专题08 阅读理解之说明文热点练15篇（好题速递）-备战2026年中考英语热点押题预测（北京专用）

备战2026年北京中考英语押题预测系列，本地名师甄选！ 备战2026年北京中考英语押题预测系列，本地名师甄选！ 专题08 阅读理解之说明文热点练15篇   押   题   预   测 基础入门限时练5篇，建议用时20分钟，实际用时 分钟 In recent years, more and more teenagers are really interested in short-video platforms like TikTok. These platforms let teenagers show themselves in different creative ways. For example, a teen called Lily loves dancing. She often puts her dance videos on TikTok and has got lots of followers. Through these platforms, she can improve her dancing skills and become more confident. But the popularity of short-video platforms among teenagers also causes some worries. Some teenagers may spend too much time watching videos. That can influence their study and eyesight. Besides, there’s a lot of information on these platforms. Not all of it is good or right for teenagers. For example, some videos may have some bad words. To solve these problems, parents and schools should play an active role. Parents can set proper time limits for their kids’ use of mobile phones and communicate with them about how to use short-video platforms well. Schools can also educate teenagers to tell good information from bad ones and use these platforms in a healthy way. 1．What can teenagers like Lily get from short-video platforms? A．Only entertainment. B．Improved skills and more confidence. C．A lot of money. D．Nothing useful. 2．What problems do short-video platforms bring to teenagers? A．They make teenagers become too silent. B．They lead to teenagers’ bad eating habits. C．They may waste teenagers’ time and let them see bad information. D．They make teenagers give up studying. 3．What can parents and schools do to help teenagers? A．Parents can buy more mobile phones for teenagers. B．Schools can allow teenagers to use mobile phones freely. C．Parents and schools can do nothing but let teenagers use the platforms. D．Parents can limit time and communicate with teenagers, and schools can offer proper education. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 【导语】本文介绍了短视频平台对青少年的利弊影响，并提出了家长和学校应共同引导青少年健康使用平台的解决方案。 1．根据第一段最后一句“Through these platforms, she can improve her dancing skills and become more confident.”，莉莉通过短视频平台提升了技能、增强了自信，这是青少年能获得的积极收获。 2．第二段“Some teenagers may spend too much time watching videos...Not all of it is good or right for teenagers”指出了两大问题：一是过度使用会浪费时间、影响学习和视力；二是平台上存在不良信息。 3．第三段“Parents can set proper time limits for their kids’ use of mobile phones and communicate with them...Schools can also educate teenagers to tell good information from bad ones and use these platforms in a healthy way”明确给出解决方案：家长要限制使用时长并沟通引导，学校要开展教育、帮助青少年辨别信息。 Slides (滑梯) are simple but always fun. All you need to do is to climb up to the top and slide down. But did you know that there is science behind it? Do you like science? Newton said what goes up must come down. He was talking about gravity (重力). Slides work because of gravity. But that is not all. When you sit at the top of a slide, you stay still unless you push yourself—this is Newton’s first law. As you slide down, friction (摩擦力) between your body and the slide slows you down a bit. Without friction, you would slide faster and faster. At the bottom, your feet touch the ground, creating extra (额外的) friction to stop you. Newton’s first law also says moving things keep moving unless something makes them stop. So, if you do not use your feet, you’ll fly off the slide. 1．What will happen if you don’t use your feet at the bottom of the slide according to Newton’s first law? A．You will fly off the slide. B．You will slide back up. C．You will stop immediately. D．You will stay at the bottom. 2．Which picture explains why you slow down a bit when sliding down? A． B． C． D． 3．Where can we probably read the text? A．In a storybook. B．In a science book. C．In a school poster. D．In a guidebook. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，以滑梯为例，运用牛顿定律和重力、摩擦力知识，解释了滑梯背后的科学原理。 1．第四段明确提到：“Newton’s first law also says moving things keep moving unless something makes them stop. So, if you do not use your feet, you’ll fly off the slide.”，可知如果不用脚，人会飞出滑梯。 2．第三段指出：“As you slide down, friction between your body and the slide slows you down a bit.”，说明是身体和滑梯之间的摩擦力使人减速。 3．全文围绕滑梯中的重力、摩擦力等科学知识展开，因此最有可能出现在科学书籍中。 What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems. Problems Causes Advice Feeling stressed Too much homework. No enough time for hobbies. Make a plan. Find time to relax. Getting short-sighted Too much homework. Bad reading habits. Do homework in a correct way. Fighting with others Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. Make more friends. Share problems. Feeling tired of study Computer games’ bad influence. Don’t be crazy about games. Play for a short time. Getting fat Having more pocket money to buy snacks. Dislike doing exercise. Use pocket money wisely. Exercise every day. 1．According to the survey, what are the top two problems for teenagers? A．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. B．Feeling stressed and fighting with each other. C．Feeling tired of study and getting fat. D．Getting fat and getting short-sighted. 2．If Jessica is feeling stressed, what should she do? A．Do much more homework. B．Buy more snacks. C．Spend more time on hobbies. D．Exercise every day. 3．Michael is tired of study probably because he ________. A．has no close friend B．plays too many computer games C．gets fatter and fatter D．eats too many snacks 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，通过一份调查表格，介绍了青少年存在的压力大、近视、人际冲突、厌学以及肥胖五大问题，分析了其成因，并给出了针对性解决建议。 1．表格中“Feeling stressed”和“Getting short-sighted”都由作业太多这一核心原因导致，覆盖了情绪和生理两大方面，是青少年群体中最普遍、最突出的两个问题，所以A选项更符合。 2．表格中针对“Feeling stressed. No enough time for hobbies”的建议是“Make a plan. Find time to relax”，而C选项“Spend more time on hobbies”正是所给建议的具体体现. 3．表格中“Feeling tired of study”的原因明确标注为“Computer games’ bad influence”，因此Michael厌学很可能是因为玩太多电脑游戏。 James Watson, who passed away on November 6, 2025, was a world-famous scientist known as the “Father of DNA”. He was born in 1928. His most famous achievement was discovering the double-helix structure (结构) of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953. This discovery was a huge step in the field of genetics. It was like unlocking the secret code of life, as DNA includes all the genetic information that makes each living thing different. People have known about DNA since 1869. But for a long time, nobody knew its structure. To find out, Watson worked with Francis Crick in the UK. They studied X-ray pictures of DNA taken by another scientist, Rosalind Franklin. This led them to find out that DNA has two strands (缕,股). These strands twist around each other into a double helix. Watson and Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962. Watson’s work opened up new ways of understanding how genes are passed on from parents to children and how they affect our health and characteristics. After the discovery, he continued to work in genetics, making more contributions to the field. He also wrote many books to share his knowledge and ideas with the public. Later in life, Watson also related genes with race (种族), saying that black people are less intelligent than white people. He lost his job for this in 2007. Although Watson had some controversial (有争议的) views later, his scientific achievements cannot be ignored (忽略). His discovery changed the way we think about life and laid the base for modern genetic research. His story shows us the power of curiosity and hard work at scientific knowledge. 1．Why did James Watson win the Nobel Prize? A．He used X-rays to study DNA． B．He successfully took pictures of DNA． C．He discovered the structure of DNA． D．He found out that there is DNA． 2．What might DNA look like? A． B． C． D． 3．What does the underlined word “unlocking” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．keeping a secret B．finding the key C．making a lock D．hiding something important 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Genes have nothing to do with race. B．Watson’s scientific achievements are highly valuable. C．Watson’s controversial views had little effect on his career. D．Watson’s story shows that luck is the key to scientific success. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇人物传记类文章，主要介绍了被誉为“DNA之父”的世界著名科学家詹姆斯·沃森的生平事迹，包括他的重大发现、获奖情况、后续研究、有争议观点以及他的故事带来的启示等。 1．第三段指出原因：“Watson and Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962.”以及前文提到“His most famous achievement was discovering the double-helix structure (结构) of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953.”，说明詹姆斯·沃森获奖是因为他发现了DNA的结构。 2．第二段提到“This led them to find out that DNA has two strands (缕,股). These strands twist around each other into a double helix.”，说明DNA看起来是两条链相互缠绕形成双螺旋结构。 3．第二段中“It was like unlocking the secret code of life, as DNA includes all the genetic information that makes each living thing different.”，结合语境，这里说DNA包含所有让每个生物不同的遗传信息，就像解开生命的密码，所以“unlocking”意思是解开、找到关键。 4．最后一段提到“Although Watson had some controversial (有争议的) views later, his scientific achievements cannot be ignored (忽略). His discovery changed the way we think about life and laid the base for modern genetic research.”，说明沃森的科学成就具有很高的价值。 It’s June. The best time to eat lychees (荔枝) is coming again! Many people enjoy eating this sweet fruit. But have you found that it is hard to keep lychees fresh? Lychees lose water quickly because of their special skin (表皮). It has many tiny holes that let water run out easily. Also, different from other fruits, the lychee has an inside that is not connected to (连接) the skin. Once a lychee is picked, the skin can't send water to the inside part to keep it fresh. Like us, fruits also breathe, and they use sugars (糖) to do so. A study from Huazhong Agricultural University found that lychees breathe faster than many other fruits. This uses up their sugars and nutrients (营养) quickly, making them go bad fast. The fast breathing creates bad smells and makes the fruit lose its flavor (风味). It also gives out things that turn the fruit brown and soft quickly. More importantly, lychees let out a bad gas (气体) after being picked. It can make many fruits, including lychees and bananas, age and dry out faster. Scientists in Guangdong Province have found a good way to keep lychees fresher. They quickly freeze (冷冻) lychees at-35℃ before they get too old. This helps make the water in the lychees form smaller ice crystals (冰晶) than usual, which protect the fruit’s cells (细胞) instead of hurting them. This way, most of the flavor is kept. 1．Why do lychees lose water quickly according to the text? A．Their skin is too thin to keep water. B．Their skin contains too much sugar. C．Their skin has many holes that let out water. D．Their skin is too dry to send water to the inside. 2．What do we know about lychees’ breathing? A．It helps lychees grow faster. B．It makes lychees taste worse. C．It helps lychees produce sugars. D．It can stop lychees from turning soft. 3．What is the last paragraph mainly about? A．Why lychees can’t grow in cold weather. B．What people can do to keep lychees fresh. C．Why ice crystals can help lychees grow new cells. D．How lychees’ flavor can change in a cold environment. 4．What’s the best title for the text? A．Freezing Lychees Fast B．A Delicious Summer Fruit C．Why Lychees Are Popular in June D．How to Pick Fresh Lychees from Trees 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了荔枝难以保鲜的原因，包括表皮结构、呼吸作用快和释放催熟气体等，并介绍了一种能有效延长荔枝保鲜期的快速冷冻技术。 1．第二段指出原因“Lychees lose water quickly because of their special skin. It has many tiny holes that let water run out easily.”，是原文直接信息。 2．第三段提到 “The fast breathing creates bad smells and makes the fruit lose its flavor.”，直接说明了荔枝的呼吸作用会让它的口感变差。 3．最后一段说到“Scientists in Guangdong Province have found a good way to keep lychees fresher.”，直接总结段落大意。 4．通读全文可知，文章先分析荔枝不易保鲜的原因，重点介绍了快速冷冻这一保鲜方法。“快速冷冻荔枝” 最能概括文章核心内容。 提升培优限时练5篇，建议用时25分钟，实际用时 分钟 Many people believe that what they eat before bed can change how they sleep and what they dream about. Some even say that eating cheese at night can give them bad dreams. Some scientists think your bedtime snack might be part of the reason. In Canada, some researchers asked over 1,000 university students questions about their food, sleep, and dreams. The students also shared what they thought about how food might change their dreams. One out of every three students said they often had bad dreams. About 40% of them believed eating late or eating certain food made it harder to sleep. Only a few—just 5.5%—said they thought some food changed their dreams such as sweets and dairy (乳制的) food. The study also showed that people who were allergic (过敏的) to some food or couldn’t drink milk were more likely to have sleep problems and bad dreams. This might be because eating dairy food when you can’t digest (消化) it well makes your stomach hurt. It can cause you to have bad dreams. A researcher named Tore Nielsen said that for some people, changing what they eat could help stop bad dreams. But he added that they needed to study more people of different ages and with different eating habits to learn more about this. 1．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph? A．Many students eat a lot at night. B．Most students sleep well after dinner. C．Some students think food changes their sleep. D．All students believe food makes them dream. 2．Which group of people might need to be careful about bedtime snacks? A．People who sleep a lot. B．People who eat lunch late. C．People who don’t like cheese. D．People who are allergic to some food. 3．Why may some people have their bad dreams more easily? A．Because they go to bed early every day. B．Because they always eat the same food at night. C．Because their sleep isn’t good because of food. D．Because they have happy dreams that turn bad. 4．What needs to be done next according to Tore Nielsen? A．Testing people from many different groups. B．Stopping the study and trying something else. C．Giving students only one kind of food. D．Asking people to eat sweets at night. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了一项关于饮食如何影响学生睡眠和梦境的研究，探讨了特定食物、过敏反应以及饮食习惯与噩梦之间的关联。 1．第三段指出“About 40% of them believed eating late or eating certain food made it harder to sleep.”这直接说明部分学生认为食物会改变他们的睡眠情况。 2．第四段指出“...people who were allergic (过敏的) to some food... were more likely to have sleep problems and bad dreams.”由此可见，对某些食物过敏的人群在选择睡前小吃时需要格外小心。 3．第四段指出“…eating dairy food when you can’t digest it well makes your stomach hurt. It can cause you to have bad dreams.”结合上文提到食物会使“harder to sleep”，说明因为食物导致的睡眠质量差是产生或感知噩梦的原因。 4．最后一段指出“…they needed to study more people of different ages and with different eating habits to learn more about this.”这表明Tore Nielsen认为下一步需要对来自不同群体（不同年龄和习惯）的人进行测试。 Traced back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Fujian Tulou is a kind of traditional Chinese rural (乡村的) house built by the Hakka people in the mountainous areas of East China’s Fujian Province. These large, closed, and strong earth buildings were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage (遗产) List in 2008. China’s development has not given up traditional culture but has gone hand in hand with its cultural heritage, passing it on from generation to generation. Fujian Tulou is an example of this. In Zhangzhou’s Nanjing County, over 15,000 tulou buildings are kept. They attract a large number of tourists. At the Tulou area, you can always see many travelers taking videos with their phones or cameras. Local people may invite visitors to their homes for a short tour, sharing stories about the inside design of the tulou. There are also shops offering visitors the chance to dress in the clothes of the local She ethnic minority (畲族) for photos. Usually, the ink rubbing (墨水拓片) workshop also interests lots of visitors. The leader of the workshop guides people, showing them luck and happiness in China, on a woodcut (木版画) of a tulou. After rolling the paper with golden ink, they get a beautiful picture of the tulou, a unique souvenir made by their own hands that they can take home. These activities not only provide fun but also allow visitors to experience the beauty of traditional Chinese culture firsthand. 1．Where was Fujian Tulou built? A．In the forest. B．Beside the river. C．On the grassland. D．In the mountainous areas. 2．Which sentence uses “attract” with the same meaning as the underlined word? attract /əˈtrækt/ v.  ①引起  ②吸引  ③迷恋  ④招引 A．I am not attracted to him at all. B．Bad behavior may attract trouble. C．The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year. D．The smell of the food might attract dangerous animals to our campsite. 3．What can visitors do in Tulou? a. Make a film.    b. Enjoy the view.    c. Learn about the history of tulou. d. Buy local clothes.    e. Get a beautiful picture of the tulou. A．a, c, d B．b, c, e C．a, b, e D．b, c, d 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．The Beauty of Fujian Tulou B．Different Kinds of Tulou C．How Did People Build Tulou D．Interesting Activities in Fujian 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了福建土楼的历史、地位与保存现状，讲述了游客在土楼可参与的活动，展现了中国传统文化之美。 1．第一段明确提到：“built by the Hakka people in the mountainous areas of East China’s Fujian Province”，说明福建土楼建造在山区。 2．文中“attract a large number of tourists”表示“吸引大量游客”，与选项中博物馆每年吸引数百万游客的attract含义和用法完全一致。 3．第三段指出游客可以拍照/录像（暗含欣赏美景）、听当地人讲述土楼内部设计，第四段指出游客可以自己制作土楼图案的画，对应b、c、e三项；文中未提及拍电影和购买当地服装。 4．全文介绍福建土楼的历史、地位、风光及相关体验活动，核心是展现土楼之美，因此最佳标题为The Beauty of Fujian Tulou。 Have you ever heard of the Pineapple Science Award (菠萝科学奖)? It honors interesting findings in science. Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum started this award in 2012. This year, the winners came out on Nov. 22. Here are three of them. Biology (生物) award Scientists in Australia used fake (假的) leaves with force sensors (传感器) to see how strong the ants are when pulling leaves. After checking over 30,000 ants, they found that ants pulled really hard—103 times their body weight—when other ants were around. But when alone, they only pulled 60 times their weight. Medical award Many people lose weight through intermittent fasting (轻断食). It means you eat for only 8 hours and go without food for the other 16 hours. But scientists at Westlake University in China found that in mice, this kind of fasting can make them lose hair. Psychology (心理学) award Scientists in Singapore asked magicians to do “Guessing which hand is hiding a coin” for jays (松鸦). The jays only guessed wrong 30 percent of the time, while humans guessed wrong 75 percent. Why? “Magicians use hand movements to trick people, but jays don’t have hands, so they can’t be tricked,” said the scientists. 1．What did the Australian scientists find about ants? A．They can’t work as a team. B．They eat for only eight hours a day. C．They are the strongest animals in Australia. D．They pull leaves harder with other ants nearby. 2．How could jays do better in the guessing game than humans? A．They are generally smarter. B．They have better memories. C．They can see hand movements clearly. D．They are not easily fooled by hand movements. 3．In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage? A．National news. B．Fun science. C．Local life. D．World business. 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了“菠萝科学奖”，并分享了今年的三项研究成果，涉及生物、医学和心理学领域，展示了科学兼具趣味性和启发性的一面。 1．“Biology award”栏目指出：“…ants pulled really hard…when other ants were around. But when alone, they only pulled 60 times their weight.”。这说明当周围有其他蚂蚁时，蚂蚁拉叶子的力量会更强大。 2．“Psychology award”栏目指出：“Magicians use hand movements to trick people, but jays don’t have hands, so they can’t be tricked…”。由此可见，松鸦在猜硬币游戏中表现比人类更好，是因为它们不会被魔术师的手部动作所迷惑。 3．文章开头指出：“Have you ever heard of the Pineapple Science Award (菠萝科学奖)? It honors interesting findings in science.”。全文内容均围绕这些既有趣又科学的研究成果展开，最适合出现在报纸的“趣味科学”板块。 Children can play outside all year long——they just need to dress for cold weather. Staying dry will also help them stay comfortable outside. These tips are useful to both children and adults. ▲ Watch out for the wind. (-5℃) In winter, more heat is taken away from the body because of the wind. On windy days you may feel much colder. The temperature might be -5℃ but it can feel like -20℃with the wind. Check the weather before going outside and stay inside if it goes below -27℃. Dress properly. (-7℃) Wear a coat that can protect you against the wind. Don’t wear cotton in cold weather because it takes in sweat (汗) and you will feel cold. A thick coat made of wool is a good choice. Cover all your skin(皮肤). (-28℃) Uncovered skin can freeze in 10 to 30 minutes. Keep the face warm with a scarf, a hat or a mask (口罩). Protect your mouth and face. (0℃ The wind and cold can make your skin very dry. Use lip balm (润唇膏) and skincare products. 1．Which picture can be put in ▲ ? A． B． C． D． 2．What are suggested in the text? a. Wear a hat to keep the face warm outside. b. Use lip balm to protect your mouth. c. Wear a cotton sweater to take in sweat. d. Stay inside if the temperature falls below -27℃. A．abc B．abd C．acd D．bcd 3．In which part of a magazine can we read the text? A．News. B．Culture. C．Health. D．Technology. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了应对寒冷天气的实用保暖技巧，适用于儿童和成人。 1．第一段指出：“Watch out for the wind.”，核心主题为防风，因此代表风的图标D可以放在▲处。 2．文中多处给出建议：“Cover all your skin”部分提到“Keep the face warm with a scarf, a hat or a mask”，对应建议a；“Protect your mouth and face”部分提到“Use lip balm and skincare products”，对应建议b；“Watch out for the wind.”部分提到“stay inside if it goes below -27°C”，对应建议d；文中明确指出“Don’t wear cotton in cold weather because it takes in sweat”，因此建议c错误。综上，正确建议为abd。 3． 全文围绕冬季户外保暖、健康防护展开，内容与身体健康相关，因此会出现在杂志的Health板块。 China is leading the way in electric cars. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (中国汽车工业协会) reported an impressive total export volume (惊人的出口总量) of 679,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs, 新能源汽车) in 2022. In the European market, Chinese car companies, such as BYD and Hongqi, are among the top 50 best-selling car companies. According to BYD, the company’s electric buses have now hit the roads of more than 100 European cities such as Amsterdam, London, and Copenhagen, helping Europeans cut carbon emissions (碳排放) by over 200,000 tons. NEVs made in China are also popular in Mexico. One local, Israel Aguilar, is deeply impressed. After nearly a year of trying out a Chinese NEV, Aguilar said he might never go back to driving his traditional car. “The NEV offers better comfort,” Aguilar told Xinhua. “Technology is truly very important in these times. And it has been truly special and important for me to learn these technologies that come from China,” Aguilar said. 1．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A．Electric cars need more energy. B．Europeans have more carbon emissions. C．Chinese NEVs are popular around the world. D．Chinese NEVs are better than traditional cars. 2．Why might Aguilar never go back to driving his traditional car? A．Because his Chinese NEV runs faster. B．Because his traditional car is too old. C．Because his traditional car produces pollution. D．Because his Chinese NEV is more comfortable. 3．What is the best title for the text? A．Cutting pollution. B．Leading the way in NEVs. C．Making science fun. D．Letting the past go. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 【导语】本文讲述了中国在电动汽车领域处于领先地位，中国新能源汽车出口总量惊人，在欧洲市场和墨西哥都很受欢迎。 1．前两段提到中国新能源汽车（NEVs）在 2022 年出口量可观，在欧洲市场进入畅销前 50，电动巴士覆盖 100 多个欧洲城市，体现中国新能源汽车在全球受欢迎，C 选项符合。 2．根据第三段“After nearly a year of trying out a Chinese NEV, Aguilar said he might never go back to driving his traditional car. ‘The NEV offers better comfort,’ Aguilar told Xinhua.”可知，是因为中国新能源汽车更舒适，所以Aguilar可能再也不开传统汽车了。 3．文章第一段“China is leading the way in electric cars.”点明主旨，且全文围绕中国在新能源汽车领域的领先地位展开，所以“Leading the way in NEVs”作为标题最合适。 满分冲刺限时练5篇，建议用时30分钟，实际用时 分钟 Plastic is everywhere. From the food we eat to the air we breathe, tiny particles (微粒) of plastic—also known as “microplastic”—can be found in almost anything. Researchers have questioned whether consuming microplastic can negatively influence our health, especially if there are pieces of plastic you’re using almost every day, like your plastic cutting board. A study that was published recently examined the amount of microplastic found in food after using two different types of plastic cutting boards. Researchers cut up carrots on these plastic cutting boards and found they resulted in 1,114 microplastic particles (pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters long) on the carrots each time the board was used. This means a plastic cutting board could produce 15 milligrams of microplastic per cut, and around 50 grams a year—the same amount as 10 plastic credit cards. ________ At first, the studies about eating microplastic seem upsetting. Evidence suggests that microplastic can be found in our blood, our lungs, and even our placenta (胎盘), and can be harmful to our physical health. However, it’s important to note that the science is still new and very limited (有限的). Dr. LeBeau points out that while the recent study examining cutting boards does provide evidence of plastic particles in food, it does not make any claims (声明) towards the negative effects these cutting boards can have on human health. It is unclear if they are a human health risk to consumers. Also, studies on microplastic and health problems have only suggested a possible link. They don’t say for sure because it is still hard to prove a direct cause. 1．How many grams of microplastic can a plastic cutting board produce in one year? A．10 grams. B．15 grams. C．50 grams. D．1,114 grams. 2．Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 3. A．What should we do with microplastic? B．Should people make use of microplastic? C．With so much microplastic in our food, can we avoid microplastic? D．With so much microplastic in our food, should people be worried? 3．What’s the purpose of the text? A．To introduce microplastic. B．To explain how to protect ourselves. C．To ask us not to use plastic products. D．To show us the relationship between microplastic and humans. 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．Reducing Plastic Use B．Tiny Plastics, Big Problems C．Future Ocean Pollution D．Microplastics in Human Brains 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．D 4．B 【导语】本文介绍微塑料广泛存在，研究显示塑料砧板会产生微塑料进入食物，但其对人类健康的负面影响尚无明确科学定论。 1．细节理解题。根据“This means a plastic cutting board could produce 15 milligrams of microplastic per cut, and around 50 grams a year—the same amount as 10 plastic credit cards.”可知，塑料砧板每年大约会产生50克微塑料，故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据“This means a plastic cutting board could produce 15 milligrams of microplastic per cut, and around 50 grams a year—the same amount as 10 plastic credit cards.”以及“At first, the studies about eating microplastic seem upsetting.”可知，空格处句子应承上启下，引出人们对食物中微塑料是否该担忧的话题，故选D。 3．主旨大意题。根据“Researchers have questioned whether consuming microplastic can negatively influence our health” “A study that was published recently examined the amount of microplastic found in food”和“Also, studies on microplastic and health problems have only suggested a possible link.”可知，本文主要介绍微塑料与人类的关系，包括其来源及对健康的潜在影响，故选D。 4．最佳标题题。根据“tiny particles (微粒) of plastic—also known as ‘microplastic’—can be found in almost anything” “it does not make any claims (声明) towards the negative effects these cutting boards can have on human health”和“studies on microplastic and health problems have only suggested a possible link”可知，文章围绕微塑料展开，探讨其带来的潜在问题，B选项既点出微塑料的微小，又暗示其可能的大问题，最适合作为标题，故选B。 Recently, researchers in New Jersey discovered the Cooper’s Hawk (库珀鹰) can understand how to use human traffic rules to hunt, so that they hunt more easily and successfully. This was discovered by Vladimir Dinets, who is an animal expert, and his research was published on May 23, 2025, in Frontiers in Animal Behavior. Other studies have pointed out that birds often use human buildings and cars to help them hunt, but recognizing traffic lights is a first. In the winter of 2021, Dinets saw a young Cooper’s Hawk standing in a tree near the traffic lights. It flew low with the cover of stopped cars, and disappeared into the front yard across the street. A moment later, it reappeared, catching a sparrow (麻雀). This hunt left a deep impression on Dinets. It seemed to know when the traffic light was red. Through continued watching, Dinets believes it knew traffic lights from the quiet noise when the red light was on at a certain time. Also, the hawk knew that sparrows would be at a certain house because the owner put out rubbish every day. So, the hawk used the cars which lined up to get close to the sparrows without being seen, making it easier to catch them. This is more difficult than imagined. The Cooper’s Hawk can’t see its prey (猎物) from the tree. So it has to remember the area around it and work out its way. Also, it has to know that quiet noise has something to do with traffic lights. This behavior must come from careful planning, a great memory, and difficult thinking skills. In a word, to have this hunting skill needs a lot of cleverness. Maybe other animals can do the same, but this Cooper’s Hawk is the first wild animal they’ve discovered. These birds fly through this area only in summer and winter. This means the Cooper’s Hawk probably learned to do this in just a few days or weeks. Finally, Dinets also saw a Cooper’s Hawk hunting in the same manner the following winter (2022), and he believes it is the same hawk, now an adult. However, in the summer of the year after that, the sound signal from the streetlight was gone, the people living there moved away, and there were no longer any sparrows there. From then on, Dinets never saw the Cooper’s Hawk nearby again. 1．How does the writer support the idea “This is more difficult than imagined”? A．By explaining steps. B．By giving numbers. C．By making comparisons. D．By offering facts. 2．What do we know about the Cooper’s Hawk? A．It used the time of day to tell when the light was red. B．It caught its prey with the help of the house owner. C．It may learn the hunting skill in a short period. D．It is the first wild animal to use buildings to hunt. 3．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．The hawk stopped coming because Dinets scared it away. B．The hunting skill was no longer useful in that place. C．The hawk might have taught other hawks the same skill. D．Dinets believes the hawk died after the summer of 2022. 4．Which is the best title of the passage? A．A discovery about the Cooper’s Hawk B．Traffic lights’ role in directing hunting C．The influence of human life on animals D．The value of scientific research to nature 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文介绍了研究人员发现库珀鹰能利用人类交通规则进行捕猎的新发现，详细阐述了其捕猎方式、判断交通灯的依据，以及这一行为体现的智力水平等内容。 1．推理判断题。根据“The Cooper’s Hawk can’t see its prey (猎物) from the tree. So it has to remember the area around it and work out its way. Also, it has to know that quiet noise has something to do with traffic lights.”可知，作者通过列举“库珀鹰无法从树上看到猎物，需要记住环境、关联嗡嗡声与交通灯”等事实，来支撑“这比想象中更难”的观点。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“This means the Cooper’s Hawk probably learned to do this in just a few days or weeks.”可知，库珀鹰可能在短时间内学会了这种捕猎技巧。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据“However, in the summer of the year after that, the sound signal from the streetlight was gone, the people living there moved away, and there were no longer any sparrows there. From then on, Dinets never saw the Cooper’s Hawk nearby again.”因交通灯声消失、麻雀不再出现，猎食环境改变，鹰不再出现，故可推知该捕猎技巧在此地已无用。故选B。 4．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章核心是“研究人员发现库珀鹰能利用交通规则捕猎”这一全新发现，围绕该发现展开了观察过程、行为分析等内容。选项A“A discovery about the Cooper’s Hawk”（关于库珀鹰的一项发现）准确概括了文章核心。故选A。 Do you prefer to write with your left hand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. In history, many famous people were left-handed. Napoleon, Michelangelo, Beethoven, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein were all left-handed. Alexander the Great and Queen Victoria of England were left-handed too. To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the brain. The brain is divided into two hemispheres (大脑半球). In most right-handers, the left hemisphere is the center of language and logical (逻辑) thinking. The right hemisphere controls how they understand broad, general ideas and how they respond to the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the same information from the brain because both hemispheres are connected. However, in right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, it is the right hemisphere that is stronger. There has been an increasing amount of research on handedness. For example, one psychologist says that left-handers are more likely to have good imaginations. They are also more likely than right-handers to enjoy swimming underwater. That is because left-handers can adjust (适应) more easily to seeing underwater. Left-handedness can cause problems for people. Some left-handed children see letters and words backwards. They read d for b and was for saw. Another problem is stuttering. Some left-handed children start to stutter when they are forced to write with their right hand. Are you left-handed even though you write with your right hand? Take this test to find out. Draw a circle first with one hand and then with the other. If you draw the circles clockwise (the direction the hands of a clock go in), you are probably left-handed. If you draw them counterclockwise (in the other direction), you are right-handed. The test does not always work, and some people draw one circle in one direction and the other circle in the other direction. But don’t worry if you are left-handed. You are in good company. 1．Why are so many world-famous people introduced in the first paragraph of the passage? A．To show that famous people in different fields are mostly left-handed. B．To explain that left-handed people are born with better abilities than others. C．To show that left-handed people have more chances to become successful in history. D．To support the idea that left-handed people are common among the world’s population. 2．What can we know about left-handed people from the research mentioned in the passage? A．Their ability to imagine is not as good as that of right-handed people. B．They are born with a talent for logical thinking and scientific research. C．Their better underwater sight leads to their love of underwater swimming. D．They hardly have any difficulties in reading and writing words and letters. 3．What might the left-handed children see the word “step” as? A．Stop. B．Pets. C．Tops. D．Spot. 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．We can tell whether a person is left-handed by using a simple circle-drawing test. B．Left-handed people can achieve success in different fields with their special abilities. C．This passage mainly tells us some scientific facts and research about left-handedness. D．Left-handed kids should be encouraged to write with their left hands to avoid problems. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文从人群分布、大脑结构差异、相关研究发现、潜在问题及简易测试方法等角度，介绍了左撇子的科学知识，同时说明左撇子是常见现象，无需担忧。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，第一段开头提到“你是世界上百万左撇子之一”，随后列举著名的左撇子，是为了支撑“左撇子在人群中很常见” 这一观点。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“They are also more likely than right-handers to enjoy swimming underwater. That is because left-handers can adjust (适应) more easily to seeing underwater.”可知，左撇子更易适应水下视觉，因此更可能喜欢水下游泳。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据“Some left-handed children see letters and words backwards. They read d for b and was for saw.”可知，左撇子孩子会颠倒字母、单词，step颠倒后是pets。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章围绕“左撇子”展开，涵盖其人群分布、大脑结构、相关研究、潜在问题及测试方法，核心是介绍左撇子的科学事实与研究。故选C。 Is comprehension the same whether a person reads a text onscreen or on paper? And are listening to and viewing content as effective as reading the written word when covering the same material? The answers to both questions are often “No.” The reasons relate to a variety of factors, including reduced concentration, an entertainment mindset (心态) and a tendency to multitask while consuming digital content. When reading texts of several hundred words or more, learning is generally more successful when it’s on paper than onscreen. A large amount of research confirms this finding. The benefits of print reading particularly shine through when experimenters move from posing simple tasks—like identifying the main idea in a reading passage—to ones that require mental abstraction—such as drawing inferences from a text. The differences between print and digital reading results are partly related to paper’s physical properties. With paper, there is a literal laying on of hands, along with the visual geography of distinct pages. People often link their memory of what they’ve read to how far into the book it was or where it was on the page. But equally important is the mental aspect. Reading researchers have proposed a theory called “shallowing hypothesis (假说)”. According to this theory, people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media, which are often not so serious, and devote less mental effort than when they are reading print. Audio (音频) and video can feel more engaging than text, and so university teachers increasingly turn to these technologies—say, assigning an online talk instead of an article by the same person. However, psychologists have demonstrated that when adults read news stories, they remember more of the content than if they listen to or view identical pieces. Digital texts, audio and video all have educational roles, especially when providing resources not available in print. However, for maximizing learning where mental focus and reflection are called for, educators shouldn’t assume all media are the same, even when they contain identical words. 1．What does the shallowing hypothesis assume? A．Readers treat digital texts lightly. B．Digital texts are simpler to understand. C．People select digital texts randomly. D．Digital texts are suitable for social media. 2．Why are audio and video increasingly used by university teachers? A．They can bold students’ attention. B．They are more convenient to prepare. C．They help develop advanced skills. D．They are more informative than text. 3．What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A．Students should apply multiple learning techniques. B．Teachers should produce their own teaching material. C．Print texts cannot be entirely replaced in education. D．Education outside the classroom cannot be ignored. 【答案】1．A 2．A 3．C 【导语】本文主要探讨了屏幕阅读与纸质阅读在学习效果上的差异及其原因。 1．细节理解题。根据“According to this theory, people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media, which are often not so serious, and devote less mental effort than when they are reading print.”可知，读者对待数字文本的态度较为轻松。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Audio (音频) and video can feel more engaging than text, and so university teachers increasingly turn to these technologies”可知，原因是音频和视频可以吸引学生的注意力。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“However, for maximizing learning where mental focus and reflection are called for, educators shouldn’t assume all media are the same, even when they contain identical words.”可知，最后一段暗示了纸质文本在教育中是不能完全被取代的。故选C。 Great apps for holiday Try these apps to make your life easier and more fun! WysaSometimes, it’s not easy to find someone to talk to, when we feel down. Now, the Wysa app can come to help. It’s a chatbot that uses AI to understand your feelings. Acting as an AI listener, Wysa also helps you work through your problems by connecting you with a mental-health doctor. The app has a high rating (评分) on the app store. So, why not give it a try? ibisPaintIf you like painting but spend too much time on your phone or computer, then there is a great app for you! ibisPaint is a drawing app with over 15,000 brushes and over 1,300 fonts (字体) for writing. Other features let you learn drawing skills from others. It can record your drawing process. One user said, “I love this app for how simple it is to use and can get amazing pictures with easy tools.” HelloTalkHelloTalk is a language learning app as well as a social app. It gets you speaking and practising your chosen language with native speakers. The app has a learning group with over 40 million users from more than 150 countries. It lets you find a language partner according to age, language and more. One user described it as “the best app on the app store”. WOMBO DreamHave you ever wished you could turn words into cool pictures? Now meet WOMBO Dream, an AI art product that can bring your creative ideas to life in just a few seconds. All you have to do is to type in some simple words about your design, and BOOM—a piece of art appears on your screen. Give WOMBO Dream a chance, then you will see the magic happen. 1．Which app is mentioned as having a high rating? A．Wysa. B．ibisPaint. C．HelloTalk. D．WOMBO Dream. 2．What do ibisPaint and WOMBO Dream have in common? A．They can change the words into pictures. B．They can both record your drawing process. C．They can provide different brushes and fonts. D．They can both produce wonderful pictures easily. 3．What’s the purpose of this passage? A．To share the easy and fun holiday lives. B．To teach people to use four social media apps. C．To introduce four apps that improve users’ lives. D．To compare the advantages of four types of apps. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了几个适合度假的应用程序。 1．根据表格第三列可知，根据“The app has a high rating (评分) on the app store.”可知，Wysa有最高的评分。 2．根据“I love this app for how simple it is to use and can get amazing pictures with easy tools.”以及“All you have to do is to type in some simple words about your design, and BOOM—a piece of art appears on your screen”可知，这两个应用程序的共同之处是：它们都可以很容易地产生精彩的图画。 3．根据“Great apps for holiday”以及“Try these apps to make your life easier and more fun!”可知，主要目的是为了介绍四款可以改善用户生活的应用程序。 2 迎战新中考，备考有方向，冲刺有重点！ 1 迎战新中考，备考有方向，冲刺有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 备战2026年北京中考英语押题预测系列，本地名师甄选！ 备战2026年北京中考英语押题预测系列，本地名师甄选！ 专题08 阅读理解之说明文热点练15篇   押   题   预   测 基础入门限时练5篇，建议用时20分钟，实际用时 分钟 In recent years, more and more teenagers are really interested in short-video platforms like TikTok. These platforms let teenagers show themselves in different creative ways. For example, a teen called Lily loves dancing. She often puts her dance videos on TikTok and has got lots of followers. Through these platforms, she can improve her dancing skills and become more confident. But the popularity of short-video platforms among teenagers also causes some worries. Some teenagers may spend too much time watching videos. That can influence their study and eyesight. Besides, there’s a lot of information on these platforms. Not all of it is good or right for teenagers. For example, some videos may have some bad words. To solve these problems, parents and schools should play an active role. Parents can set proper time limits for their kids’ use of mobile phones and communicate with them about how to use short-video platforms well. Schools can also educate teenagers to tell good information from bad ones and use these platforms in a healthy way. 1．What can teenagers like Lily get from short-video platforms? A．Only entertainment. B．Improved skills and more confidence. C．A lot of money. D．Nothing useful. 2．What problems do short-video platforms bring to teenagers? A．They make teenagers become too silent. B．They lead to teenagers’ bad eating habits. C．They may waste teenagers’ time and let them see bad information. D．They make teenagers give up studying. 3．What can parents and schools do to help teenagers? A．Parents can buy more mobile phones for teenagers. B．Schools can allow teenagers to use mobile phones freely. C．Parents and schools can do nothing but let teenagers use the platforms. D．Parents can limit time and communicate with teenagers, and schools can offer proper education. Slides (滑梯) are simple but always fun. All you need to do is to climb up to the top and slide down. But did you know that there is science behind it? Do you like science? Newton said what goes up must come down. He was talking about gravity (重力). Slides work because of gravity. But that is not all. When you sit at the top of a slide, you stay still unless you push yourself—this is Newton’s first law. As you slide down, friction (摩擦力) between your body and the slide slows you down a bit. Without friction, you would slide faster and faster. At the bottom, your feet touch the ground, creating extra (额外的) friction to stop you. Newton’s first law also says moving things keep moving unless something makes them stop. So, if you do not use your feet, you’ll fly off the slide. 1．What will happen if you don’t use your feet at the bottom of the slide according to Newton’s first law? A．You will fly off the slide. B．You will slide back up. C．You will stop immediately. D．You will stay at the bottom. 2．Which picture explains why you slow down a bit when sliding down? A． B． C． D． 3．Where can we probably read the text? A．In a storybook. B．In a science book. C．In a school poster. D．In a guidebook. What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems. Problems Causes Advice Feeling stressed Too much homework. No enough time for hobbies. Make a plan. Find time to relax. Getting short-sighted Too much homework. Bad reading habits. Do homework in a correct way. Fighting with others Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. Make more friends. Share problems. Feeling tired of study Computer games’ bad influence. Don’t be crazy about games. Play for a short time. Getting fat Having more pocket money to buy snacks. Dislike doing exercise. Use pocket money wisely. Exercise every day. 1．According to the survey, what are the top two problems for teenagers? A．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. B．Feeling stressed and fighting with each other. C．Feeling tired of study and getting fat. D．Getting fat and getting short-sighted. 2．If Jessica is feeling stressed, what should she do? A．Do much more homework. B．Buy more snacks. C．Spend more time on hobbies. D．Exercise every day. 3．Michael is tired of study probably because he ________. A．has no close friend B．plays too many computer games C．gets fatter and fatter D．eats too many snacks James Watson, who passed away on November 6, 2025, was a world-famous scientist known as the “Father of DNA”. He was born in 1928. His most famous achievement was discovering the double-helix structure (结构) of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953. This discovery was a huge step in the field of genetics. It was like unlocking the secret code of life, as DNA includes all the genetic information that makes each living thing different. People have known about DNA since 1869. But for a long time, nobody knew its structure. To find out, Watson worked with Francis Crick in the UK. They studied X-ray pictures of DNA taken by another scientist, Rosalind Franklin. This led them to find out that DNA has two strands (缕,股). These strands twist around each other into a double helix. Watson and Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962. Watson’s work opened up new ways of understanding how genes are passed on from parents to children and how they affect our health and characteristics. After the discovery, he continued to work in genetics, making more contributions to the field. He also wrote many books to share his knowledge and ideas with the public. Later in life, Watson also related genes with race (种族), saying that black people are less intelligent than white people. He lost his job for this in 2007. Although Watson had some controversial (有争议的) views later, his scientific achievements cannot be ignored (忽略). His discovery changed the way we think about life and laid the base for modern genetic research. His story shows us the power of curiosity and hard work at scientific knowledge. 1．Why did James Watson win the Nobel Prize? A．He used X-rays to study DNA． B．He successfully took pictures of DNA． C．He discovered the structure of DNA． D．He found out that there is DNA． 2．What might DNA look like? A． B． C． D． 3．What does the underlined word “unlocking” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．keeping a secret B．finding the key C．making a lock D．hiding something important 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Genes have nothing to do with race. B．Watson’s scientific achievements are highly valuable. C．Watson’s controversial views had little effect on his career. D．Watson’s story shows that luck is the key to scientific success. It’s June. The best time to eat lychees (荔枝) is coming again! Many people enjoy eating this sweet fruit. But have you found that it is hard to keep lychees fresh? Lychees lose water quickly because of their special skin (表皮). It has many tiny holes that let water run out easily. Also, different from other fruits, the lychee has an inside that is not connected to (连接) the skin. Once a lychee is picked, the skin can't send water to the inside part to keep it fresh. Like us, fruits also breathe, and they use sugars (糖) to do so. A study from Huazhong Agricultural University found that lychees breathe faster than many other fruits. This uses up their sugars and nutrients (营养) quickly, making them go bad fast. The fast breathing creates bad smells and makes the fruit lose its flavor (风味). It also gives out things that turn the fruit brown and soft quickly. More importantly, lychees let out a bad gas (气体) after being picked. It can make many fruits, including lychees and bananas, age and dry out faster. Scientists in Guangdong Province have found a good way to keep lychees fresher. They quickly freeze (冷冻) lychees at-35℃ before they get too old. This helps make the water in the lychees form smaller ice crystals (冰晶) than usual, which protect the fruit’s cells (细胞) instead of hurting them. This way, most of the flavor is kept. 1．Why do lychees lose water quickly according to the text? A．Their skin is too thin to keep water. B．Their skin contains too much sugar. C．Their skin has many holes that let out water. D．Their skin is too dry to send water to the inside. 2．What do we know about lychees’ breathing? A．It helps lychees grow faster. B．It makes lychees taste worse. C．It helps lychees produce sugars. D．It can stop lychees from turning soft. 3．What is the last paragraph mainly about? A．Why lychees can’t grow in cold weather. B．What people can do to keep lychees fresh. C．Why ice crystals can help lychees grow new cells. D．How lychees’ flavor can change in a cold environment. 4．What’s the best title for the text? A．Freezing Lychees Fast B．A Delicious Summer Fruit C．Why Lychees Are Popular in June D．How to Pick Fresh Lychees from Trees 提升培优限时练5篇，建议用时25分钟，实际用时 分钟 Many people believe that what they eat before bed can change how they sleep and what they dream about. Some even say that eating cheese at night can give them bad dreams. Some scientists think your bedtime snack might be part of the reason. In Canada, some researchers asked over 1,000 university students questions about their food, sleep, and dreams. The students also shared what they thought about how food might change their dreams. One out of every three students said they often had bad dreams. About 40% of them believed eating late or eating certain food made it harder to sleep. Only a few—just 5.5%—said they thought some food changed their dreams such as sweets and dairy (乳制的) food. The study also showed that people who were allergic (过敏的) to some food or couldn’t drink milk were more likely to have sleep problems and bad dreams. This might be because eating dairy food when you can’t digest (消化) it well makes your stomach hurt. It can cause you to have bad dreams. A researcher named Tore Nielsen said that for some people, changing what they eat could help stop bad dreams. But he added that they needed to study more people of different ages and with different eating habits to learn more about this. 1．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph? A．Many students eat a lot at night. B．Most students sleep well after dinner. C．Some students think food changes their sleep. D．All students believe food makes them dream. 2．Which group of people might need to be careful about bedtime snacks? A．People who sleep a lot. B．People who eat lunch late. C．People who don’t like cheese. D．People who are allergic to some food. 3．Why may some people have their bad dreams more easily? A．Because they go to bed early every day. B．Because they always eat the same food at night. C．Because their sleep isn’t good because of food. D．Because they have happy dreams that turn bad. 4．What needs to be done next according to Tore Nielsen? A．Testing people from many different groups. B．Stopping the study and trying something else. C．Giving students only one kind of food. D．Asking people to eat sweets at night. Traced back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Fujian Tulou is a kind of traditional Chinese rural (乡村的) house built by the Hakka people in the mountainous areas of East China’s Fujian Province. These large, closed, and strong earth buildings were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage (遗产) List in 2008. China’s development has not given up traditional culture but has gone hand in hand with its cultural heritage, passing it on from generation to generation. Fujian Tulou is an example of this. In Zhangzhou’s Nanjing County, over 15,000 tulou buildings are kept. They attract a large number of tourists. At the Tulou area, you can always see many travelers taking videos with their phones or cameras. Local people may invite visitors to their homes for a short tour, sharing stories about the inside design of the tulou. There are also shops offering visitors the chance to dress in the clothes of the local She ethnic minority (畲族) for photos. Usually, the ink rubbing (墨水拓片) workshop also interests lots of visitors. The leader of the workshop guides people, showing them luck and happiness in China, on a woodcut (木版画) of a tulou. After rolling the paper with golden ink, they get a beautiful picture of the tulou, a unique souvenir made by their own hands that they can take home. These activities not only provide fun but also allow visitors to experience the beauty of traditional Chinese culture firsthand. 1．Where was Fujian Tulou built? A．In the forest. B．Beside the river. C．On the grassland. D．In the mountainous areas. 2．Which sentence uses “attract” with the same meaning as the underlined word? attract /əˈtrækt/ v.  ①引起  ②吸引  ③迷恋  ④招引 A．I am not attracted to him at all. B．Bad behavior may attract trouble. C．The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year. D．The smell of the food might attract dangerous animals to our campsite. 3．What can visitors do in Tulou? a. Make a film.    b. Enjoy the view.    c. Learn about the history of tulou. d. Buy local clothes.    e. Get a beautiful picture of the tulou. A．a, c, d B．b, c, e C．a, b, e D．b, c, d 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．The Beauty of Fujian Tulou B．Different Kinds of Tulou C．How Did People Build Tulou D．Interesting Activities in Fujian Have you ever heard of the Pineapple Science Award (菠萝科学奖)? It honors interesting findings in science. Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum started this award in 2012. This year, the winners came out on Nov. 22. Here are three of them. Biology (生物) award Scientists in Australia used fake (假的) leaves with force sensors (传感器) to see how strong the ants are when pulling leaves. After checking over 30,000 ants, they found that ants pulled really hard—103 times their body weight—when other ants were around. But when alone, they only pulled 60 times their weight. Medical award Many people lose weight through intermittent fasting (轻断食). It means you eat for only 8 hours and go without food for the other 16 hours. But scientists at Westlake University in China found that in mice, this kind of fasting can make them lose hair. Psychology (心理学) award Scientists in Singapore asked magicians to do “Guessing which hand is hiding a coin” for jays (松鸦). The jays only guessed wrong 30 percent of the time, while humans guessed wrong 75 percent. Why? “Magicians use hand movements to trick people, but jays don’t have hands, so they can’t be tricked,” said the scientists. 1．What did the Australian scientists find about ants? A．They can’t work as a team. B．They eat for only eight hours a day. C．They are the strongest animals in Australia. D．They pull leaves harder with other ants nearby. 2．How could jays do better in the guessing game than humans? A．They are generally smarter. B．They have better memories. C．They can see hand movements clearly. D．They are not easily fooled by hand movements. 3．In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage? A．National news. B．Fun science. C．Local life. D．World business. Children can play outside all year long——they just need to dress for cold weather. Staying dry will also help them stay comfortable outside. These tips are useful to both children and adults. ▲ Watch out for the wind. (-5℃) In winter, more heat is taken away from the body because of the wind. On windy days you may feel much colder. The temperature might be -5℃ but it can feel like -20℃with the wind. Check the weather before going outside and stay inside if it goes below -27℃. Dress properly. (-7℃) Wear a coat that can protect you against the wind. Don’t wear cotton in cold weather because it takes in sweat (汗) and you will feel cold. A thick coat made of wool is a good choice. Cover all your skin(皮肤). (-28℃) Uncovered skin can freeze in 10 to 30 minutes. Keep the face warm with a scarf, a hat or a mask (口罩). Protect your mouth and face. (0℃ The wind and cold can make your skin very dry. Use lip balm (润唇膏) and skincare products. 1．Which picture can be put in ▲ ? A． B． C． D． 2．What are suggested in the text? a. Wear a hat to keep the face warm outside. b. Use lip balm to protect your mouth. c. Wear a cotton sweater to take in sweat. d. Stay inside if the temperature falls below -27℃. A．abc B．abd C．acd D．bcd 3．In which part of a magazine can we read the text? A．News. B．Culture. C．Health. D．Technology. China is leading the way in electric cars. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (中国汽车工业协会) reported an impressive total export volume (惊人的出口总量) of 679,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs, 新能源汽车) in 2022. In the European market, Chinese car companies, such as BYD and Hongqi, are among the top 50 best-selling car companies. According to BYD, the company’s electric buses have now hit the roads of more than 100 European cities such as Amsterdam, London, and Copenhagen, helping Europeans cut carbon emissions (碳排放) by over 200,000 tons. NEVs made in China are also popular in Mexico. One local, Israel Aguilar, is deeply impressed. After nearly a year of trying out a Chinese NEV, Aguilar said he might never go back to driving his traditional car. “The NEV offers better comfort,” Aguilar told Xinhua. “Technology is truly very important in these times. And it has been truly special and important for me to learn these technologies that come from China,” Aguilar said. 1．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A．Electric cars need more energy. B．Europeans have more carbon emissions. C．Chinese NEVs are popular around the world. D．Chinese NEVs are better than traditional cars. 2．Why might Aguilar never go back to driving his traditional car? A．Because his Chinese NEV runs faster. B．Because his traditional car is too old. C．Because his traditional car produces pollution. D．Because his Chinese NEV is more comfortable. 3．What is the best title for the text? A．Cutting pollution. B．Leading the way in NEVs. C．Making science fun. D．Letting the past go. 满分冲刺限时练5篇，建议用时30分钟，实际用时 分钟 Plastic is everywhere. From the food we eat to the air we breathe, tiny particles (微粒) of plastic—also known as “microplastic”—can be found in almost anything. Researchers have questioned whether consuming microplastic can negatively influence our health, especially if there are pieces of plastic you’re using almost every day, like your plastic cutting board. A study that was published recently examined the amount of microplastic found in food after using two different types of plastic cutting boards. Researchers cut up carrots on these plastic cutting boards and found they resulted in 1,114 microplastic particles (pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters long) on the carrots each time the board was used. This means a plastic cutting board could produce 15 milligrams of microplastic per cut, and around 50 grams a year—the same amount as 10 plastic credit cards. ________ At first, the studies about eating microplastic seem upsetting. Evidence suggests that microplastic can be found in our blood, our lungs, and even our placenta (胎盘), and can be harmful to our physical health. However, it’s important to note that the science is still new and very limited (有限的). Dr. LeBeau points out that while the recent study examining cutting boards does provide evidence of plastic particles in food, it does not make any claims (声明) towards the negative effects these cutting boards can have on human health. It is unclear if they are a human health risk to consumers. Also, studies on microplastic and health problems have only suggested a possible link. They don’t say for sure because it is still hard to prove a direct cause. 1．How many grams of microplastic can a plastic cutting board produce in one year? A．10 grams. B．15 grams. C．50 grams. D．1,114 grams. 2．Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 3. A．What should we do with microplastic? B．Should people make use of microplastic? C．With so much microplastic in our food, can we avoid microplastic? D．With so much microplastic in our food, should people be worried? 3．What’s the purpose of the text? A．To introduce microplastic. B．To explain how to protect ourselves. C．To ask us not to use plastic products. D．To show us the relationship between microplastic and humans. 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．Reducing Plastic Use B．Tiny Plastics, Big Problems C．Future Ocean Pollution D．Microplastics in Human Brains Recently, researchers in New Jersey discovered the Cooper’s Hawk (库珀鹰) can understand how to use human traffic rules to hunt, so that they hunt more easily and successfully. This was discovered by Vladimir Dinets, who is an animal expert, and his research was published on May 23, 2025, in Frontiers in Animal Behavior. Other studies have pointed out that birds often use human buildings and cars to help them hunt, but recognizing traffic lights is a first. In the winter of 2021, Dinets saw a young Cooper’s Hawk standing in a tree near the traffic lights. It flew low with the cover of stopped cars, and disappeared into the front yard across the street. A moment later, it reappeared, catching a sparrow (麻雀). This hunt left a deep impression on Dinets. It seemed to know when the traffic light was red. Through continued watching, Dinets believes it knew traffic lights from the quiet noise when the red light was on at a certain time. Also, the hawk knew that sparrows would be at a certain house because the owner put out rubbish every day. So, the hawk used the cars which lined up to get close to the sparrows without being seen, making it easier to catch them. This is more difficult than imagined. The Cooper’s Hawk can’t see its prey (猎物) from the tree. So it has to remember the area around it and work out its way. Also, it has to know that quiet noise has something to do with traffic lights. This behavior must come from careful planning, a great memory, and difficult thinking skills. In a word, to have this hunting skill needs a lot of cleverness. Maybe other animals can do the same, but this Cooper’s Hawk is the first wild animal they’ve discovered. These birds fly through this area only in summer and winter. This means the Cooper’s Hawk probably learned to do this in just a few days or weeks. Finally, Dinets also saw a Cooper’s Hawk hunting in the same manner the following winter (2022), and he believes it is the same hawk, now an adult. However, in the summer of the year after that, the sound signal from the streetlight was gone, the people living there moved away, and there were no longer any sparrows there. From then on, Dinets never saw the Cooper’s Hawk nearby again. 1．How does the writer support the idea “This is more difficult than imagined”? A．By explaining steps. B．By giving numbers. C．By making comparisons. D．By offering facts. 2．What do we know about the Cooper’s Hawk? A．It used the time of day to tell when the light was red. B．It caught its prey with the help of the house owner. C．It may learn the hunting skill in a short period. D．It is the first wild animal to use buildings to hunt. 3．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．The hawk stopped coming because Dinets scared it away. B．The hunting skill was no longer useful in that place. C．The hawk might have taught other hawks the same skill. D．Dinets believes the hawk died after the summer of 2022. 4．Which is the best title of the passage? A．A discovery about the Cooper’s Hawk B．Traffic lights’ role in directing hunting C．The influence of human life on animals D．The value of scientific research to nature Do you prefer to write with your left hand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. In history, many famous people were left-handed. Napoleon, Michelangelo, Beethoven, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein were all left-handed. Alexander the Great and Queen Victoria of England were left-handed too. To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the brain. The brain is divided into two hemispheres (大脑半球). In most right-handers, the left hemisphere is the center of language and logical (逻辑) thinking. The right hemisphere controls how they understand broad, general ideas and how they respond to the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the same information from the brain because both hemispheres are connected. However, in right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, it is the right hemisphere that is stronger. There has been an increasing amount of research on handedness. For example, one psychologist says that left-handers are more likely to have good imaginations. They are also more likely than right-handers to enjoy swimming underwater. That is because left-handers can adjust (适应) more easily to seeing underwater. Left-handedness can cause problems for people. Some left-handed children see letters and words backwards. They read d for b and was for saw. Another problem is stuttering. Some left-handed children start to stutter when they are forced to write with their right hand. Are you left-handed even though you write with your right hand? Take this test to find out. Draw a circle first with one hand and then with the other. If you draw the circles clockwise (the direction the hands of a clock go in), you are probably left-handed. If you draw them counterclockwise (in the other direction), you are right-handed. The test does not always work, and some people draw one circle in one direction and the other circle in the other direction. But don’t worry if you are left-handed. You are in good company. 1．Why are so many world-famous people introduced in the first paragraph of the passage? A．To show that famous people in different fields are mostly left-handed. B．To explain that left-handed people are born with better abilities than others. C．To show that left-handed people have more chances to become successful in history. D．To support the idea that left-handed people are common among the world’s population. 2．What can we know about left-handed people from the research mentioned in the passage? A．Their ability to imagine is not as good as that of right-handed people. B．They are born with a talent for logical thinking and scientific research. C．Their better underwater sight leads to their love of underwater swimming. D．They hardly have any difficulties in reading and writing words and letters. 3．What might the left-handed children see the word “step” as? A．Stop. B．Pets. C．Tops. D．Spot. 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．We can tell whether a person is left-handed by using a simple circle-drawing test. B．Left-handed people can achieve success in different fields with their special abilities. C．This passage mainly tells us some scientific facts and research about left-handedness. D．Left-handed kids should be encouraged to write with their left hands to avoid problems. Is comprehension the same whether a person reads a text onscreen or on paper? And are listening to and viewing content as effective as reading the written word when covering the same material? The answers to both questions are often “No.” The reasons relate to a variety of factors, including reduced concentration, an entertainment mindset (心态) and a tendency to multitask while consuming digital content. When reading texts of several hundred words or more, learning is generally more successful when it’s on paper than onscreen. A large amount of research confirms this finding. The benefits of print reading particularly shine through when experimenters move from posing simple tasks—like identifying the main idea in a reading passage—to ones that require mental abstraction—such as drawing inferences from a text. The differences between print and digital reading results are partly related to paper’s physical properties. With paper, there is a literal laying on of hands, along with the visual geography of distinct pages. People often link their memory of what they’ve read to how far into the book it was or where it was on the page. But equally important is the mental aspect. Reading researchers have proposed a theory called “shallowing hypothesis (假说)”. According to this theory, people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media, which are often not so serious, and devote less mental effort than when they are reading print. Audio (音频) and video can feel more engaging than text, and so university teachers increasingly turn to these technologies—say, assigning an online talk instead of an article by the same person. However, psychologists have demonstrated that when adults read news stories, they remember more of the content than if they listen to or view identical pieces. Digital texts, audio and video all have educational roles, especially when providing resources not available in print. However, for maximizing learning where mental focus and reflection are called for, educators shouldn’t assume all media are the same, even when they contain identical words. 1．What does the shallowing hypothesis assume? A．Readers treat digital texts lightly. B．Digital texts are simpler to understand. C．People select digital texts randomly. D．Digital texts are suitable for social media. 2．Why are audio and video increasingly used by university teachers? A．They can bold students’ attention. B．They are more convenient to prepare. C．They help develop advanced skills. D．They are more informative than text. 3．What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A．Students should apply multiple learning techniques. B．Teachers should produce their own teaching material. C．Print texts cannot be entirely replaced in education. D．Education outside the classroom cannot be ignored. Great apps for holiday Try these apps to make your life easier and more fun! WysaSometimes, it’s not easy to find someone to talk to, when we feel down. Now, the Wysa app can come to help. It’s a chatbot that uses AI to understand your feelings. Acting as an AI listener, Wysa also helps you work through your problems by connecting you with a mental-health doctor. The app has a high rating (评分) on the app store. So, why not give it a try? ibisPaintIf you like painting but spend too much time on your phone or computer, then there is a great app for you! ibisPaint is a drawing app with over 15,000 brushes and over 1,300 fonts (字体) for writing. Other features let you learn drawing skills from others. It can record your drawing process. One user said, “I love this app for how simple it is to use and can get amazing pictures with easy tools.” HelloTalkHelloTalk is a language learning app as well as a social app. It gets you speaking and practising your chosen language with native speakers. The app has a learning group with over 40 million users from more than 150 countries. It lets you find a language partner according to age, language and more. One user described it as “the best app on the app store”. WOMBO DreamHave you ever wished you could turn words into cool pictures? Now meet WOMBO Dream, an AI art product that can bring your creative ideas to life in just a few seconds. All you have to do is to type in some simple words about your design, and BOOM—a piece of art appears on your screen. Give WOMBO Dream a chance, then you will see the magic happen. 1．Which app is mentioned as having a high rating? A．Wysa. B．ibisPaint. C．HelloTalk. D．WOMBO Dream. 2．What do ibisPaint and WOMBO Dream have in common? A．They can change the words into pictures. B．They can both record your drawing process. C．They can provide different brushes and fonts. D．They can both produce wonderful pictures easily. 3．What’s the purpose of this passage? A．To share the easy and fun holiday lives. B．To teach people to use four social media apps. C．To introduce four apps that improve users’ lives. D．To compare the advantages of four types of apps. 2 迎战新中考，备考有方向，冲刺有重点！ 1 迎战新中考，备考有方向，冲刺有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $