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第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题，满分35分)
A
The first floating (漂浮的) city will be in French Polynesia. That's an island in the South Pacific Ocean. Builders hope to finish much of it by 2024.
This floating city will be near French Polynesia's shore. Its people will live by the laws of French Polynesia. Other floating cities might be built in the open ocean. These cities could create their own laws.
The first floating city will be environmentally friendly. Its energy will be from the sun.People will drink recycled rain and seawater.
Floating cities will be safe from flooding. Built on platforms (平台), they will rise with the sea level. They could be moved, if needed. They would allow more people to live near the ocean.At the beginning, the first floating city will be the same size as a soccer field. Gradually, it will grow into a much larger city with homes, parks, schools, shops and restaurants in it. Would you like to live in a floating city?
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46.There will be a floating city in French Polynesia. 47.People in floating cities will live by the laws of French Polynesia.
48.The energy of the first floating city will be from the wind.
49.The floating cities could move up with the sea level.
50.At the beginning, you will find a soccer field in the first floating cit.
B
Alan Smith is blind. He teaches blind children in his country. To show the world that the blind can also do something amazing, he walked across the world's largest salt desert, Salar de Uyuni, only with the help of a GPS.
Walking across the desert is not easy for an able-bodied person, let alone(更不用说) a blind man. Before setting off, Alan spent three years training for the journey. He studied everything he could find
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The brave teacher thought his week-long journey was wonderful. He said, “The journey was quite good. There were snow storms and winds, but luckily I made it.”
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
51.Why did Alan cross the desert on foot?
A.To tell children a story. B.To have a wonderful journey.
C.To take a risk for money. D.To show the ability of the blind.
52.The underlined phrase \off\the second paragraph probably means .
A.preparing a journey B.starting a journey
C.breaking a journey D.finishing a
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53.What did Alan do during the journey? A.He overcame all of the difficulties. B.He asked for advice from other travelers. C.He walked with an experienced tour guide. D.He studied something useful about the place. 54.How long did Alan's journey take?
A.140 days. B.One week. C.20 months. D.3 years.
55.Which of the following can best describe Alan,'s journey?
A.It is a piece of cake. B.It is between a rock and a hard place.
C.Nothing is impossible. D.Learning should be a lifelong journey.
C
Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates,so these mothers are becoming\mothers\They believe
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Lulu and Sophia have a\mother\She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A's.They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or TV.
The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School in the USA.Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style(育儿方式)in it.
Many people don't like Amy's style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother.Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a warm, smart and popular girl her friends eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out.
Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother's
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2024年云南省昆明市中考英语试题（含答案） - 图文
