2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(广州专用)
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（2024·广东广州·一模）William Butler Yeats, was an Irish poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was born in Dublin on June 13,1865, His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments however were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
Yeats is considered one of the few writers whose greatest works were completed after being awarded the Nobel Prize, which he won in 1923. He continued writing almost to the end of his life, producing his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, as there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between these ages. Such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).
After suffering from a variety of illnesses for several years, Yeats died in Menton, 1939. The last poem he wrote was the The Black Tower. After Yeats’s death, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the falling liners:
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
1．What can you learn about Yeats’s family according to Paragraph 1
A．It was a happy family.
B．It was shocked by Yeats’s choice.
C．It was a typically wealthy family.
D．It had an artistic atmosphere.
2．What does the underlined word “inherited” (in paragraph 1) probably mean
A．failed to B．succeeded to C．gave up D．worried about
3．In what order did the following happen in Yeats’s life
a. He won a Nobel Prize of Literature.
b. He founded an Irish national theatre.
c. He was dead in Menton.
d. The Winding Stair was published.
e. He wrote The Black Tower.
A．b→a→e→d→c B．b→a→d→e→c
C．a→b→d→c→e D．a→b→c→d→e
4．What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines
A．Happiness. B．Sympathy. C．Emptiness. D．Admiration.
（2024·广东广州·一模）When you think of a new place for growing food, you might think of Mars. But one Italian family believes one possible place is right here on the Earth: the ocean.
Nemo’s Garden is the world’s first underwater system of land plants. Located off the coast of Noli, Italy, it is made up of several greenhouses. Each of them is connected to the seafloor. “The aim of it is to change farming, and add a possibility for growing plants in the ocean. What we have on Earth will be used up one day, and such gardens can offer us added space.” says Luca, the son of the family.
Luca’s father, who enjoys diving and gardening, came up with the idea. In 2012, the family began with planting basil underwater. Now Nemo’s Garden is growing strong.
According to Luca, underwater planting has some advantages over traditional farming. In their garden, growing six to ten meters underwater, the plants are separated from any outside viruses. The temperature of the ocean water is also perfect for plants. Besides, with high technology, Nemo’s Garden uses water-based nutrients (养分) instead of soil.
What’s more, there is little influence on the underwater environment, so no harm is caused to sea creatures.
More work is done to make sure underwater planting works well. Everything is watched and checked on land through cameras and sensors. And if there is something wrong, the family will change the settings in the greenhouses. When it’s time to collect the vegetables, a diver will cut them, place them in bags and send them to the surface.
“Many local people were doubtful about our idea. Some people are realizing that it works, and it helps put Noli on the tourist map.” Luca says, “We need someone who thinks about crazy things. It might be something, or it might not. But we have the courage to try. We have bigger plans although it will take years to work on them.”
5．What can we learn about Nemo’s Garden
A．It can grow new plants for people on Earth.
B．It can provide more farming space for people.
C．It is a huge greenhouse tied to the seafloor.
D．The idea of Nemo’s Garden came from Luca.
6．Compared to traditional farming, how many advantages does Nemo’s garden have
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
7．What does Luca think of building the garden
A．It is crazy to doubt about the garden.
B．It is brave of them to build the garden.
C．It will take years for the garden to be popular.
D．More visitors should be invited to the garden.
8．What’s the main purpose of this passage
A．To encourage people to try new ideas.
B．To show a technology of ocean exploration.
C．To call on people to protect the environment.
D．To introduce a new type of underwater farming.
（2024·广东广州·一模）Mary, 68, a famous Italian engineer, has been a member of Eating Light Club in Guangzhou for a year.
“I used to be too heavy and have sleeping problems, and as a result I had to visit the doctor from time to time. But amazingly my situation has been greatly improved since I joined the Eating Light Club. In the club, light foods are recommended because they are foods that your body finds easy to take in and get nutrition from. I also learned to make some tasty light meals and have really got into it. So when the Free Food Fair came around, I challenged myself to a light dinner recipe. Here it is.”
Light Dinner Whole Wheat Pasta
Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cooking Time: 30 minutes; Servings: 2 people;
How to cook Cut the vegetables and get everything ready. Add some water to a soup pot, and let it come to a boil. Add the pasta, salt, and a little olive oil and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. At the same time, heat the olive oil in a pan. Add garlic and fry it in the pan. When it turns brown, add the chicken breast and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the vegetables and fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain the pasta to make sure there is little water left, and then add the fried vegetables and chicken. Add the mixture of the oregano, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Top it with cheese.
9．According to Mary, who may find light food helpful
A．People in need of losing weight. B．Famous food lovers.
C．People attending the Free Food Fair. D．Patients in hospital.
10．What can’t be found in Mary’s recipe
A．The time needed for the cooking.
B．The cost of the light dinner.
C．The steps to cook the light dinner.
D．The number of people to be served.
11．Which picture best shows the underlined phrase “Drain the pasta”
A． B． C． D．
（2024·广东广州·一模）You couldn’t deeply experience Chengdu if you don’t prepare to do nothing. Sit on a bamboo chair, spread your feet out and let the afternoon slow away. Listen to hot water poured into tea cups. Taste melon seeds (瓜子) or boiled peanuts. And tea houses are the right places for you and should always be on your must-go list.
Sichuan is one of China’s major tea-producing regions. Chengdu was famous for its tea houses as early as the Tang dynasty. For centuries, tea houses were places for fun and tea. There, customers can enjoy storytelling, music, and especially Sichuan Opera. That is not a popular art these days, but Yuelai Teahouse beside Jinjiang Theater still arranges operas every Saturday afternoon.
You will find most of Chengdu’s traditional tea houses in parks. Heming Teahouse in Renmin Park attracts lunchtime office workers and afternoon visitors. When noise gets too much because of more visitors, move on to Shaocheng Teahouse in the same park. Visitors are older and quieter. They bring songbirds, hanging their cages in trees and have fun. However, new-style tea houses have been opened to attract the younger generation. They want to have a taste for traditional teas in a more modern style. The most famous one of them is Mi Xun Teahouse in Taikoo Li, which is right in the city’s most fashionable shopping area.
As in all tea houses, the tea comes in separate packets which can be kept warm. Maofeng green tea from Mount Emei, south of Chengdu, is the traditional favorite. Shake the leaves into your cup. Don’t let the water in your cup get too low, since any bad taste from the leaves is on the bottom. You can enjoy your tea all afternoon and order nothing else.
In Chengdu tea houses, people relax themselves by staying away from busy work and life. The capital of Sichuan is developing fast too, but has managed to keep its slower style that has been lost in many other Chinese cities.
12．The first paragraph leads to the topic by ________.
A．telling stories B．creating a scene
C．giving reasons D．asking questions
13．What’s the main idea of paragraph 3
A．The main types of tea houses. B．The address of tea houses.
C．Different visitors of tea houses. D．Some activities in tea houses.
14．Why should you NOT let the water in your cup get too low when drinking tea
A．Because it may make the tea too hot. B．Because it may make the leaves float.
C．Because it may make the tea not tasty. D．Because it may make the tea too bitter.
15．Which is the best way to divide the passage
A． B． C． D．
（2024·广东广州·一模）What’s the best book to read when you travel Of course, the books that can bring you closer to the places you visit. By reading the books, those places will become more attractive when they are in front of you! Here are the books you can carry if you want to go to the following places.
Where’d You Go, BernadetteIt is a novel written by Maria Semple. It is told in emails and stories. It talks about how Bee Branch tries to find her missing mother, Bernadette. The story happens in Seattle, Washington. Although it has some heart-breaking plots, in general it’s a funny story. This novel can be a good friend when you visit those famous places mentioned in the book.
Midnight’s ChildrenMidnight’s Children is a novel of 20th-century’s India. Salman Rushdie’s story begins at midnight, on the night of India’s independence (独立) . The 1, 001 children born at that hour are found to have magical powers. This novel is mixed with imagination and real events. By reading this book, you can also know more about the customs of India.
A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered AnimalsHere comes this great celebration of the animal kingdom! It is written by Millie Marotta, a New York Times bestselling author. The book takes readers on a trip through freshwater, oceans, forests, mountains, deserts, grasslands and wetlands around the world while learning about rare and well-known animals and their living places.
My Name is RedThe book is written by the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Orhan Pamuk. It has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. The book is full of detailed pictures which show the special tradition of local culture. It also encourages people to have a deeper thinking of life.
16．Who might be most interested in reading the passage
A．Students interested in world history.
B．Authors in need of writing advice.
C．Booksellers looking for advertisements.
D．Travellers in need of guide.
17．If Jane is interested in nature, which book is the best choice for her
A．Midnight’s Children B．A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered Animals
C．My Name is Red D．Where’d You Go, Bernadette
18．What can we learn from the text
A．Bee Branch went on a trip in Seattle with her mother.
B．The plots in Salman Rushdie’s story all come from real life.
C．Millie Marotta’s book shows beautiful scenes mainly from India.
D．My Name is Red is a popular book all over the world
（2024·广东广州·一模）
On difficult days it’s easy to forget what cheers you up and makes you feel happy.But, by creating a piece of word art, you will have a reminder you can turn to for ideas whenever you need it.
What is a happiness manifesto A happiness manifesto is a declaration (宣言) of what makes you happy. By making your happiness manifesto into a piece of word art, you can get creative and place it in your home to see every day.
To make your happiness manifesto, you need to get a piece of paper and a pen and write a list of everything you enjoy and makes you happy. From playing with friends to reading to football, there’s no limit to how many things you can write. Next, read the words and phrases you’ve written and circle those that are really important to your happiness, and what you most love to do. Cross out any you don’t feel excited about.
Decide whether you’re going to make your word poster with pens, or create it on a computer. If you’re using a computer app, choose a typeface (字体) you like and arrange your words and phrases on an A4 page. Make the words the same or different colours and then print it out. If you’re making your poster by hand, write or paint your words on a piece of paper or card, making it as colourful as you want.Place your eye-catching happiness manifesto poster in a place you can see it every day as a reminder.
Francesca, creator of a journal on happiness,believes there are lots of reasons we should celebrate what makes us happy.“It makes us kinder and more helpful to others, more creative and better at dealing with challenges,”she says. No one is happy all the time and when you feel anxious or sad, your brain can go round in circles with your worries. With a happiness manifesto, you can look at things at the bright side and give you more ideas for what to do next.
19．A happiness manifesto is mainly used to ________.
A．remind us to do something
B．show our artistic skills
C．decorate our room
D．raise our spirits
20．Which shows the correct steps to make a happiness manifesto
a. Colour your words to make them beautiful.
b. List out what you enjoy.
c. Place it in your room.
d. Delete what you don’t feel excited.
e. Type or write down your words on paper or a card.
A．b-d-e-a-c B．b-d-e-c-a C．e-d-b-c-a D．e-d-b-a-c
21．What is the passage mainly about
A．A way to make ourselves pleased.
B．Solutions to deal with problems.
C．Some tips to make a manifesto.
D．How to share your happiness.
（2024·广东广州·一模）How do plants grow in space An experiment at the Tiangong space station can provide the answer. Chinese astronauts have successfully grown rice seedlings (幼苗), which may show us how astronauts can cultivate food to support long-term space flights.
“The rice seedlings are growing very well.” Zheng Huiqiong, a scientist at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told China Daily. Since the rice experiment began on July 29, 2022, the seedlings of the tall shoot rice variety (高杆水稻品种) have reached a height of about 30 centimeters. Plus, the seedlings of the dwarf rice variety (矮秆水稻品种) have grown to around 5 centimeters.
While there have been other rice experiments in space, the one being conducted on Tiangong is the first of its kind. It aims to produce the complete life cycle of the plant, which begins with a seed and ends with a grown plant producing new seeds.
The astronauts will keep studying the plants. If the experiment is successful, they will collect the newly produced seeds and bring them back to Earth for further studies, Zheng added.
Since the 1980s, China has been taking the seeds of crops to space. But growing rice in orbit is a different challenge due to the hard conditions in space. Micro-gravity, no air and high-energy cosmic rays may make it hard for the plants to grow.
Rice has been the most important food for astronauts for a long time. US astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission—the first humans to land on the moon in July 1969—ate freeze-dried chicken and rice during their trip to space.
If such an experiment goes well, astronauts will be able to grow their food in orbit, reducing how much food has to be taken on space flights.
22．What does “cultivate” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．find B．grow C．waste D．cook
23．What is the purpose of describing the heights of the rice varieties in Paragraph 2
A．To tell us about the scientists’ work. B．To make us interested in space exploration.
C．To show the rice experiment is going well. D．To introduce different types of rice seedlings.
24．What is special about the rice experiment being done on Tiangong
A．It’s the first rice experiment in space.
B．The gravity on Earth will influence the growing of the rice.
C．It’s the first experiment to try to produce rice in a complete life cycle.
D．If it works, the newly produced rice plant will be brought back to Earth.
25．What are the last two paragraphs mainly about
A．Future space missions. B．The importance of the rice experiment.
C．The best food choices for astronauts. D．Changes in astronauts’ food through history.
（2024·广东广州·一模）Do you know that most of the energy we use comes from the Sun For example, we use wind energy and hydro energy to produce electricity. Besides, the Sun helps plants to grow. Plants that grew millions of years ago turned into coal, oil, and natural gas. We call these fossil fuels (化石燃料).
However, fossil fuels make pollution. This is bad for the Earth. Fossil fuels are also nonrenewable. Some day they will be gone. So, scientists want people to use green energy. Why is green energy important First, it is clean. It doesn’t hurt the Earth. Next, it is renewable. It won’t run out. Green energy gives us more than 30% of the electricity we use today.
What are the main sources (来源) of green energy
Water Power
Water power uses moving water in rivers and dams. Moving water has energy. Water power makes 16.6% of the electricity we use.
Wind Power
Is wind power new No, it isn’t. People used wind power many years ago. Wind power makes 4% of the electricity we use.
Solar Power
Solar power comes from sunlight. The Sun shines on solar panels, and electricity is made. Solar power is now as cheap as some fossil fuels. It makes 8% of the electricity we use.
Biomass (生物质能)
Biomass is energy that we get from plants around us. For example, deadwood or grass is burned in power stations. This makes electricity. Biomass is green energy because we plant new trees or crops after we use them. Biomass makes 2% of the electricity we use.
New Green Energy
The ocean rises and falls each day. This moving water can make electricity. We call it tidal power. There is also heat under the Earth’s surface. ▲ We may find other sources of green energy in the future.
Some day, green energy could make 100% of the electricity we use. That’s good news for the Earth!
26．How does the writer develop Paragraph 1
A．By giving examples. B．By telling stories.
C．By listing numbers. D．By comparing facts.
27．Why do scientists suggest using green energy
A．It is easy to produce it. B．It is as cheap as fossil fuels.
C．It is clean and won’t be used up. D．It is the main source of electricity now.
28．Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 8.
A．But the heat can’t make electricity.
B．The heat is from the moving water in the ocean.
C．The sunlight can shine directly on the Earth’s surface.
D．Scientists can use this heat for energy, which is called heat power.
29．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To advise people to plant more green trees.
B．To introduce some kinds of green energy.
C．To share some ideas on how to use green energy.
D．To suggest what people can do to protect the Earth.
（23-24九年级下·广东广州·阶段练习）Known as “soft gold”, Gambiered Canton gauze (香云纱) is the only silk fabric (织物) that’s still hand-dyed (手染的) using natural plants in the world today.
The skill has a history of more than 500 years. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (国家非物质文化遗产). Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the dyeing skills from Guangdong. The man started learning the skills in 2017.
The dyeing process includes 30 steps. It can take up to six months and is done by hand with materials from nature. “The plant shuliang (薯莨), river mud, sunshine, and grass are all important in dyeing,” Ouyang told China Daily.
To dye the fabric, workers put it in shuliang juice and let it dry on the grass. They repeat this many times until it turns brownish yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help shuliang react fully. After washing and drying it again, the fabric turns black!
Mastering the skills is difficult, according to Ouyang, who put full effort into controlling the density (浓度) of shuliang juice. “Too much may cause color loss, and too little may nor lead to a dark enough fabric,” he said. “Better control of the density comes after many failures.”
Also, the job can be really tiring as workers have to be at work in the sun for 8 hours each day. Only a few people work in the industry, and skilled masters are getting older as fewer young people take part.
Considering this, Ouyang works harder to develop the traditional craft. He has got together other dyeing skills such as tie-dyeing (扎染法) and batik (蜡染) and has worked with famous fashion designers. They turn the silk into both traditional and fashionable clothes that are popular worldwide. He thinks this can help make the craft stay alive and drew people to the industry.
30．Which of the following is the right order of dyeing Gambiered Canton gauze
① Repeat many times until the fabric turns brownish-yellow.
② Dry the fabric on the grass.
③ Put the fabric in Shuliang juice.
④ Put river mud on the fabric to help shuliang react fully.
A．④②①③ B．①④③② C．②④③① D．③②①④
31．Which sentence can the underlined word “inheritor” in Paragraph 2 be put in
A．That company offers good value and service to every ________.
B．Every teenager should be a(n) ________ of our Chinese culture to pass it down.
C．Finally, Maria became the ________ of the singing competition.
D．Bell, the ________ of the telephone, made the first call.
32．What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about
A．The job is difficult but popular. B．Some artists are coming to help the workers.
C．Passing down the skills is challenging. D．The job seems to become easier than before.
33．What can we infer from the passage
A．Water is important in the color during dyeing.
B．Ouyang only fails a few times before he controls the density better.
C．There are no people taking part in this industry.
D．The dyeing process needs great patience, excellent skills and hard work.
（23-24九年级下·广东广州·阶段练习）Sending astronauts to Mars is a big challenge. Astronauts will have to ate everything they need, including food, air and water. The room inside the spaceship is too limited to hold many things. So packing a spaceship is a huge challenge for a trip to Mars.
Six astronauts on an eight-month tip to Mars will need at least 18,000 kilograms of water for drinking and washing. They’ll also need water to protect themselves from space rays which can pass right through spaceship walls and harm astronauts’ living cells. But a layer of water placed around the ship can stop the harm.
That’s a lot of water. And sending water into space is too expensive. It costs $33,000 to send one cup of water to Mars. The more you take, the more it costs. We have the technology to get to Mars, but the problem is that it’s too expensive.
But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way of solving the problem. Instead of building a heavy spaceship and packing it full of stuff (物料), why not use the stuff as part of the spaceship
Imagine a spaceship that blows up like a balloon. Inside, the walls have pockets like a big honeycomb (蜂巢). These hold lots of plastic bags filled with water, dried food and algae. All these make hard walls and great radiation (辐射) protection. And stopping radiation does not influence the food or water itself — it is safe to eat and drink. And what if the same water could be reused again and again Flynn and his team call their packed-pocket idea Water Walls.
Making oxygen and taking away CO2—the waste gas you breathe out—is another problem in space. “Water Walls will take away CO2 the same way it’s done here on our Earth—with living plants,” Flynn says. Living plants make in CO2 to make their food, and give off oxygen. “Plants are hard to grow in a spacecraft, so we use algae,” he says.
Algae are tiny plants that live in water. The algae will live in bags in the walls too, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.
Flynn thinks his onboard recycling system has many advantages. He hopes it will help make flying to Mars a reality very soon.
34．What does the underlined phrase “limited ” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．Small in size. B．Including only a part.
C．Different from other parts. D．Being freely used.
35．What is the advantage of Flynn’s system
A．Food is saved. B．Cost is saved.
C．Travelling time is saved. D．Plastic bags are saved.
36．What is one of the purposes of Flynn’s idea of Water Walls
A．To produce water in the spaceship.
B．To make the whole spaceship stronger.
C．To prevent space rays during the space trip.
D．To control the temperature in the spaceship.
37．Why are algae put in the plastic bags
A．To serve as food for astronauts.
B．To provide oxygen for astronauts.
C．To prevent water from being polluted.
D．To help other plants grow in a spaceship.
参考答案：
1．D 2．B 3．B 4．D
【导语】本文讲述是诺贝尔奖获得者爱尔兰著名作家William Butler Yeats的生平故事以及他的文学成就。
1．细节理解题。根据“In fact, he inherited excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters.”可知，他的家庭是一个很有艺术气息的家庭，故选D。
2．词句猜测题。根据“In fact, he inherited excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters.”可知，他从他的家庭继承了优秀的艺术品味，inherited与“succeeded to”意思相近，故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据文章内容，Yeats在1890年代末创立了爱尔兰国家剧院，1923年获得诺贝尔文学奖，1928年发表了《塔》和1929年发表了《蜿蜒的楼梯和其他诗》，1939年在Menton去世，最后一首诗是《黑塔》。所以事件发生的顺序是b→a→d→e→c。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“Let the Irish vessel (船) lie Emptied of its poetry.”可知，他认为Yeats是爱尔兰艺术届的巨大损失，说明他很钦佩Yeats，故选D。
5．B 6．C 7．B 8．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲述了意大利的Nemo’s Garden项目，这是世界上第一个水下种植系统，旨在通过在海洋中种植作物来改变农业，并在海洋中增加种植农产品的可能性。
5．推理判断题。根据“The aim of it is to change farming, and add a possibility for growing plants in the ocean. What we have on Earth will be used up one day, and such gardens can offer us added space.”可知，它的目的是改变农业，并增加在海洋中种植植物的可能性。我们在地球上所拥有的东西总有一天会用完，而这样的花园可以为我们提供额外的空间。所以B选项“它可以为人们提供更多的耕作空间。”正确，故选B。
6．细节理解题。根据“In their garden, growing six to ten meters underwater, the plants are separated from any outside viruses.”，“The temperature of the ocean water is also perfect for plants.”，“Besides, with high technology, Nemo’s Garden uses water-based nutrients (养分) instead of soil.”及“What’s more, there is little influence on the underwater environment, so no harm is caused to sea creatures.”可知，总共提到了四点优势，故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据“We need someone who thinks about crazy things. It might be something, or it might not. But we have the courage to try. We have bigger plans although it will take years to work on them.”可知，Luca认为她们有勇气去尝试，故选B。
8．推理判断题。根据“When you think of a new place for growing food, you might think of Mars. But one Italian family believes one possible place is right here on the Earth: the ocean.”及全文可知，本文主要介绍了意大利的Nemo’s Garden项目，这是世界上第一个水下种植系统，旨在通过在海洋中种植作物来改变农业，并在海洋中增加种植农产品的可能性。所以D选项“介绍一种新型的水下农业。”正确，故选D。
9．A 10．B 11．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个清淡的晚餐食谱以及如何烹饪。
9．细节理解题。根据“I used to be too heavy and have sleeping problems, and as a result I had to visit the doctor from time to time. But amazingly my situation has been greatly improved since I joined the Eating Light Club.”可知需要减肥的人会认为清淡饮食有帮助。故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据“Cooking Time: 30 minutes; Servings: 2 people”以及“How to cook”可知并没有提到清淡饮食的花费。故选B。
11．词义猜测题。根据“Drain the pasta to make sure there is little water left, and then add the fried vegetables and chicken.”可知确保水分所剩无几，所以是沥干水分，选项C符合。故选C。
12．B 13．A 14．C 15．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了四川成都的茶馆文化。
12．细节理解题。根据第一段的描述可知，作者创建了一个体验成都茶馆文化的场景，故选B。
13．段落大意题。根据“You will find most of Chengdu’s traditional tea houses in parks.”和“However, new-style tea houses have been opened to attract the younger generation.”可知，分别介绍了传统的和现在的茶馆，故选A。
14．细节理解题。根据“Don’t let the water in your cup get too low, since any bad taste from the leaves is on the bottom.”可知，不要让杯子里的水位太低，因为叶子的味道都在底部。所以如果水位太低，茶的味道会没那么好喝。故选C。
15．篇章结构题。分析文章内容可知，第一段描述体验茶馆文化的场景，第二、三、四段具体介绍四川成都的茶馆文化，第五段进行总结。故选A。
16．D 17．B 18．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向读者推荐了旅游时适合读的几本书。
16．推理判断题。根据“Of course, the books that can bring you closer to the places you visit. By reading the books, those places will become more attractive when they are in front of you! Here are the books you can carry if you want to go to the following places.”可知，这篇文章主要是关于旅游的一些书籍，所以需要帮助的旅游人会对本文应该感兴趣。故选D。
17．推理判断题。根据“The book takes readers on a trip through freshwater, oceans, forests, mountains, deserts, grasslands and wetlands around the world while learning about rare and well-known animals and their living places.”可知，A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered Animals这本书适合对自然感兴趣的人，故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据“It has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world.”可知，这本书在全世界出版。故选D。
19．A 20．A 21．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了在困难的日子里，你可能会忘记什么让你感到快乐。通过创作一幅文字艺术，你会有一个提醒物，无论何时时你需要它，你都可以转向它，并且讲述了如何制作幸福宣言。
19．细节理解题。根据第一段“But, by creating a piece of word art, you will have a reminder ...”可知， 一个幸福的宣言主要是用于提醒我们要做点什么。故选A。
20．推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容可知，制作幸福宣言的步骤是：列出你喜欢的东西。→删除你觉得不感到兴奋的内容。→在纸上或卡片上输入或写下你的文字。→给你的诺言上色，使它们美丽。→把它放在你的房间里。故选A。
21．主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，这篇文章主要是关于一些制定幸福宣言的建议。故选C。
22．B 23．C 24．C 25．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国在太空种植植物方面取得的进展，以及在太空中种植的意义、面临的困难等。
22．词义猜测题。根据“which may show us how astronauts can cultivate food to support long-term space flights.”可知这可能向我们展示宇航员如何培育食物来支持长期太空飞行，故此处划线部分和grow意义相近。故选B。
23．推理判断题。根据“The rice seedlings are growing very well...the seedlings of the tall shoot rice variety (高杆水稻品种) have reached a height of about 30 centimeters. Plus, the seedlings of the dwarf rice variety (矮秆水稻品种) have grown to around 5 centimeters”可知此处提到这些植物的高度，是为了表明稻苗长得很好。故选C。
24．细节理解题。根据“It aims to produce the complete life cycle of the plant, which begins with a seed and ends with a grown plant producing new seeds.”可知这次实验旨在产生植物的完整生命周期，从种子开始，到生长的植物产生新种子结束，即这是第一次尝试在一个完整的生命周期内生产水稻的实验。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。根据“Rice has been the most important food for astronauts for a long time...If such an experiment goes well, astronauts will be able to grow their food in orbit, reducing how much food has to be taken on space flights.”可知最后两段主要介绍了水稻试验的重要性。故选B。
26．A 27．C 28．D 29．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了绿色能源的主要来源。
26．细节理解题。根据“For example, we use wind energy and hydro energy to produce electricity. Besides, the Sun helps plants to grow. Plants that grew millions of years ago turned into coal, oil, and natural gas.”可知，作者举例说明展开第1段。故选A。
27．细节理解题。根据“Why is green energy important First, it is clean. It doesn’t hurt the Earth. Next, it is renewable. It won’t run out.”可知，是因为它很干净且不会被用光。故选C。
28．推理判断题。根据“There is also heat under the Earth’s surface.”可知，提到了地表下面的热量，选项D“科学家们可以利用这些热量作为能量，这就是热能。”符合语境。故选D。
29．主旨大意题。根据“What are the main sources (来源) of green energy ”以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了绿色能源的主要来源。由此这篇文章的目的是介绍一些绿色能源。故选B。
30．D 31．B 32．C 33．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国非物质文化遗产“香云纱”的制作工艺以及传承。
30．细节理解题。根据“To dye the fabric, workers put it in shuliang juice and let it dry on the grass. They repeat this many times until it turns brownish yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help shuliang react fully. After washing and drying it again, the fabric turns black!”可知，工人们把它放在薯莨汁里，让它在草地上晾干，重复这个过程很多次，直到它变成棕黄色，然后把河泥放在上面，以帮助薯莨充分反应。再次洗涤和干燥后，织物变黑了，D选项的顺序符合，故选D。
31．词义猜测题。根据“Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the dyeing skills from Guangdong.”可知，欧阳永泽是广东染法的传承人，所以inheritor表示“传承人”，这个单词在B选项的意思也是相同的。故选B。
32．段落大意题。根据“Only a few people work in the industry, and skilled masters are getting older as fewer young people take part.”可知，只有少数人在这个行业工作，随着年轻人的减少，熟练的大师正在变老，也就是说将这种技能传递下去是一种挑战。故选C。
33．推理判断题。根据“The dyeing process includes 30 steps.…Mastering the skills is difficult…Also, the job can be really tiring as workers have to be at work in the sun for 8 hours each day”可知，染色过程包括30个步骤，掌握这项技能很困难，这项工作也很无聊，由此可推断，染色过程需要极大的耐心、高超的技艺和辛勤的劳动。故选D。
34．A 35．B 36．C 37．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国国家航空航天局的工程师弗林为了解决宇航员在太空中生活而存在的一些问题，提出了把生活用品作为宇宙飞船的一部分。
34．词义猜测题。根据“The room inside the spaceship is too limited to hold many things.”可知，这里是too...to...“太……而不能”结构，说明空间很小，容纳不了很多东西，故选A。
35．细节理解题。根据“but the problem is that it’s too expensive”以及“But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way of solving the problem.”可知，他的系统的好处是没有那么贵，即节省了费用。故选B。
36．细节理解题。根据“All these make hard walls and great radiation (辐射) protection..”可知，水墙概念的目的之一就是阻止巨大的辐射。故选C。
37．细节理解题。根据“The algae will live in bags in the walls too, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.”可知，藻类吸收二氧化碳，并为宇航员呼吸制造氧气。故选B。

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