the interest in these short films was so huge that the performances were held even 20 times a day, and the earnings climbed up to 2,500 francs. Despite such success, the Lumière brothers didn’t believe that the camera would be of great use in the future. They focused their work more on color photography. Little did they know that their invention would create a film industry and film would become an art. 34. Why didn’t Edison pay for the patent? A. He was unable to pay for it. B. He couldn’t make money from it. C. He didn’t think the invention important. D. He decided to sell the invention to the Lumière brothers. 35. What did the Lumière brothers do with their improved camera? A. They produced romantic films. B. They made short documentaries. C. They showed films in the factories. D. They projected films in beautiful cinemas. 36. How much did the Lumière brothers earn from the first public performance? A. 1 franc. B. 35 francs. C. 150 francs. D. 2,500 francs. 37. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Birth of the Film Industry B. Invention of Thomas Edison C. Development of Color Photography D. Life Story of the Lumière Brothers 【答案】34. C 35. B 36. B 37. A 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要讲述了电影产业的诞生过程：从爱迪生最初发明的摄影机，到卢米埃尔兄弟受其启发并改进技术、拍摄和放映电影，最终推动电影成为一项产业和艺术形式。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Edison considered his invention so unimportant that he didn’t pay 150 dollars for an international patent. (爱迪生认为他的发明不重要，所以没有支付150美元申请国际专利。)”可知，爱迪生不支付专利费的原因是他认为这项发明不重要。故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“The Lumière brothers then began making short documentaries about people’s lives. (卢米埃尔兄弟随后开始制作关于人们生活的短纪录片。)”可知，他们用改进后的摄影机制作了短纪录片。故选B。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“People could come and see them for one franc. Only 35 people came to the first public performance. (人们可以花一法郎来看它们。第一场公开演出只有35人到场。)”可知，卢米埃尔兄弟从第一场公开演出首场收入为35法郎（35人×1法郎）。故选B。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。全文围绕电影产业的起源展开，从爱迪生的早期发明，到卢米埃尔兄弟改进技术并推动电影成为产业，核心是电影产业的诞生。“Birth of the Film Industry (电影产业的诞生)”符合标题。故选A。 2024年 Many people around the world check how many steps they walk every day. This is because studies suggest that 10,000 steps a day is enough to help us stay healthy and live longer. However, new study says just 4,000 steps a day could be the magic number for us to live well into old age. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine analyzed (分析) 17 studies that looked at how far people walked during the week. The scientists found that 4,000 steps a day reduced the risk of dying from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other life-threatening conditions. The leading researcher Dr. Martin said 4,000 steps was about a 30- to 45-minute walk, or about three to four kilometers. The study is published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiolgy. The research examined health and exercise data from more than 225,000 adult participants (参与者) worldwide over seven years. They had an average age of 64. Some of them were in good health, while others suffered from heart problems. Dr. Martin found that 4,000 steps was helpful, and that it was a minimum amount. He said, “I wouldn’t want people to look at that as a magic number. More is better,” He added that walking an additional 1,000 steps a day was linked with a 15 percent lower risk of earlier death. He said people should add at least one walk to their daily routine. 30. Why do people care about their everyday walk steps? A. They want to win some prizes. B. Step numbers are related to health. C. Walking more makes them excited. D. Daily walk helps them lose weight. 31. From the new study, what is the magic number of steps? A. 1,000. B. 4,000. C. 5,000. D. 10,000. 32. How did the scientists do the research? A. By watching how people walk. B. By testing patients with heart diseases. C. By interviewing the old adults in good health. D. By examining the participants’ health and exercise data. 33. What did Dr. Martin suggest people do based on the research? A. Count their exact daily steps. B. Walk as fast as possible. C. Listen to music while walking. D. Have a walk every day. 【答案】30. B 31. B 32. D 33. D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了关于每天步行步数与健康的新研究，指出每天4000步可降低因糖尿病、心血管疾病等死亡的风险，且多走步数能进一步降低早亡风险，建议人们将步行纳入日常活动。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“This is because studies suggest that 10,000 steps a day is enough to help us stay healthy and live longer. (这是因为研究表明每天10,000步足以帮助我们保持健康并延长寿命。)”可知，人们关心每天的步行步数是因为步数与健康有关。故选B。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“However, new study says just 4,000 steps a day could be the magic number for us to live well into old age. (然而，新的研究表明，每天只需4,000步就可能是我们安享晚年的神奇数字。)”可知，从新研究来看，神奇的步数数字是4,000。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The research examined health and exercise data from more than 225,000 adult participants (参与者) worldwide over seven years. (该研究调查了七年来全球超过225,000名成人参与者的健康和锻炼数据。)”可知，科学家们是通过检查参与者的健康和运动数据来做研究的。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“He said people should add at least one walk to their daily routine. (他说人们应该在日常生活中至少增加一次散步。)”可知，根据这项研究，马丁博士建议人们每天散步。故选D。 In recent years, Giant Pandas have received great attention in the world. They are considered the most uncommon member of the bear family, and they have been taken out of the endangered list. Let’s meet the Giant Panda Huahua, the new honorary chief of Chengdu’s Culture and Tourism Bureau, in China. She lives at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Huahua’s popularity has seen a rise since her birth in 2020. It is said to have improved the tourism industry in Chengdu during the May Day holiday last year, making the base where she lives the second-most popular tourist destination in all of China. Huahua captured the world’s imagination when videos of her, taken by visitors, trying to get a zookeeper to carry her, spread quickly online. The Giant Panda’s popularity has peaked (达到顶峰) because of videos of her interactions with the zookeeper “Grandpa Tan”. He helps Huahua train her legs by secretly giving her snacks. According to many Chinese news reports, people queue for up to three hours just to catch a quick look at her every day. And more than 1,000 visitors line up, even before the Research Base opens at 7:30 am. What makes Huahua so popular? “Her cute appearance and gentle temperament (性情) , which has made Huahua a favourite of millions of panda lovers,” the Sichuan Travel Guide explains. 38. Which is TRUE of Giant Pandas? A. They mostly live in Chengdu. B. They are out of the endangered list. C. They are the chief of the Research Base. D. They are commonly found in the bear family. 39. What can be learned from paragraph 2? A. Chengdu has opened more panda parks for tourists. B. Chengdu has become the top one tourist destination. C. Many tourists came to see Huahua during the holiday. D. More pandas were moved to Chengdu to attract tourists. 40. What attracts the fans of Huahua most? A. Her pretty look. B. Her quick movement. C. Her living environment. D. Her eating habits. 41. In which section of the newspaper may this text appear? A. Politics. B. Sports. C. Health. D. Tourism. 【答案】38. B 39. C 40. A 41. D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了近几年来，大熊猫在世界上受到了很大的关注，尤其是成都大熊猫繁育研究基地的花花因她可爱的外表和温柔的性情让她成为了数百万熊猫爱好者的最爱。花花的人气促进了成都旅游业的发展，使熊猫基地成为了热门的旅游目的地。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They are considered the most uncommon member of the bear family, and they have been taken out of the endangered list. (它们被认为是熊家族中最珍稀的成员，已被从濒危名单中删除。)”可知，大熊猫不在濒危名单之列。故选B。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Huahua’s popularity has seen a rise since her birth in 2020. It is said to have improved the tourism industry in Chengdu during the May Day holiday last year, making the base where she lives the second-most popular tourist destination in all of China. (花花自2020年出生以来，人气不断上升。据说，去年五一假期期间，成都的旅游业得到了改善，使她生活的基地成为了全国第二大旅游目的地。)”可知，从第二段可以了解到很多游客在假期间来看花花。故选C。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“What makes Huahua so popular? ‘Her cute appearance and gentle temperament (性情) ... ’ (是什么让花花如此受欢迎？‘她可爱的外表和温柔的性情……’)”可知，最吸引花花粉丝的是她可爱的外表。故选A。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。文章介绍了近几年来，大熊猫在世界上受到了很大的关注，尤其是成都大熊猫繁育研究基地的花花因她可爱的外表和温柔的性情让她成为了数百万熊猫爱好者的最爱，花花的人气促进了成都旅游业的发展，使熊猫基地成为了热门的旅游目的地。所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的旅游版面上。故选D。 2023年 Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to build awareness about the importance of reducing litter and ensuring we look after the environment. Litter is any rubbish such as paper, cans and plastics left on the ground. Litter can be small items like cigarette ends and big items like containers and wrappers from food. Litter can be dangerous to the environment. Litter on roads can lead to animals leaving their houses to try to eat food on busy roads. Litter is a hazard to animals in the ocean. Sea animals can choke (窒息) on litter as they may mistake it for food and try to eat it. Animals can also become trapped in plastic bags. It is therefore extremely important that people reduce the amount of litter that is thrown away. Keep Australia Beautiful Week aims to teach people about the simple ways everyone can look after the environment and to cut down the amount of rubbish they throw away. It is also a time to teach all Australians about making sure they place rubbish in the box and not on the ground. Keep Australia Beautiful Week is an important time to promote the importance of maintaining a clean, safe environment for animals and people alike. What can you do to keep Australia beautiful? Make sure you put your rubbish in the box, say no to plastic bags, have a rubbish-free lunch as often as possible, reuse and recycle things you no longer need, and pick up rubbish if it is safe to do so, ect. 34. Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to ________. A. know Australian animals B. teach people simple living ways C. reuse and recycle litter in Australia D. improve people’s environmental awareness 35. The underlined word “hazard” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A. danger B. meal C. reminder D. mistake 36. What does the author suggest to keep Australia beautiful? A. Maintaining cleaner rubbish boxes. B. Increasing the number of animals. C. Collecting any rubbish you see. D. Refusing to use plastic bags. 37. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To describe the environmental situation in Australia. B. To introduce Keep Australia Beautiful Week. C. To attract more foreign visitors. D. To advertise Australia. 【答案】34. D 35. A 36. D 37. C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Keep Australia Beautiful Week这一活动的内容以及意义。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to build awareness about the importance of reducing litter and ensuring we look after the environment(Keep Australia Beautiful Week是让人们意识到减少垃圾和保护环境的重要性的一周)”可知，Keep Australia Beautiful Week的目的是提高大家的环保意识。故选D。 【35题详解】 词义猜测题。根据所猜词的后面“Sea animals can choke (窒息) on litter as they may mistake it for food and try to eat it. Animals can also become trapped in plastic bags(海洋动物可能会被垃圾噎住，因为它们可能会把垃圾误认为食物，并试图吃掉它。动物也可能被困在塑料袋里)”可知，这些垃圾会给海洋动物带来危险和伤害。由此推知，所猜词的意思是“伤害”。故选A。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Make sure you put your rubbish in the box, say no to plastic bags, have a rubbish-free lunch as often as possible, reuse and recycle things you no longer need, and pick up rubbish if it is safe to do so, ect(确保你把垃圾放在盒子里，对塑料袋说不，尽可能多地吃一顿没有垃圾的午餐，重复利用和回收你不再需要的东西，在安全的情况下捡起垃圾，等等)”可知，不使用垃圾袋可以让澳大利亚更美丽。故选D。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to build awareness about the importance of reducing litter and ensuring we look after the environment(Keep Australia Beautiful Week是让人们意识到减少垃圾和保护环境的重要性的一周)”可知，本文主要是为了介绍Keep Australia Beautiful Week这一活动。故选C。 2022年 The organization of our housing can be a mirror of our cultural requirements for space. British culture, for example, separates rooms into different uses so that people have the kitchen for cooking in, the dining room for eating in and the bedroom for sleeping in. They’re very protective of individual spaces and love to have their own bedrooms, their own chairs and their own secret drawers. This is very different in other cultures. Jamaican houses usually have a big back yard and a front garden. People play a lot outside — more outside than inside. It is almost as if the whole neighborhood was their house or their home, so to speak-they have a big family and they are always into each other’s spaces — it is never private. Arabs don’t have much space in public but they love to have big spaces inside their houses. They have large empty rooms with not much furniture because they don’t like to be alone — they like to be with each other inside these big spaces. The Japanese, on the other hand, don’t have much physical space — they have very small apartments and houses. But what they do with the space is very clever. The spaces are multifunctional. So during the day they’ll have a sitting room where at night they’ll remove all the furniture and it becomes a bedroom. The typical Japanese house is basically one big room — could be the dining area, the living area, the place they entertain (招待) guests and then could be the guestroom or even the bedroom. The old generation hardly really had their own room when they were children — they shared the room, they always stayed with their parents. Parents knew everything. 38. The British people like to have ________. A. small kitchens B. many mirrors C. private spaces D. big chairs 39. Jamaican houses ________. A. have much space in public B. have many gardens C. have different back yards D. have much private space 40. The Japanese people ________. A. are good at room services B. like to be with each other inside C. provide no furniture in children’s rooms D. use the same space for different purposes 41. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. The design of houses is a work of art. B. The building of houses is a long process. C. The use of house space is related to culture. D. The size of rooms is based on practical needs. 【答案】38. C 39. A 40. D 41. C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了住房的组织反映出我们对空间的文化要求并举例不同的国家的人对物理空间有不同的要求。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“British culture, for example, separates rooms into different uses so that people have the kitchen for cooking in, the dining room for eating in and the bedroom for sleeping in. They’re very protective of individual spaces and love to have their own bedrooms, their own chairs and their own secret drawers. (我们住房的组织可以放映出我们对空间的文化要求。例如，英国文化将房间分成不同的用途，这样人们就有厨房做饭，餐厅吃饭，卧室睡觉。他们非常保护个人空间，喜欢有自己的卧室，自己的椅子和自己的秘密抽屉。)”可知，英国人喜欢有私人空间，故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“they have a big family and they are always into each other’s spaces — it is never private. (他们有一个大家庭，他们总是进入彼此的空间——这从来都不是私人的。)”可知，牙买加人的房子很多公共的地方。故选A。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The spaces are multifunctional (多功能的). So during the day they’ll have a sitting room where at night they’ll remove all the furniture and it becomes a bedroom. (这些空间都是多功能的。所以白天他们会有一个起居室，晚上他们会把所有的家具搬走，变成一个卧室。)”可知，日本人把同样的空间用于不同的目的。故选D。 【41题详解】 主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了住房的组织反映出人们对空间的文化要求并举例不同的国家的人对物理空间有不同的要求，所以这篇文章的主要意思是住房空间的使用跟文化是有关联的。故选C。 2021年 I am a British chef who has a great interest in Chinese cuisine. My Chinese friends often call me “Dami”, which means rice in Chinese and sounds similar to my name “Jamie”. I learned Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, but it was the desire to talk with Chinese people about cooking that helped me become fluent (流利的) in this language. After graduation, I came to Beijing and lived in a hutong for four years, where I opened the Rice Kitchen, in which I taught Western cuisine to Chinese people. At present, I’m building my own media platform on Weibo under the name Dami’s kitchen. And during my time in Beijing, I came up with the idea of filming a cooking show on elderly grandmothers, who still use traditional Chinese cooking methods in the kitchen. This idea gave both to Grammy knows Best, an eight-part documentary that has earned more than 22 million views on the streaming (网络直播) platform Tencent Video. Many Chinese of my age were raised by their grandmothers, so the food on the grogram probably brought to their mind many childhood memories. 34. Why is the writer called Dami? A. He loves rice very much B. He runs the Rice Kitchen in Beijing C. His name sounds like the Chinese word for rice D. He can cook rice in traditional Chinese methods 35. Dami came to Beijing most probably because ________. A. he desired to live in a hutong B. he wanted to be an English teacher C. he loved Chinese cocking very much D. he wished to become fluent in Chinese 36. What did Dami do when he was in Beijing? A. He started to learn Chinese. B. He planned to make a cooking show. C. He built his Dami’ kitchen on Tencent. D. He taught Chinese cuisine to Westerners. 37. Why does Grammy Knows Best attract so many viewers? A. Cooking shows are now popular B. Tencent Video is a good platform C. The grandmothers are skilled at cooking D. It may remind them of their life as a child 【答案】34. C 35. C 36. B 37. D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了英国厨师Jamie在北京开米饭厨房时拍摄了关于老祖母的烹饪节目视频，获得几千万人的观看。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“My Chinese friends often call me “Dami”, which means rice in Chinese and sounds similar to my name “Jamie”. (我的中国朋友经常叫我“大米”，在中文里意思是米饭，听起来和我的名字“杰米”很像。)”可知，Jamie被叫作“Dami”的原因是她的名字听起来像汉语中的大米。故选C。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I am a British chef who has a great interest in Chinese cuisine. (我是一名英国厨师，对中国菜非常感兴趣。)”可知，Dami来北京的原因很可能是因为她非常爱中国的烹饪。故选C 。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I came up with the idea of filming a cooking show on elderly grandmothers, who still use traditional Chinese cooking methods in the kitchen. (我萌生了拍摄一个关于老祖母烹饪节目的想法，她们依然在厨房里使用传统的中国烹饪方法。)” 可知，当他在北京时，他打算拍摄关于老祖母的烹饪节目视频。故选B。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Many Chinese of my age were raised by their grandmothers, so the food on the program probably brought to their mind marry childhood memories. (很多和我同龄中国人都是由祖母带大的，所以节目里的食物可能会勾起他们童年的回忆。)” 可知，Grammy knows Best吸引如此多的观众是因为节目中的食物可能让他们回想起他们快乐的儿童时光。故选D。 Imagine if your journey to work was from your bedroom to your living room. More and more people in the UK are doing their jobs at home. Baz works as an engineer in a West London factory. He’s been an engineer since he left school — but he’s not very optimistic (乐观的) about his future. Heavy industry in the UK has almost disappeared. More people work in Indian restaurants than in steel, coal and shipbuilding put together! Baz also often gets tired of his journey to work. Whether he travels by car or by public transport, it can take up two hours a day. His sister, Liz, lives in the north of England. She’s an Information Technology trainer at a local college. Once every four weeks, she meets her trainees in person, but most of her training is done through IT. Baz’s wife, Helen, seldom travels to work at all. She’s a designer for a London advertising firm. Once she’s got the children off to school, she starts work in front of her computer screen. When she’s finished her designs, she sends them electronically to her director. He works from home too-occasionally they meet up for a coffee. Most people in the UK, like Baz, travel a long distance to work and complain about it, too! But an increasing number of people work as telecommuters, whether full time, like Helen, or part time, like Liz. Almost all of their work is done online or by phone. There are 2.8 million telecommuters in the UK, about 10 per cent of the workforce. 42. Why does Baz feel uncertain about his future? A. He has to drive to work. B. His wife does not like his job. C. He has been an engineer for too long. D. Only few heavy industries still remain in the UK. 43. What do we know about Helen? A. She works part time. B. She works from home. C. She is an IT designer. D. She is a coffee-lover. 44. What does the underlined word “telecommuters” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Employees who work from home. B. Employees who work in the IT company. C. Employees who travel a long distance to work. D. Employees who work in the telephone company. 45 Which could be the best title for the text? A. Baz and His Work B. A New Way of Working C. How to Work from Home D. Advantages of Working from Home 【答案】42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了在家工作这种新型的工作方式。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Baz works as an engineer in a West London factory. He’s been an engineer since he left school... (巴兹在伦敦西部的一家工厂当工程师。他离开学校后一直是一名工程师……)”及“Heavy industry in the UK has almost disappeared. (英国的重工业几乎消失了。)”可知, Baz作为一名工厂的工程师，对未来感到不确定的原因是重工业的消失。故选D。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Baz’s wife, Helen, seldom travels to work at all. (巴兹的妻子海伦很少出门上班。) ”可知，她在家工作。故选B。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Almost all of their work is done online or by phone. (他们几乎所有的工作都是通过网络或电话完成的。) ”可知，他们是通过网络或电话方式工作，不需要外出工作，只需要在家工作，即“远程办公者”。故选A。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“More and more people in the UK are doing their jobs at home. (在英国越来越多的人在家工作。)”可知，本文主要介绍了在家工作这种新型的工作方式，可推断出最佳标题是“A New Way of Working (新的工作方式)”。故选B。 ( 1 )原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 【四川省对口招生】五年（2021-2025）英语真题分类汇编 专题08 阅读理解（说明文） 1.信息提取与事实确认能力：学生需具备从说明文中准确提取并理解事实性信息的能力，包括数据、时间、地点、过程、特征、原因、结果等具体细节，并能根据题目要求进行定位、比对或计算。 2.逻辑结构与信息归纳能力：学生应能把握说明文的组织结构（如总分、因果、对比、分类等），理解段落之间的逻辑关系，并能够归纳段落大意或全文主旨，明确作者说明的核心内容或观点。 3.概念理解与术语推断能力：学生需能够理解文中涉及的专业术语、抽象概念或文化现象，能通过上下文推断生词或短语的含义，并理解其在文中的具体指代或作用，确保对说明对象的准确理解。 2025年 In 1891, Thomas Edison constructed the first type of camera. It was able to shoot films, but only one person could see them in a special machine. It wasn’t possible to project them on a screen yet. Edison considered his invention so unimportant that he didn’t pay 150 dollars for an international patent (专利). This enabled the Lumière brothers to be inspired (激发灵感) by his idea and they improved it. They created a camera that could shoot and project new films. On March 22, 1895, people could watch the first private performance in Paris. It was a 45 - second film showing workers leaving a factory. The audience was amazed. The Lumière brothers then began making short documentaries about people’s lives. Then they held public performances. People could come and see them for one franc. Only 35 people came to the first public performance. However, they left completely amazed. In just the first week, the interest in these short films was so huge that the performances were held even 20 times a day, and the earnings climbed up to 2,500 francs. Despite such success, the Lumière brothers didn’t believe that the camera would be of great use in the future. They focused their work more on color photography. Little did they know that their invention would create a film industry and film would become an art. 34. Why didn’t Edison pay for the patent? A. He was unable to pay for it. B. He couldn’t make money from it. C. He didn’t think the invention important. D. He decided to sell the invention to the Lumière brothers. 35. What did the Lumière brothers do with their improved camera? A. They produced romantic films. B. They made short documentaries. C. They showed films in the factories. D. They projected films in beautiful cinemas. 36. How much did the Lumière brothers earn from the first public performance? A. 1 franc. B. 35 francs. C. 150 francs. D. 2,500 francs. 37. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Birth of the Film Industry B. Invention of Thomas Edison C. Development of Color Photography D. Life Story of the Lumière Brothers 2024年 Many people around the world check how many steps they walk every day. This is because studies suggest that 10,000 steps a day is enough to help us stay healthy and live longer. However, new study says just 4,000 steps a day could be the magic number for us to live well into old age. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine analyzed (分析) 17 studies that looked at how far people walked during the week. The scientists found that 4,000 steps a day reduced the risk of dying from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other life-threatening conditions. The leading researcher Dr. Martin said 4,000 steps was about a 30- to 45-minute walk, or about three to four kilometers. The study is published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiolgy. The research examined health and exercise data from more than 225,000 adult participants (参与者) worldwide over seven years. They had an average age of 64. Some of them were in good health, while others suffered from heart problems. Dr. Martin found that 4,000 steps was helpful, and that it was a minimum amount. He said, “I wouldn’t want people to look at that as a magic number. More is better,” He added that walking an additional 1,000 steps a day was linked with a 15 percent lower risk of earlier death. He said people should add at least one walk to their daily routine. 30. Why do people care about their everyday walk steps? A. They want to win some prizes. B. Step numbers are related to health. C. Walking more makes them excited. D. Daily walk helps them lose weight. 31. From the new study, what is the magic number of steps? A. 1,000. B. 4,000. C. 5,000. D. 10,000. 32. How did the scientists do the research? A. By watching how people walk. B. By testing patients with heart diseases. C. By interviewing the old adults in good health. D. By examining the participants’ health and exercise data. 33. What did Dr. Martin suggest people do based on the research? A. Count their exact daily steps. B. Walk as fast as possible. C. Listen to music while walking. D. Have a walk every day. In recent years, Giant Pandas have received great attention in the world. They are considered the most uncommon member of the bear family, and they have been taken out of the endangered list. Let’s meet the Giant Panda Huahua, the new honorary chief of Chengdu’s Culture and Tourism Bureau, in China. She lives at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Huahua’s popularity has seen a rise since her birth in 2020. It is said to have improved the tourism industry in Chengdu during the May Day holiday last year, making the base where she lives the second-most popular tourist destination in all of China. Huahua captured the world’s imagination when videos of her, taken by visitors, trying to get a zookeeper to carry her, spread quickly online. The Giant Panda’s popularity has peaked (达到顶峰) because of videos of her interactions with the zookeeper “Grandpa Tan”. He helps Huahua train her legs by secretly giving her snacks. According to many Chinese news reports, people queue for up to three hours just to catch a quick look at her every day. And more than 1,000 visitors line up, even before the Research Base opens at 7:30 am. What makes Huahua so popular? “Her cute appearance and gentle temperament (性情) , which has made Huahua a favourite of millions of panda lovers,” the Sichuan Travel Guide explains. 38. Which is TRUE of Giant Pandas? A. They mostly live in Chengdu. B. They are out of the endangered list. C. They are the chief of the Research Base. D. They are commonly found in the bear family. 39. What can be learned from paragraph 2? A. Chengdu has opened more panda parks for tourists. B. Chengdu has become the top one tourist destination. C. Many tourists came to see Huahua during the holiday. D. More pandas were moved to Chengdu to attract tourists. 40. What attracts the fans of Huahua most? A. Her pretty look. B. Her quick movement. C. Her living environment. D. Her eating habits. 41. In which section of the newspaper may this text appear? A. Politics. B. Sports. C. Health. D. Tourism. 2023年 Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to build awareness about the importance of reducing litter and ensuring we look after the environment. Litter is any rubbish such as paper, cans and plastics left on the ground. Litter can be small items like cigarette ends and big items like containers and wrappers from food. Litter can be dangerous to the environment. Litter on roads can lead to animals leaving their houses to try to eat food on busy roads. Litter is a hazard to animals in the ocean. Sea animals can choke (窒息) on litter as they may mistake it for food and try to eat it. Animals can also become trapped in plastic bags. It is therefore extremely important that people reduce the amount of litter that is thrown away. Keep Australia Beautiful Week aims to teach people about the simple ways everyone can look after the environment and to cut down the amount of rubbish they throw away. It is also a time to teach all Australians about making sure they place rubbish in the box and not on the ground. Keep Australia Beautiful Week is an important time to promote the importance of maintaining a clean, safe environment for animals and people alike. What can you do to keep Australia beautiful? Make sure you put your rubbish in the box, say no to plastic bags, have a rubbish-free lunch as often as possible, reuse and recycle things you no longer need, and pick up rubbish if it is safe to do so, ect. 34. Keep Australia Beautiful Week is a week to ________. A. know Australian animals B. teach people simple living ways C. reuse and recycle litter in Australia D. improve people’s environmental awareness 35. The underlined word “hazard” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A. danger B. meal C. reminder D. mistake 36. What does the author suggest to keep Australia beautiful? A. Maintaining cleaner rubbish boxes. B. Increasing the number of animals. C. Collecting any rubbish you see. D. Refusing to use plastic bags. 37. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To describe the environmental situation in Australia. B. To introduce Keep Australia Beautiful Week. C. To attract more foreign visitors. D. To advertise Australia. 2022年 The organization of our housing can be a mirror of our cultural requirements for space. British culture, for example, separates rooms into different uses so that people have the kitchen for cooking in, the dining room for eating in and the bedroom for sleeping in. They’re very protective of individual spaces and love to have their own bedrooms, their own chairs and their own secret drawers. This is very different in other cultures. Jamaican houses usually have a big back yard and a front garden. People play a lot outside — more outside than inside. It is almost as if the whole neighborhood was their house or their home, so to speak-they have a big family and they are always into each other’s spaces — it is never private. Arabs don’t have much space in public but they love to have big spaces inside their houses. They have large empty rooms with not much furniture because they don’t like to be alone — they like to be with each other inside these big spaces. The Japanese, on the other hand, don’t have much physical space — they have very small apartments and houses. But what they do with the space is very clever. The spaces are multifunctional. So during the day they’ll have a sitting room where at night they’ll remove all the furniture and it becomes a bedroom. The typical Japanese house is basically one big room — could be the dining area, the living area, the place they entertain (招待) guests and then could be the guestroom or even the bedroom. The old generation hardly really had their own room when they were children — they shared the room, they always stayed with their parents. Parents knew everything. 38. The British people like to have ________. A. small kitchens B. many mirrors C. private spaces D. big chairs 39. Jamaican houses ________. A. have much space in public B. have many gardens C. have different back yards D. have much private space 40. The Japanese people ________. A. are good at room services B. like to be with each other inside C. provide no furniture in children’s rooms D. use the same space for different purposes 41. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. The design of houses is a work of art. B. The building of houses is a long process. C. The use of house space is related to culture. D. The size of rooms is based on practical needs. 2021年 I am a British chef who has a great interest in Chinese cuisine. My Chinese friends often call me “Dami”, which means rice in Chinese and sounds similar to my name “Jamie”. I learned Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, but it was the desire to talk with Chinese people about cooking that helped me become fluent (流利的) in this language. After graduation, I came to Beijing and lived in a hutong for four years, where I opened the Rice Kitchen, in which I taught Western cuisine to Chinese people. At present, I’m building my own media platform on Weibo under the name Dami’s kitchen. And during my time in Beijing, I came up with the idea of filming a cooking show on elderly grandmothers, who still use traditional Chinese cooking methods in the kitchen. This idea gave both to Grammy knows Best, an eight-part documentary that has earned more than 22 million views on the streaming (网络直播) platform Tencent Video. Many Chinese of my age were raised by their grandmothers, so the food on the grogram probably brought to their mind many childhood memories. 34. Why is the writer called Dami? A. He loves rice very much B. He runs the Rice Kitchen in Beijing C. His name sounds like the Chinese word for rice D. He can cook rice in traditional Chinese methods 35. Dami came to Beijing most probably because ________. A. he desired to live in a hutong B. he wanted to be an English teacher C. he loved Chinese cocking very much D. he wished to become fluent in Chinese 36. What did Dami do when he was in Beijing? A. He started to learn Chinese. B. He planned to make a cooking show. C. He built his Dami’ kitchen on Tencent. D. He taught Chinese cuisine to Westerners. 37. Why does Grammy Knows Best attract so many viewers? A. Cooking shows are now popular B. Tencent Video is a good platform C. The grandmothers are skilled at cooking D. It may remind them of their life as a child Imagine if your journey to work was from your bedroom to your living room. More and more people in the UK are doing their jobs at home. Baz works as an engineer in a West London factory. He’s been an engineer since he left school — but he’s not very optimistic (乐观的) about his future. Heavy industry in the UK has almost disappeared. More people work in Indian restaurants than in steel, coal and shipbuilding put together! Baz also often gets tired of his journey to work. Whether he travels by car or by public transport, it can take up two hours a day. His sister, Liz, lives in the north of England. She’s an Information Technology trainer at a local college. Once every four weeks, she meets her trainees in person, but most of her training is done through IT. Baz’s wife, Helen, seldom travels to work at all. She’s a designer for a London advertising firm. Once she’s got the children off to school, she starts work in front of her computer screen. When she’s finished her designs, she sends them electronically to her director. He works from home too-occasionally they meet up for a coffee. Most people in the UK, like Baz, travel a long distance to work and complain about it, too! But an increasing number of people work as telecommuters, whether full time, like Helen, or part time, like Liz. Almost all of their work is done online or by phone. There are 2.8 million telecommuters in the UK, about 10 per cent of the workforce. 42. Why does Baz feel uncertain about his future? A. He has to drive to work. B. His wife does not like his job. C. He has been an engineer for too long. D. Only few heavy industries still remain in the UK. 43. What do we know about Helen? A. She works part time. B. She works from home. C. She is an IT designer. D. She is a coffee-lover. 44. What does the underlined word “telecommuters” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Employees who work from home. B. Employees who work in the IT company. C. Employees who travel a long distance to work. D. Employees who work in the telephone company. 45 Which could be the best title for the text? A. Baz and His Work B. A New Way of Working C. How to Work from Home D. Advantages of Working from Home ( 1 )原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $