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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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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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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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Most viruses can be found and killed by our immune system as soon as they enter our bodies.However,some viruses,for example,the coronavirus,are sneaky.They are difficult to recognize and find.These viruses can cause deadly diseases,like COVID﹣19.Human﹣to﹣human transmission can easily occur,and pandemic will therefore break out.Vaccination is by now a simple,safe and effective way to protect us from the diseases.

Vaccines are something that "looks" exactly the same as the viruses,mainly made from the viruses that are weakened or killed.They will not make us really ill.They only stimulate and activate our immune system to work,telling it something harmful is coming in.The immune system will know what the "viruses" look like,and send B cells(lymphocytes)or antibodies to find and kill them.Meanwhile,B cells will remember them for the next kill.A vaccine may also give us passive immunity by providing B cells taken from an animal or a human to play the same role.

Scientists have developed more than 180 vaccines to fight against COVID49.The technical approaches of these vaccines can be a little different,but their aims are the same.

Take the inactivated vaccine as an example.In an inactivated vaccine,the coronaviruses are already killed or made into the ones unable to produce more new viruses.When the immune system "sees" them,it will try to kill them.The question is:without enough these viruses• how can B cells remember them?That's why we need to take the vaccine more than one time.Though this vaccine is safe,it might not be as effective as it is expected to be.

The live﹣attenuated vaccine is different.In this vaccine,the viruses are weakened,but they are alive.They can produce enough new viruses to train the immune system to kill and remember them,so people only need to take the vaccine once.The live﹣attenuated vaccine is considered the most effective,but there is a worry:what might happen once these viruses wake up?

Therefore,although vaccination is by now one of the best ways to protect us from COVID﹣19,it can be better.

(1)The coronavirus can    .

A.

not be killed

B.

not be found

C.

cause deaths

D.

stop pandemic

(2)Which of the following can be the best topic sentence of Paragraph 2?    

A.

Vaccination can provide us with B cells.

B.

Vaccines are made from different viruses.

C.

Vaccination can prepare us against viruses.

D.

Vaccines won't make us ill as the viruses do.

(3)Compared to the inactivated vaccine,the live﹣attenuated vaccine    .

A.

needs taking more than once

B.

is equally safe

C.

contains viruses that are killed

D.

is more effective

(4)What can we learn from the passage?    

A.

Vaccination is good enough to treat COVID﹣19.

B.

The immune system can be more effective with vaccines.

C.

The viruses in inactivated vaccines can make new viruses.

D.

180 vaccines have been developed to fight against diseases.

来源:2021年浙江省温州市中考英语试卷
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Over the last six months, the coronavirus pandemic(冠状病毒疫情) has affected different countries and regions in different ways.Here, we'll take a look at a few of the most important events that have happened.

   Italy shuts down

   On March 10, the Italian government decided to put the whole country on lockdownafter the number of cases(病例) in the country started increasing quickly, people were suggested not leaving their home.The first case was detected(检测到) as early as January 31.In the following weeks, the number of cases reached over 10, 000 by the time of the lockdown.The lockdown affected 16 million people across the country.Italy was one of the first of many countries that cami ed out lockdown s to prevent the spread of the virus.

   WHO declares pandemic

   On March 11, World Health Organization(WHO) offically characterized(描述) COVID﹣19 as a pandemic.This was because of a growing number of cases around the world.By this time, there were more than 20, 000 cases in Europe, including 1, 000 deaths, as well as 1, 000 cases in the US.

   Summer Olympics delayed

   On March 24, President of the International Olympic Committee(IOC) Thomas Bach announced the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which were planned to be held in Tokyo, would be delayed until the following year in the interest of protecting public safety.

   US hits over l million cases

   On April 28, the US recorded officially over one million COVID﹣19 cases nationwide.This came just four days after it was announced that the virus had resulted in over 50, 000 deaths across the country.The virus spread rapidly across the country, as the first case had been recorded three months earlier.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案.

(1)The events in the passage are all connected with   

A.

Italy's lockdown

B.

US cases

C.

Olympic games

D.

the coronavirus pandemic

(2)In paragraph 2, the underlined word "lockdown" probably means   

A.

封城

B.

控制

C.

关押

D.

锁定

(3)COVID﹣19 was officially announced as a pandemic because it   

A.

caused the lockdowns

B.

had a growing number of cases in the world

C.

could result in death

D.

spread quickly in Europe

(4)2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be delayed because   

A.

people may not go during the pandemic

B.

the cases in Asia increased quickly

C.

it hasn't been well﹣prepared

D.

it's necessary to protect public safety

(5)It took    for the number of COVID﹣19 cases in the US to reach over one milion.

A.

four days

B.

twenty﹣eight days

C.

three months

D.

four months

来源:2020年青海省中考英语试卷
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In 1987 a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen.After more than 30 years of development,the company has now beaten Apple and become the world's second largest maker of smartphones.It has also become the world's supplier (供应者) of 5 G.In China and even in the world,Huawei is a wonder.Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago,it has become one of the most famous phone companies.

    But recently,Huawei faces some difficulties.The US government made a law to stop its sales in America.American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government.At the same time,the US government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei.They believed that Huawei's business would be hurt this way.

    "We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information," Ren Zhengfei,Huawei's president said. "The law would have little effect on our company.Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems," Ren added.

    In an interview several years ago,Ren Zhengfei said, "I started Huawei with only £4000 at the beginning,but now it has become a 100 billion company.The experience was not as romantic as you imagine."

    Facing the law of the US,Huawei is growing.Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared with a year earlier in the first three months of 2019.At the same time,sales from both Samsung and Apple fell.So far Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunication equipment supplier (供应商),selling in 170 countries.It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

(1)How many kinds of smartphones are mentioned in total in this passage?    

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

(2)Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?    

A.Huawei collected the information for the Chinese government.

B.Ren Zhengfei started Huawei with only £4000 in 1987.

C.Huawei has beaten Samsung,a South﹣Korea phone maker so far.

D.Huawei has developed its business smoothly.

(3)What does the underlined word "romantic" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?    

A.浪漫的.

B.现实的.

C.成功的.

D.麻烦的.

(4)The last paragraph mainly tells us    .

A.Huawei has become one of the most famous phone companies.

B.Huawei has become the largest maker of smartphones in the world.

C.Huawei has got into some systems of the US.

D.Huawei is full of hope and must succeed in the future.

来源:2021年四川省成都市中考英语试卷
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Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don't know is that junk(垃圾)has become a problem in outer space too.

     According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see.

    Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds,so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the vehicle.

    To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For example, when a U.S. satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces, increasing the amount of space junk.

    To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

    Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.

    The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers," says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space Researcher.

    "The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become," he says.

(1)What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 2 refer to  

A. Telescopes.

B. Satellites.

C. Pieces of space junk.

D. BBC news reports.

(2)Why is space junk considered a problem  

A. It burns up after it re﹣enters the atmosphere.

B. It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth.

C. It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds.

D. It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death.

(3)Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that  

A. the tools can be reused later

B. the tools don't become space junk

C. the earth's atmosphere can stay clean

D. the effects of space flight can be studied

(4)How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk  

A. Catch it with nets.

B. Use robots to collect it.

C. Burn it in the earth's atmosphere.

D. Send it further away from the earth.

(5)In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article  

A. Environment.

B. Local News.

C. Education.

D. Fashion.

来源:2018年广东省广州市中考英语试卷
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Several months ago,Chinese COVID﹣19 vaccines(疫苗)were put to use widely.Our government offers free vaccines to Chinese people.Here is some information you need to know.

   How is the vaccine given?

   It is given by injection(注射).There are several ways to get injected.For the most common way,you are supposed to get it twice.After the first injection,you have to get the second one.

   Is the vaccine bad for human bodies?

   Some people are afraid that the vaccines are dangerous and may make them sick.In fact the vaccines have been tested for a long time.They won't cause any diseaseInstead,they can protect our bodies from being hurt.

Who is suitable?

   Medical researches have shown that Chinese vaccines are suitable for most people.And people aged 18 to 59 would be the first ones to get injection.Our government expects people over 60 who are in good health to get injected as well.You'd better ask doctors for advice at first.

   Should we still wear a face mask?

   Yes.It takes a few weeks or the body to build the ability to fight the COVID﹣19 after injection.Sometimes the vaccines might not work well in the body.So it's best to keep wearing face masks in public and wash your hands often.

(1)     can get the COVID﹣19 vaccines first in China.

A.

People of all ages

B.

People aged 3 to 17

C.

People aged 18 to 59

D.

People aged 60 and above

(2)The underlined word "disease" means    in the passage.

A.

illness

B.

trouble

C.

headache

D.

pressure

(3)From the passage,we can know that the vaccines    .

A.

will make people sick

B.

can protect people from being hurt

C.

can only be given in two ways

D.

are very expensive

(4)People should still wear masks after injection because       .

A.

their bodies need time to build the ability

B.

the masks can make them more beautiful

C.

they may catch a cold more easily

D.

the masks help the vaccines to work

(5)This passage mainly talks about        .

A.

physical health

B.

face masks

C.

doctors' advice

D.

vaccine injection

来源:2021年四川省遂宁市中考英语试卷
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Passage 1The Shenzhen Railway Station and the Shenzhen East Railway Station will add six temporary (临时的)trains between Friday and Monday during the coming festival.The Shenzhen Railway Station will add train K6604and K6606to Guiyang,K6512to Shantung,K6552to Yongzhou and K9088to Zhangjiajie.The Shenzhen East Railway Station will add K6532to Nanxiong in Guangdong Province.

Passage 2The 2016Shenzhen Fashion Week began at OCT Bay in Nanshan District last Friday.Over 100brands and designers (设计师)from more than 10countries put on over 60fashion shows during the week.A number of well﹣known designers attended Fashion Week.The event will end tomorrow.

Passage 3Shenzhen became No.7in traffic jams among Chinese cities,according to a quarterly report made by amap.com and Tsinghua University.Jinan City in Shandong Province passed Beijing for the second time to become the most congested(拥堵 的)Chinese city.Beijing,Hangzhou,Harbin and Chongqing were among the top five.

Passage 4Zhang Yuetoiig,a 12﹣year﹣old girl from Shenzhen,won the Guangxi leg (赛区) of the National Rock﹣climbing Competition,which was held on Tuesday.She is the youngest winner in the history of the rock﹣climbing competition.She started training at the age of 4.

26.According to Passage 1,how many temporary trains will the Shenzhen Railway Station add?   

A.1

B.5

C.6

D.7                  

27.From the report in Passage 3,we know that   became No.1in traffic jams.

A.Beijing

B.Shenzhen

C.Jinan

D.Hangzhou

28.Which of the following statements is TRUE?   

A.The Shenzhen Railway Station will add Train K6512to Yueyang.

B.There were more than 100fashion shows during the fashion week.

C.You seldom get caught in a traffic jam in Shenzhen.

D.Zhang Yuetong has been trained to do rock﹣climbing for 8years.

29.The four short passages probably come from   

A.tales

B.newspapers

C.storybook

D.novels.

来源:2016年广东省深圳市中考英语试卷
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It seems that food deliverymen (送货员) are always rushing in haste.We can always see them running every minute,and they seem to have lots of things to do the next minute.They wear blue,red or yellow helmets (头盔) and many of them don't follow traffic rules.They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights.They use mobile phones when they are driving.

However,not everything goes well with food deliverymen.In the first half of 2017,food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai.That means every two and a half days,a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.

What makes deliverymen take such risks?The strict rules of the food delivery companies and the worried customers may be the answer.Many companies will fine (罚款) a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan if he can't deliver the food on time,reported China Daily.Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.

To solve the problem,food delivery service companies need to do some changes.Some cities are also taking action.Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety.Now in Shenzhen,if a deliveryman breaks traffic rules more than twice,then he can't do the job for a whole year.

(1)The underlined phrase "in haste" in Paragraph 1 probably means    in Chinese.

A.

匆忙地

B.

慢慢地

C.

意外地

D.

犹豫地

(2)The first paragraph mainly tells us that many food deliverymen    .

A.

work very hard

B.

break traffic rules

C.

are good at driving

D.

use mobile phones too much

(3)How many reasons are mentioned for deliverymen's taking risks of breaking traffic rules?    

A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.

(4)If a food deliveryman    ,the companies will fine him.

A.

drives too slowly

B.

delivers food on time

C.

obeys traffic rules

D.

gets bad reviews from his customers

(5)What is the main idea of the last paragraph?    

A.

Traffic rules are too strict to deliverymen.

B.

Food deliverymen cannot drive on important roads in the future.

C.

Some cities are working to solve the problem and make things better.

D.

All the companies in China train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety.

来源:2021年山东省滨州市中考英语试卷
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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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Xi'an celebrated the first﹣ever China Hanfu Day on April 18. There were catwalk shows(走秀)and traditional music concerts which were held by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing. (1)   and put them online for a Hanfu photo competition,which lasted until May 18.

    China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历),which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. In ancient China , this day was also known as Shangsi Festival( 上巳节).(2)  

    Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty.(3)   However, some of its main characteristics(特点)were remained. For example , there are two parts that overlap(交叠) on the front, which is called "jiao ling".(4)  

    China is becoming a leading country in the world , and the Chinese public feels more confident about its traditional culture than ever before.(5)  

A. Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing,as well as Chinese culture.

B. Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take photos

C. Another main characteristic of Hanfu is that it usually uses ribbons( 系带) instead of buttons.

D. Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of showing how they feel about this.

E. It has a history of about 3 ,000 years and it has changed greatly so far.

来源:2020年甘肃省天水市中考英语试卷
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