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How do you usually celebrate your birthday?Playing a soccer game may not be your first choice.But Lu Han,the former EXO singer,did just that and showed has an unusual side of him.

Lu Han celebrated his 25th birthday by playing a soccer game with players from Beijing No.47High School on April 19th in Beijing,a day before his birthday.He scored three goals in the game.

Lu Han has often shown on Weibo that he is a big soccer fan and his favorite soccer team is Manchester United.He said more than once that he used to dream of becoming a professional soccer player.

So what was Lu Han's performance like on the pitch(球场)?Fan Zhiyi,the former captain of the Chinese national soccer team,played with Lu Han in a friendly match in 2013.He thought that Lu Han is a top amateur(业余)player.

根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.

(1)Lu Han celebrated his 25th birthday by playing  

A.a soccer game

B.a basketball game

C.a tennis game

D.a volleyball game.

(2)When is Lu Han's birthday?  

A.On April 18th.

B.On April 19th.

C.On April 20th.

D.On April 25th.

(3)How many goals did Lu Han score in the game against Beijing NO.47High School.  

A.2.

B.3

C.4.

D.5.

(4)Where does Lu Han show that he is a big soccer fan?  

A.On QQ.

B.On Weibo.

C.On Wechat

D.On Facebook.

(5)What's the best title of the passage?  

A.A Famous Writer.

B.A Professional Soccer Player

C.A Popular Singer

D.A Super Soccer﹣lover.

来源:2016年福建省莆田市中考英语试卷
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Ever wondered why your virtual(虚拟的)home helper doesn't understand your questions?Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway?In a study published April 21st in the journal Science,Italian researchers,Arianna Pipitone and Antonio Chella,designed a robot that "thinks out loud".

To explore how inner speech might influence a robot's actions,the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself.It has the ability to reason and think.They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette(礼仪)rules.In one experiment,the user asked Pepper to lay the napkin at the wrong place,going against the rules.Pepper started asking itself a series of self﹣directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken.To be sure,Pepper confirmed the user's order,which led to further inner speech.

"Ehm,this situation troubles me.I would never break the rules,but I can't make the user unhappy,so I'm doing what he wants," Pepper said to itself,laying the napkin where it was required to be.Through Pepper's inner voice,the user can learn Pepper was facing a difficult situation and solved it by prioritizingthe user's order.

Comparing Pepper's actions with and without inner speech,Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task﹣completion rate when having self﹣dialogue.

However,some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself.The robot's inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it.Pepper's designers still say their work provides a framework(构架)to further explore how self﹣dialogue can help robots focus,plan,and learn. "In some ways,we are creating a generational(世代的)robot that likes to chat.From navigation apps and the camera on your phone to medical robots in the operation rooms,machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature," says Chella.

(1)Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage?    

A.

To draw the reader's attention to the topic.

B.

To show the writer likes electronic products

C.

To tell the reader about the history of robots.

D.

To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.

(2)Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place?    

A.

To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.

B.

To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.

C.

To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.

D.

To study how self﹣dialogue might influence Pepper's actions.

(3)What does the underlined word "prioritizing" in Paragraph 3 mean?    

A.

repeating.

B.

dealing with…first.

C.

going against.

D.

complaining about.

(4)What can we infer from the passage?    

A.

The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.

B.

Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.

C.

Pepper's inner speech depends on its user's communication skills.

D.

With or without inner speech,Pepper could complete a task equally well.

来源:2021年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷
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阅读下面材料,从每题所给的三个选项(A.B和C)中,选出最佳选项.

New Zealand's 5note (纸币)has been chosen as the best in the world.

The orange and brown s 5note called"high face score"(高颜值)

beautifully shows the country's history,culture and traditions,as well as

the face of New Zealand's most popular mountain climber Sir Edmund

Hillary.

On February 29*,2016,Leonardo won the best actor Oscar(奥斯卡),

for which he has been struggling(奋斗) since 1994.Each time,he missed

it for some reasons.However,he never gives up the performing arts.

His hard work finally leads to his success.

Qian Hongyan,a famous"basketball girl",comes from a poor family in Yunnan In 2009,the brave girl became a national champion(冠军) in the Chinese National Paralympics( 残奥会)Swimming Competition.In 2014,she won the 100m breaststroke final (蛙泳总决賽) during the Yunnan Provincial Paralympics Games,Her story encouraged Thousands of disabled people in China.Today,she is still on the journey Olympics.

61.What color is NewZealand's 5note chosen as the best?  

A Orange and brown.

B Orange and red,

C.Yellow and brown.

62.How long has Leonardo been struggling for the best actor Oscar?  

A18years

B.22years.

C.29years.

63.What does Qian Hongyan do according to the passage?  

A.A runner.

B A dancer.

C.As swimmer.'

64.What do both Qian Hongyan and Leonardo mainly tell us in the passage?  

A.Never give up.

B.Success is fun.

C.Practice makes perfect,

65,We can read the three passages above from.  

A.a newspaper

B a novel

C.a storybook.

来源:2016年福建省龙岩市中考英语试卷
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Named after the "quest for heavenly truth",Tianwen 1,China's first Mars probe(探测器),has given us impressive pictures of the red planet.The first high﹣resolution(高分辨率的)pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration(CNSA)on March 4.

   "These are the first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface taken by China, " said Bao Weimin,a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

   The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars.The two black﹣and﹣white pictures were taken by the high﹣resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330﹣350 kilometers above the Martian surface.As for the color picture,it was taken by Tianwen 1's medium﹣resolution(中分辨率的)camera when the probe was about 5,000 kilometers above the red planet. Itshows Mars' North Pole.

   The high﹣resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic(全色的)pictures.Panchromatic pictures,which are black and white,are the clearest,having the largest amount of data for scientific study,said Liu Tongjie.The medium﹣resolution camera,can only produce lesser clear pictures.Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture,Liu added.

   Tianwen 1,the country's first independent Mars task,was sent up on July 23,kicking off the nation's planetary exploration program.The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet's largest plain.The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.

(1)When were the first high﹣resolution photos of Mars made public by CNSA?    

A.

On Feb 24.

B.

On March 4.

C.

On July 23.

(2)What does the word " It" refer to in paragraph 3?    

A.

The color picture.

B.

The black﹣and﹣white picture.

C.

The clear and beautiful picture.

(3)What do we know about the pictures according to the text?    

A.

The first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface were taken at different distances from Mars.

B.

The color pictures have the largest amount of data for scientific study.

C.

The clearest pictures were taken by the medium﹣resolution camera.

(4)What will be most probably discussed next?    

A.

Tianwen 1 will take more pictures of Mars.

B.

Tianwen 1 will land on the red planet,Mars.

C.

Tianwen 1 will do some scientific research on Mars.

来源:2021年四川省自贡市中考英语试卷
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Some primary schoolchildren have been raised in homes with more green space around. They are likely to come with larger volumes of white and grey matter in certain areas of the brain. These differences are associated(关联) with beneficial effects on cognitive function (认知功能). This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

   The study was performed among 253 schoolchildren in Spain.Lifelong exposure(接触) to green space in the living places was recorded﹣using the information on the children's addresses from birth up through to the time of the study. Brain structure was studied using 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Working memory and inattentiveness(注意力不集中)were graded with computers.

   "This is the first study that shows the association between long﹣term exposure to green space and brain structure." Says Dr. Payam Dadvand, the leading researcher of the study. "Our findings suggest that exposure to green space early in life could result in beneficial structural changes in the brain."

   The findings show that long﹣term exposure to greenness is positively associated with white and grey matter volumes in several parts of the brain. Some of them are related to higher scores on cognitive tests. Moreover, larger volumes of white and grey matter in those parts might lead to better working memory and less inattentiveness.

   Exposure to nature has been thought to be necessary for brain development in children. Another study of 2,593 children shows that children in school with more green space have a greater increase in working memory and a greater decrease in inattentiveness.

   Humans are believed to be tied to nature. Playing in greener areas offers children opportunities to search and learn. Accordingly, green space is thought to promptimportant exercises in discovery, creativity and risk taking. These exercises in turn positively influence brain development.

   Dr. Dadvand's study suggests how such structural changes could bring about the beneficial effects of green spaces on cognitive development. It also adds to the proof that suggests the lasting effects of early life exposure to greenness on our health and the benefits of increasing greenness in cities.

   Further studies are needed to prove the findings in other populations, settings and climates. And researchers need to examine differences according to the nature and quality of green space.

(1)The second paragraph is mainly about   

A. how the study was performed

B. what was recorded in the study

C. how long the study lasted

D. who took part in the study

(2)The word "prompt" in paragraph 6 probably means "   ".

A. control

B. encourage

C. balance

D. change

(3)What can we learn from the passage?   

A. Working memory influences white and grey matter in the brain.

B. Dr. Dadvand stressed the importance of changing the environment.

C. Studies proved the influence of greenness on populations outs of Spain.

D. Living in greener neighborhoods benefits children in brain development.

来源:2018年北京市中考英语试卷
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A Pioneer for all People

Though he was one of China's most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considered himself a farmer,because he worked the land to do his research.

Known as "Father of Hybrid Rice (杂交水稻)",Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural (农业的) College in 1953.From then on,finding ways to grow more rice was his life goal.As a young man,he saw the great need for increasing the rice production.At that time,hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.Dr Yuan searched for a way to get more rice with the same size of the fields.In 1974,he became an agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has high production and that is called super hybrid rice.In the 1980s,he went around the world and gave advice about growing rice to farmers in other countries.In 2004,he won the World Food Prize for his work.

Dr Yuan was quite satisfied with his life.He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.He enjoyed playing the violin,swimming and reading.Spending money on himself meant very little to him,so he gave millions of yuan to help some researchers with their research in farming.

Long ago Dr Yuan had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum (高粱) .With his hard work,he grew the rice that could feed more people.President Xi Jinping praised him for his great contributions (贡献) to China's food safety and world corn development.

Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)

(1)Why did Dr Yuan consider himself a farmer?

                                         

(2)What is Dr Yuan known as?

                                          

(3)When did Dr Yuan win the World Food Prize?

                                           

(4)How did Dr Yuan help other researchers?

                                           

(5)What did Dr Yuan make contributions to according to President Xi Jinping?

                                          

来源:2021年黑龙江省大庆市中考英语试卷
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It is reported that tea has helped the poor farmers in Yunnan find a way out of poverty (贫穷) thanks to the efforts of a man named Ren Huaican.

    Ren was suffering mouth ulcers(溃疡) when he first visited the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er City in the spring of 2006.However,after picking off several leaves from the old tea trees and chewing(咀嚼) them,he found the pain was gone the next morning.He felt very amazed.Ren began to show great interest in the tea from Yunnan.He found that the local tea business was very scattered(分散的).He also realized that the local tea farmers were very poor because of the underdeveloped tea market.So he made up his mind to develop the tea industry in order to help the local people get out of poverty.

    In September 2006, Ren set up a tea company.He hired(雇佣) poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves. Professional technicians(技师) were invited to teach the farmers how to do their jobs scientifically.The company taught them how to manage their trees and produce the best tea.As a result,their tea quality has greatly improved, and the price has gone up.In this way, the tea company has helped many people get out of poverty.

(1)After chewing the tea leaves,Ren was  to find the pain was gone the next morning.

A.sad

B.amazed

C.worried

D.terrible

(2)Why were the local tea farmers very poor before?  

A.Because many of their tea trees died.

B.Because the tea farmers were lazy.

C.Because the tea market was underdeveloped.

D.Because they had no interest in planting tea trees.

(3)What is the third paragraph mainly about?  

A.How the farmers picked tea leaves.

B.How Ren helped develop the local tea industry.

C.Why Ren wanted to help the farmers.

D.What Ren did for the professional technicians.

(4)What can we learn from the passage?  

A.The tea farmers haven't got out of poverty.

B.Ren wanted to make more money for himself in Yunnan.

C.The local tea market was developed before the year of 2006.

D.Ren and his company have helped the poor farmers in Yunnan.

来源:2020年山东省泰安市中考英语试卷
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With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and her vision blurry(视力模糊的),l6﹣year﹣old Tian Ting went to the hospital with her parents in January.She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5.0 to 4.6 in only a term. "A few of my friends have had the same experience lately," Tian said.

    In fact,poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the first six months of 2020,according to the Ministry of Education.

    To protect students' eyesight,the Chinese government has worked out new requirements (要求) for school supplies (供应品) and equipments that will take effect (生效) on March 1,2022.For example,according to the requirements,the size of text in students' textbooks should be no smaller than nine﹣point.Teachers should also try not to use projectors (投影仪) or other multimedia equipments (多媒体设备) that are too bright,Beijing Daily reported.There are also requirements for desks and classroom lights.For example,these lights should give off (散发) as little blue light as possible.

    Blue light is bad for our eyes,as it can kill the photoreceptor cells (光感器细胞) we need for vision,according to Harvard Medical School.Many of the electronic devices we use every day,like our phones and computer screens,give off blue light.

    Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students' eyesight in China.In May 2020,the National Health Commission urged schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.

(1)In the first half of 2020,there were     of students becoming short﹣sighted.

A.0.4%

B.11.4%

C.59.2%

D.70.6%

(2)The writer probably agrees that    .

A.Schools use textbooks with the smaller size of text

B.Teachers use over﹣bright multimedia equipments

C.Students are made sure to have fewer than two hours of outdoor activity a day

D.Schools use lights that give off less blue light

(3)What's the best title of the passage?    

A.How to protect us from illness.

B.How to have outdoor activity.

C.How to use electronic devices.

D.How to protect students' eyesight.

来源:2021年四川省成都市中考英语试卷
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    The movie Ne Zha came back to the big screen last year. And lots of people watched it.

    For many years, the character Ne Zha has been familiar to many children of China. Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey to the West. Of course, Ne Zha in that TV series is not as great as Sun Wukong. But still, Ne Zha is popular in Chinese children's hearts.

    Now, the relationships among the characters in the 3D movie Ne Zha are given modern meanings. New Ne Zha in the 3D movie is more than a child. He is very happy when he feels the warmth of the familyAnd he does not hide his anger when he meets bad men. He lives as he wants to live.

    It was hard to believe that a panda﹣eyed, buck﹣toothed(龅牙) child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people. But it made it and the movie was a big success.The film's director and screenwriter is Yang Yu. It took him three years to write this play and two more years to make the cartoon.It is one of the most successful cartoons made in China. You can enjoy the beauty created by high technology when watching it

(1)From which TV series did most Chinese children come to know Ne Zha?

  

(2)What does new Ne Zha look like in the 3D movie?

  

(3)How long did it take Yang Yu to write the play and make the cartoon?

  

(4)请把划线句子翻译成汉语.

  

(5)请给短文拟一个恰当的标题.

  

来源:2020年山东省菏泽市中考英语试卷
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Dogs might have the latest tools in the fight against cancer (癌症):their noses!Researchers at California's Pine Street Foundation (PSF) say they have trained five dogs to smell cancer on a prison's breath.This could be exciting news.

    A dog's sense of smell may be 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than ours.But can dogs really smell illness?PSF researcher Michael McCulloch says yes. "We were very surprised by how exact they were," he said. "They were telling who had cancer,and they were also saying who didn't."

     McCulloch and his team asked four healthy people and one with cancer to blow into plastic tubes (塑料管).Special materials in the tubes kept the things of each breath.The tubes were then placed one yard apart.Finally the dogs were allowed to smell the tubes.Each dog had been trained for three weeks to sit when it smelled cancer.Ninety﹣nine percent of the time,the dog sat next to the tubes blown into by patients with lung cancer.The dogs were right 88 percent of the time about breast cancer.

Dogs in the Pine Street Foundation test were trained to sit when they smelled cancer.How well did they perform?Take a look at this chart to find out.

Breath Sample

Number of Times the Dogs Sat Down

Number of Times the Dogs Kept Standing

Breath from lung cancer patients

564

10

Breath from healthy persons

4

720

No lab test for cancer has given more correct results than this test.The results are so amazing that many experts question the dogs' smelling power.They wonder if there were other reasons why the dogs did so well.For example,they thought the way the dog trainers behaved could have influenced how the dogs acted.However,most experts agree that this study is important.The information could help scientists create a simple breath test for cancer in the future.Once again humans may be getting a helping paw or nose﹣from their best animal friends.

(1)What's the latest tool a dog might have in the fight against cancer?   

A.Tooth.

B.Nose.

C.Ear.

(2)What happened first in the Pine Street Foundation test?   

A.The dogs were trained.

B.The tubes were placed one yard apart.

C.The dogs smelled the tubes.

(3)What was a dog supposed to do when it smelled cancer?   

A.Smell again.

B.Turn around.

C.Sit down.

(4)Look at the chart.How many times did the dogs keep standing when they smelled the breath from healthy persons?   

A.Less than 10 times.

B.Almost 600 times.

C.About 700 times.

(5)Why do many experts question the dog's smelling power?   

A.Because no lab test for cancer has given more correct results.

B.Because the dog trainers influenced how the dogs acted.

C.Because they don't think this study is important.

来源:2021年湖南省永州市中考英语试卷
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China has named the nation's first Mars rover(火星车)Zhu Rong.For all of us,Zhu Rong is a well﹣suited name.

In an ancient Chinese story,Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal.He rode on two dragons.When he had a big fight with Gong Gong,the god of water,Zhu Rong won.But after the fight,the human world came into complete darkness.Then he brought fire from heaven(天国)to the world.

"Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture," a space official said. "The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong.The name symbolizes(象征)light and hope for space exploration(探索)in our country,and means to guide humans to continue exploration."

After leaving the earth last summer,Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May.In recent years,our country has sent up the world's first quantum satellite(量子卫星),and Chang'e﹣4 has made a soft landing on the moon.We have made great progress in space technology and will soon start building our own space station.

(1)What Zhu Rong brought from heaven to the world was      .

A.

fire

B.

wars

C.

water

D.

animals

(2)For China's space exploration,the name Zhu Rong symbolizes       .

A.

a big fight

B.

complete darkness

C.

light and hope

D.

Chinese culture

(3)The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to"    "

A.

the earth

B.

Mars

C.

the moon

D.

the sun

(4)According to the passage,we can infer that       .

A.

Zhu Rong is a bad person in an ancient Chinese story

B.

China has made great progress in space technology

C.

the writer is proud of China's space technology

D.

the official doesn't like the name Zhu Rong

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(B卷)
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The first emperor of China,Qin Shihuang,completed a huge number of projects during his rule.Between 221 and 210 B.C.,he started the building of the Great Wall.The emperor also ordered the building of a huge army of life﹣sized terracotta soldiers(士兵).These,he hoped,would protect his tomb after his death.

    Lost in Time

    The soldiers in Xi'an's terracotta museum are today light brown,but they weren't always.They began as an army of red,blue,yellow,green,white,and purple.Sadly,most of the colors did not last to the present day.After being exposed(暴露)to air during digging,the coating under the paint began to fall off.The paint disappeared in less time than it takes to boil an egg,taking away with it important pieces of history.

    New Technology

    Now new technology is starting to show the army's true colors.Archeologists(考古学家)have recently discovered an area with more than a hundred soldiers.Many of these still have their painted features,including black hair,pink faces,and black or brown eyes.Chinese and German researchers have developed a chemical liquid(液体)to help save the soldiers' colors.After finding a soldier or another art piece,archeologists put the liquid on it. They then cover it in plastic.

    Back to Life

    Archeologists are also finding colors in the dirt around the soldiers.It's important not to do anything with the dirt,so the colors won't be lost. "We are treating the dirt as an art piece, "says Rong Bo,the museum's leading archeologist.The next challenge,says Rong Bo,is to find a way to use the colors onto the army﹣again.Once that happens,artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to its full,bright colors.

(1)What is the passage mainly about?    

A.The death of Emperor Qin Shihuang.

B.How the terracotta army was colored.

C.The true colors of the terracotta soldiers.

D.How the soldiers lived during Qin Dynasty.

(2)What does the underlined word "They" in the passage refer to?    

A.Archeologists.

B.Artists.

C.Researchers.

D.Soldier.

(3)Which statement would Rong Bo probably agree?    

A.The soldiers should stay in their present,brown color.

B.People should try to bring back the army's bright colors.

C.Archeologists can only guess at the soldiers' true colors.

D.Artists should be able to paint the soldiers in colors they want.

来源:2021年浙江省湖州市中考英语试卷
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Have you ever imagined the life in space?The following will show you the astronauts' daily life.

• Eating in space

   If you go camping for more than a week with some friends,you will make sure you have plenty of foods and keep them properly.At the end of your camping trip,you would deal with your rubbish properly before the ride home.

   Astronauts almost do the same thing when they go to space.Preparation changes with the food type.Some foods can be eaten in their natural forms,such as chocolate cakes and fruits.Other foods require adding water,such as cheese.Of course,an oven is provided at the space station to heat the food.But there are no fridges,so space food must be kept properly.

• Sleeping in space

   After a long day at work,nothing is better than a good night's sleep!Just like on the earth,in space astronauts go to bed at a certain time,then get up and prepare for work again.When going to sleep,they have to attachthemselves,so they don't float (漂浮) around or hit their bodies against something.They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins (乘员舱).Each crew cabin is just big enough for one person.Generally,astronauts have an eight﹣hour sleep each day when they finish their task.

• Doing sports in space

   Exercise is an important part of every astronaut's daily life to prevent muscle loss (肌肉萎缩).Usually,astronauts exercise two hours every day.Lifting 200 pounds on the earth may be a lot of work.But lifting that same object in space would be much easier.That means the things for exercise need to be specially designed,so astronauts can receive the exercise needed.

   Living in space is not just all work and no play.Astronauts have fun,too.They like to look out the window and play with their food.Fun plays an important role in the quality of their life.

(1)The writer starts to explain eating in space by    .

A.

telling a story

B.

asking a question

C.

giving an example

D.

comparing two facts

(2)What does the underlined word " attach" in Paragraph 4 mean?    

A.

Tie.

B.

Hide.

C.

Catch.

D.

Carry.

(3)It is much easier for people    in space than on the earth.

A.

to fall asleep

B.

to lift heavy things

C.

to prevent muscle loss

D.

to eat cold food

(4)In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?    

A.CULTURE.

B.SOCIETY.

C.SCIENCE.

D.HISTORY.

来源:2021年四川省眉山市中考英语试卷
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The Brightest Star in the Sky

Yuan Longping is one of the most famous scientists.He regards himself as a farmer because he does his research in the fields.In fact,his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body are just like those of millions of farmers.Dr.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid (杂交性的) rice.In 1974,he became the first agricultural (农业的) pioneer in the word to grow rice hat has a high output(产量).This special rice makes it possible to produce one﹣third more of the crop in the same fields.Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from the hybrid rice strain (品种,种类).He was born in Beijing in 1930.Since he graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953,finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.He searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding (扩大,增加) the area of the fields.

In a recent research,these increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China.India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries have planted super hybrid rice to increase their rice harvests.

Unluckily,he died on May 22,2021.Though he was ill in bed,he still cared about his rice in the fields.He always said,"A man is just like a seed.Please be a good seed." Yuan works for the people not only in China but also around the world.He has become a hero and is remembered in everyone's heart forever.He is called "the brightest star in the sky" by his students.

(1)What does Yuan Longping do?   

A.

A farmer.

B.

A pioneer.

C.

A scientist.

D.

A hero.

(2)Why does Yuan Longping call himself a farmer?    

A.

Because of his sunburnt face and arms.

B.

Because of his working place in the fields.

C.

Because of his slim and strong body.

D.

Because of his research of super hybrid wheat.

(3)Yuan Longping was   years old when he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world.

A.

68

B.

91

C.

44

D.

89

(4)According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?   

A.

This special rice can produce about one third more than usual ones in the same fields.

B.

60% of the rice output is from common strains.

C.

7% of the world's people are fed by China.

D.

The production from 22% of the farmland can't satisfy the need of China.

(5)What can we learn from him?   

A.

Practice makes perfect.

B.

When in Rome,do as the Romans do.

C.

The early bird catches the worm.

D.

Where there is a will,there is a way.

来源:2021年辽宁省营口市中考英语试卷
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The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The worlds leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. (1)   It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence(AI,人工智能) was a hot topic at the conference(会议). If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.

    The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarket, just a tablet on a desk that says"please smile". (2)   The bigger your smile is, the more discounts(折扣) you will get. Payment is done automatically(自动地) through your Alipay(支付宝)account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarket's AI recognizes your face and your account.

    There is also AI that can read lips. (3)   It recognizes your mouth,s movements and turns them into voices or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects by lip﹣reading recordings from video cameras.

    (4)   Microsoft's chatbot Xiaolce can not only provide useful information, but also chat with people like a real friend. Xiaolce has a WeChat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. (5)   She keeps improving herself by talking with users.

    These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.

A. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes.

B. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference.

C. Sougou brought its lip﹣reading system to the conference.

D. If you smile, it will give you a special discount for your goods.

E. Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions.

来源:2019年甘肃省天水市中考英语试卷
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