2024年杭州市上城区中考英语一模模拟考试英语试题卷第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AWelcometoAlaska!Fairbank’slocationisadreamplaceforexperiencingnorthernlightsviewingbecauseitisunderthe“AuroraOval(极光带)”.TodayyoucouldenjoyafreedayinFairbanks.Wehavepreparedwonderfulwinteractivitiesforyou.DogSleddinginWinterDogSledding(11/2024-5/2024):$129/personDogsleddingwasaveryimportantpartofAlaskanlocallife.Dogsledswerethemostconvenientwaytotravelanddeliverimportantsuppliesbetweenlocalvillagesinwinter.Onthistour,situnderawarmblanketandenjoythelively30-minutesledridethroughthebeautifulforestsofAlaska.Sinceit'snotallowedtotakepicturesyourself,yourdriverwillhelptakephotosforyou.SnowMachineTourSnowMachineTour(11/2024-5/2024):$149/personDuration:1hourSnowmachinesmakecommonbackcountrytravelfeellikeanadventure.Guestscantakeaguidedtriponthesnowysurface,withphoto-opportunitystopsatfamousnaturalfeaturesalongtheway.Noexperiences?Noproblem.Everysnowmachinetripincludesanintroductorylesson,plusaguidetohelpguestsalongeverymileofthetrip.Minimum(最小的)age:16.Thistourdesignedfor2peopletoshareonesled.IceFishingIceFishing(1/2024-5/2024):$149/personDuration:5hoursInAlaska,riversandlakesfreezeoverfromNovembertoMay.TheIceprovidesagreatenvironmentforoneofthefavoritewinterpastimesinAlaska-icefishing.Sitinthewarmthofasmallicehouseandlookintothemysteriousgreencoloroftheiceandwaterbelow.Ourlocalfishingguidewillteachyouthetricksoficefishingandifyoucatchafish,youcancookituponthespot.Note:TheIceFishingrequiresafishinglicense.Thefishinglicensefeeis$30.00/person/day,whichisnotincludedinthetourfee.16.IfyourparentswanttogoIceFishingtoday,howmuchshouldtheypayforit?A.$79B.$298C.$358D.$36317.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?APeoplewhoareinterestedinnorthernlightsviewingcanvisitAlaska.BGuestswhoenjoytheDogSleddingTourcantakephotosthemselves.C.PeoplewhowanttogoiceFishingshouldhaveintroductorylessonsfirst.D.Childrenwhodon’thaveexperiencecanalsotaketheSnowMachineTour18.Whichpartofthemagazineisthewritingmostprobablyfrom?ANewsCorner.B.TravellingSquareCLanguageWorld.D.TechnologyGarden
BWeuseelevatorsallthetime,buttryandimaginelifewithoutthem.Tallbuildingswouldn'tbepossiblewithouttheinventionoftheelevator.It'sconvenientandsafe.butdidyouknowthatlongagopeoplewereafraidofusingelevators?Peoplehadbeenusingropestomovethingsforthousandsofyearsbeforetheinventionofthemodernelevator.TheancientRomansmovedheavythingsattached(系)toropespulledbypeopleoranimals.Thenin1743,theFrenchkinghada“flyingchair”.Hismenliftedthekinguptothesecondfloorbyusingropes.Althoughelevatorshadbeenimprovingovertime,peoplewereafraidtousethem.Peoplelikedtheideaofanelevator,buttheybelieveditmightsuddenlyfall.In1853,ElishaOtisinventedthemodemelevator.Hemadesafetybrakes(刹车)tostoptheelevatorfromfalling.Otishadbeenthinkingaboutpeoplesfearofelevators.Hedecidedtodoanelevatoractatashowin1854.Otisstoodonhiselevatorandcuttheropethatwasholdingit.Theelevatorfell,butthesafetybrakessuddenlystoppedit.Otisamazedtheaudiences!Threeyearslater,customersatadepartmentstoreinNewYorkcouldtraveltothefifthfloorbyusinganOtiselevator.Thenextstepwastoimprovetheelevatorride.Peoplehadbeenfeelingnervousaboutusingelevatorsbecausetheyweresmallandnoisy.Inthe1920s,elevatorsstartedplayingrelaxingmusictocoverupothersounds.Thentherewasagreatideatoputmirrorsinelevators.Themirrorsmadetheelevatorseembiggerandquicker.Peoplecouldchecktheirhairinsteadoffearingtheelevator!Thesedays,elevatorsaren’tscary.Elevatorsaregettingfaster,andofficebuildings,apartmentsandhotelsaregettinghigher.YoucanfindOtiselevatorsinmostcitiesaroundtheworld.Remembertoenjoyyourrideintheelevatorwhenyou’regoinguptothethirty-fifthfloor!19.Whatisthecorrectorderinwhichthesehappened?①AnOtiselevatorwasfirstputintouseinNewYork.②Peopleusedtomoveheavythingsbypullingropes.③Otiselevatorscanbefoundinmostpartsoftheworld.④Flyingchairwasonceusedtoliftakingtothesecondfloor.A.②④③①B.②④①③C.③①②④D.①②④③20.WhydidOtisdoanelevatorshowin1854?A.Totellwhyittakesalotoftimetodevelopanewthing.B.Toshowhowsafehiselevatorsarewiththesafetybrakes.C.Toexplainwhysafetybrakescanbewellusedinanyshow.D.Tocheckhowharditisforpeopletoacceptsomethingnew.21.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Relaxingmusicmakestherideintheelevatorseemquicker.B.Theelevatorsaremadesmallenoughtoletpeoplefeelsafe.C.Mirrorsarefixedinsidetomaketheelevatorslookbrighter.D.Thenoiseintheelevatorusedtomakepeoplefeelanxious.22.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Elevatorshavebeendevelopingovertime.B.Peopleusedtobeafraidofusingelevators.C.Modernelevatorswereinventedbyaccident.D.Elevatorsareverypopularallovertheworld.
CAstheweatherchangesfromdaytoday,sometimesit'simpossibletoavoidcatchingacoldortheflu.However,thatdoesn'tmeanwehavetosufferterribly.Sincetheonlywaytogetbetterfromacoldistogothroughtheprocess,manynaturalremedies(疗法)havehelpedtoreducethesymptom(症状)ofthecommoncold.Ifyoufeelthecold,youshoulddrinksomethingwarm.Addhoneyandlemontohotwaterortea.Youwillkeepwarmwhileyou'redrinkingtea.IntraditionalChinesemedicine,ginger(姜)hasbeenusedforovertwothousandyears.Acupofgingerteahelpstoincreasethebloodmoveandmakeyousweatthroughyourbody.Garlic(大蒜)isasuperfood.Garlichelpstofightoffgerms(细菌)wheneatendaily.Itcanreducethenumberofcoldsyougeteachyearandshortencoldsymptoms.Ifyoudon'tmindeatinguncookedgarlic,it'sbesttoeatafewpieceseverythreetofourhourswhenyoufeelthefirstsignsofacold.It'snosecretthatsaltgetsridofgerms.Forasorethroat,mixabouthalfateaspoonofsaltintowarmwateranduseasamouthwash.Whetherit'sforbreakfast,lunchordinner,theJapaneseenjoyumeboshi,sourandsaltyapricots(杏子)thathelpkeepthedoctoraway.UsinganetipotisanoldpracticefromIndiathathelpspeoplebreathebetter.Asamixtureofsaltandwaterpoursintothenose,thegermsareclearedaway.Althoughcuttinganonioncanmakeyoucry,it'sgoodforablockednose.PeopleinMexicoandSpaineathotpepperstogettheirsenseofsmellbacktemporarilyduringacold.Ofcourse,you'dbetterbereadytoexperienceawaveofheat!InKorea,kimchiisapopularsidedishthatkeepspeoplehealthy.It'smadefrompicklevegetables,redhotsauceandsometimesgarlicandginger.Itiscommontohaveacold,andMotherNature’sremedieswillbethereforyoutoloweryourpainwhenyouneedtofightagainstthatcold!23.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?24.Theunderlinedword\inParagraph3refersto________.A.thegarlicB.thegermC.thecoldD.thesymptom25.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat________.A.peoplecancatchacoldandthefluinmanywaysC.MotherNature'sfoodcantaketheplaceofmedicine26.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A.anetipotisalwaysusedtokeepwarmC.kimchiisamaindishmadefromvegetablesB.gingerisnewlyfoundtobegoodforhealthD.umeboshiissaltyandsourapricotsJapaneselikeB.naturalremediesarehelpfulwhenpeoplecatchcoldsD.naturalfoodhelpspeoplefightagainstalltheillnesses