江蘇省常州市三年（2020-2022）中考英語(yǔ)真題分題型分層匯編-03任務(wù)型閱讀（閱讀單選與閱讀填表與短文綜合與閱讀還原）

江蘇省常州市三年（2020-2022）中考英語(yǔ)真題分題型分層匯編

03任務(wù)型閱讀（閱讀單選&閱讀填表&短文綜合&閱讀還原）

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇常州）TheBeijing2022Olympicswasthemostgender-balanced（性別平衡的）Winter

OlympicGamesinhistory,withmorethan1,300femaleathletes-arecordnumber-competing

attheevents,makingupmorethan45percentofallathletes.Herearesomefemaleathletes

whoseachievementsinBeijingamazedtheworld.

TeamChina'steenageheroGuAiling,18,istheyoungestathlete

towinthreemedalsataWinterOlympics.Thefreeskiplayerwontwogold

medalsandasilverinthreeevents.

4米啖的.

Russia'sskatingsilvermedalistAlexandraTrusova,17,amazed

theworldwithfivequadruplejumps（四周跳）duringfreeskateattheBeijing

WinterOlympics.Nootherwomanhaseverfinishedfivequadruplejumpsin

anOlympiccompetition.

士

Britishwomen*scurling（冰壺）teamwonthecountry*sonly

goldmedalbyhavinga10-3winagainstJapanonthelastdayoftheBeijing

WinterOlympics.Thiswasalsothecountry?sfirstcurlinggoldafter2002.

A1midadeVai,a24-year-oldSwedishITengineer,togetherwith

herteammate,tookthethirdplaceincurlingmixeddoubles.Shetookaleave

fromhercompanytotakepartintheOlympics.

1.HowmanyathletestookpartintheBeijing2022OlympicGames?

A.Around1,300.B.Around1,580.C.Around2,880.D.Around4,460.

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2.Whotookasilvermedalinthecompetition?

A.GuAiling.B.BritishwomenJscurlingteam.

C.AlmidadeVai.D.AlmidadeVai'steammate.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutAlexandraTrusova?

A.Sheistheyoungestathleteinthe2022OlympicGames.

B.ShetookthefirstplaceintheBeijingWinterOlympics.

C.SheworkedasanITengineerbeforebecomingaskatingplayer.

D.SheisthefirstfemaletocompletefivequadruplejumpsinanOlympiccompetition.

（2022?江蘇常州）Thisisatypical（典型的）dayforYangJinlong.

At9a.m.,hedrivestoprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolsinXi'an,ShaanxiProvince,to

teachstudentsaboutShaanxikuaiban.ItisatraditionalChineseformofstorytellingtothe

rhythm（節(jié)奏）ofbambooclappers（響板），whichtheartformisnamedafter.Sometimes,hehelps

studentsprepareforcompetitions.Usually,hisclassesrununtilabout6.p.m.,andthenhe

returnshometoprepareclassesforthenextday.

OnJune10,theMinistryofCultureandTourismannounced325nationalintangiblecultural

heritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）itemsinBeijing,increasingthelistto1,557items.Shaanxikuaiban,

whichappearedduringthelateQingDynasty,hasbeenincluded.Theartformhasbeenintroduced

tolocalschoolsaspartoftheirarteducation.

Yanghasbeenteachingyoungpeopletheartformsince2003aftergraduatingfromtheNational

AcademyofChineseTheatreArtsinBeijing.Hestudiedquyithere.QuyiisgeneraltermforChinese

folkartforms,includingstorytelling,crosstalkandclappertalk.

“ArteducationisimportantforstudentsinChina.JustasmanystudentslearntoplayWestern

musicalinstrumentslikethepianoandviolin,therearemanypeoplelearningtraditionalChinese

folkarts,includingShaanxikuaiban,whichI911workformywholelife,“hesaid.

KuaibanispopularinnorthernChina,includingBeijingandTianjin.AccordingtoYang,Shaanxi

kuaibanwasinfluencedbytheartofdifferentareas.Theartformcanbeplayedbyagroupof

playersoronlyone.Withoneortwopairsofkuaibanofdifferentsizesinhand,theplayers

speakinthelocaldialect（方言）whiletellingstories,whichareusuallyaboutheroes.Theplayer

tellsstorieswhileplayingkuaiban,andit'seasyforthewatcherstorememberthestories

sinceallthelinesrhym.

ThankstoartistslikeYang,thistraditionalChineseformofstorytellingispassedonandstays

aliveinourcountry.

4.WhyistodayatypicaldayforYangJinlong?

A.Heisteachingstudentsaboutkuaibanasusual.

B.Hisworkstartsat9andlasts6hourslikeeveryday.

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C.Heispreparingforakuaibancompetitiontoday.

I）.Hislifetodayisasbusyandboringaseveryday.

5.WhichofthefollowingaboutShaanxikuaibanisTRUE?

A.ItisnamedaftertheShaanxidialect.

B.Itislistedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritage.

C.ItismorepopularthanthepianoandviolininnorthernChina.

D.Itisplayedtotellstoriesusuallyaboutcommonpeople.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYangJinlong?

A.Devoted.B.Stressed.C.Generous.D.Curious.

7.WhydoesthewriterreportYangJinlong,sstory?

A.ToshowhowtoplayShaanxikuaibaninthelocaldialect.

B.TotellthedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternarts.

C.Toprovethatkuaibanplayersarelivingabusylife.

D.TopraisetheworkofspreadingtraditionalChineseart.

（2022?江蘇常州）Researchersareusinganunderwaterdrone（無(wú)人機(jī)）togetinformationoncarbon

dioxide（CO,levelsintheocean.Itisbelievedtobethefirsttimethatsuchadevice（裝

置）hasbeenusedpurposelytotestC02levels.

Thedevice,whichtheteamalsocallsaglider,isdesignedtogodownto1,000metersindeep

oceanareasandcanoperateforweeksatatime.

Thepurposeoftheresearchistoprovidescientistswithdata（數(shù)據(jù)）abouthowclimatechange

isinfluencingtheocean*schemistry.Theself-swimmingdronewasplacedintheGulfofAlaska

thisspring.ReportersfromTheAssociatedPressrecen11yjoinedresearchersonaboatinAlaska）

sResurrectionBaytoseethedroneinaction.

Theteamsaystheprojectcouldbeamajorstepforwardinmeasuring（測(cè)量）theenvironmental

healthofoceans.Thescientistsaremostinterestedinlevelsofoceanacidification（酸性）.

ThishappenswhenC02emissions（排放）intheairmaketheirwayintotheocean.Oceanacidification

canharmorkillsomekindsofsealife.

ScientistshaveconnectedC02emissionswithglobal（全球）warmingcausedbyhumanactivities.

Inaway,oceanshavegivenhumansahelpinghandbytakingin（吸收）someoftheCO2.Ifthere

werenooceans'uptake,therewouldbemuchmoreC02intheair.Thiswouldtrapmoreofthe

sun'sheatandfurtherwarmtheEarth.

“Buttheproblemnowisthattheoceanischangingitschemistrybecauseofthisuptake,“said

teammemberClaudineHauri.

OneofthebestwaystomeasureoceanacidificationistocollectC02measurements.Untilnow,

thesecollectionsweremostlydonefromshipsorwithdevicesfloatingattheoceansurfaceor

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ontheoceanfloor.

8.Whatisprobablythispassage?

A.Anadvertisement.B.Partofanewsreport.

C.Partofasciencefiction.D.Atextfromachemistrytextbook.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutaglider?

A.Itmustbeusedtogetherwithfloatingdevices.

B.Itisusedtomeasureoceanacidification.

C.ItisusedtostopC02fromenteringtheocean.

D.ItisusedtomeasureC02levelsintheair.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uptake“inParagraph6mostprobablymean?

A.Theactofcoveringanarea.B.Theactofslowingsomethingdown.

C.Theactoftakingsomethingin.D.Theactofkillingorharmingsomething.

11.Whatistroublingthescientists?

A.Theunderwaterdronecan'tswimbyitself.

B.Thedronecanonlylastoneweekatatime.

C.OceansarestoppingtakinginC02fromtheair.

D.ToomuchC02ismakingitswayintooceans.

（2022?江蘇常州）Beingsadorinalowmoodisanormal（正常的）partoflife.Manypeoplefeel

downfromtimetotime.Forexample,whenpeoplefacechallengingeventsintheirlives,such

asfinancial（經(jīng)濟(jì)的）difficultyormajorchanges,it'scommontofeeldown.Butinmostcases

thebadfeelingsslowlydisappear.

Asfordepression（抑郁癥），however,thebadmoodlastsforweeks,months,oreverlongerbecause

itisamental（精神的）illness.AstheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）noted,depressionisa

mooddisorder.Itshowsindifferentways,includinglossofinterestinnormalactivitiesand

feelingsoflowself-worth.ItoftenlastsforalongtimeandgreatlyharmsapersonJsability

atworkorschoolorinthedailylife.Peoplewithdepressionusuallydon,tliketotalkabout

theirproblemswithothers.Moreseriously,depressionmayevenleadtotheactofkillingoneself.

^Depressionisnotjustabout（一陣）ofsadnessorasignofweakness,andyoucan'tjustsimply

stopfeelingdepressed.saidthehealthnewswebsiteww.mayoclinie.com.

Butdepressionisnotaperson?sproblem.It'salsomorecommonthanmostpeoplethink.It

ishurtingabout280millionpeoplearoundtheworld,accordingtoWHO.

Thoughdepressionisworrying,wedon,thavetobeafraidofit.Depressioncanbetreatedby

gettingprofessional（專(zhuān)業(yè)的）help,takingmedicineoramixedtreatmentofboth.Infact,when

youbegintofeelthedangerofdepression,youcantrytodealwithitearlybyyourself.Listening

tomusic,doingsomesportsanddrawingsomepicturesmighthelpyoufeelbetter.Anotheruseful

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wayistalktherapy.Whenweareattackedbyalowmood,havingaconversationwithothersis

ofgreathelp.Beinghonestabouthowwefeeldoesnotmakeusweak,itmakesushuman.

12.Whoismostprobablyexperiencingdepression?

A.Lily,whoisgoingtohaveanimportantexamandhasn,tsleptwellfor3days.

B.May,whodislikeshernewschoolandhascomplainedtoherparents3times.

C.Ben,whothinkslifeworthlessandhascriedaloneover3timesaweekinthepastmonth.

D.Tom,whofindssubjectshardandhastalkedtohisteacheraboutit3timesthisweek.

13.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofdepression?

A.Normalandnothingserious.B.Uncommonalthoughharmful.

C.Unavoidableanduntreatable.D.Treatablealthoughworrying,

14.WhatJsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Knowledgeofdepression.B.Waysoftreatingdepression.

C.Reasonsfordepression.D.Resultsofdepression.

（2021?江蘇常州）Inmoderntimes,ourclothesseemgoodenoughtomeetourneedsbothincolor

andstyle.However,areyouimpatientwithwashingyourclothessooften?Areyoutiredofthe

samecolor?Ifyouransweris“Yes",let'smeetthefashioninthefuture.

Sun-No-Spot

Tocleanthisshirt,juststandinthesun!AspecialmaterialonthesurfacereceivesUVlight

fromthesun.Thisheatsitupenoughtomakestains（污漬）missing.Youstaycool,butstains

disappear!Somestainsdisappearinminutes—othersmighttakeaday.

NewFabricSuit

Areyousickofholesinyourclothes?Thisnewmaterialrepairsitself!Ifthisclothgetsa

hole,justrub（搓揉）thebrokenplacequickly.Heatfromtherubbingwillcausethematerials

toconnectwitheachotheragain,repairingthehole.Hole?Whathole?

NewWiggleVigor

Thisclothgetsacharge（充電）fromrunningaround.Asyoumove,thethinwiresinthematerial

turnyourmovementintopower.Thiscanchargeacomputer,anipad,ahair-dryer,andmanyother

smallthingsthatneedpower.

ChameleonCloth

Tiredofthesameoldlook?Howaboutclothesthatchangecolors?Thismaterialismadewith

dyes（染料）thatchangecolorswhentheygetwarm.Asmallbatteryheatsupthinmetalthreads（金

屬線）inthecloth,tochangecolorsorforms.

15.IfyourSun-No-Spotshirtisdirtywithstains,whatcanyoudotocleanit?

A.Warmitinthesun.B.Rubitquickly.C.Connectittoacomputer.

D.Changeitscolor.

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16.Ifyourmobilephonehasnopower,whichonecanhelpyou?

A.Sun-NoSpot.B.NewFabricSuit.C.NewWiggleVigor,D.ChameleonCloth.

17.WhichofthenextpicturesgoeswellwithChameleonCJot/i?

（2021?江蘇常州）IntheSpringandAutumnperiod（475-221BC）therelivedamancalledJiZha.

HewasthefourthsonofthekingoftheKingdomofWu.BecauseofJiZha'sstickingtorighteousness

（義）andwidelearning,hewashisfatherJsfavorite,andthekingwantedtomakehimhisheir

（繼承人）.However,JiZharefusedbecausehethoughttheking,seldestsonshouldbetheone

toreceivethethrone.Later,JiZhaservedasanambassador（夕卜交大臣）ofWutootherkingdoms

inChina.

Once,onamissiontotheKingdomofLu,JiZhapassedthroughtheKingdomofXu.Thekingof

Xureceivedhimasafriend,andadmiredthevaluablesword（僉！J）JiZhawaswearing.Although

hishostdidn,tmentionit,JiZhacouldseehewantedtoownitverymuch.However,ashestill

neededtogotoLu,JiZhadidn,tgivethekingofXuhisswordasapresent.

AfterfinishinghismissiontoLu,onhiswayback,JiZhaonceagainpassedthroughXu.This

timehedecidedtogivetheswordtothekingofXu.Butwhenhearrived,hisfriendhadalready

passedaway.JiZhadidn,texpectitandfeltverysad.Hetookoffhisswordandgaveitto

thedeadmanbyhangingitonatreenearhistomb（墳?zāi)梗?

JiZha'sattendants（隨從）didn'tunderstandhisaction,saying,“Sir,thekingofXuisalready

dead.Whydoyoustillgiveupyourswordtohim?”

JiZhashookhishead,“WhenIcametotheKingdomofXulasttime,Inoticedthatmyfriend

admiredmysword,andIdecidedthatwhenIcamebackIwouldgiveittohim.However,Inever

expectedthisturnofevents.ButhowcouldIchangemymindjustbecausethemanhaddied?”

Withthesewords,helefttheplace,low-spiritedandheart-broken.

18.WhatdoweknowaboutJiZhafromthepassage?

A.Hewasbornin221BC.B.Hedidn,thavetheabilitytobeaking.

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C.Hewasacarefulandgenerousman.D.Helosthisfightforthethronetohisbrother.

19.WhydidJiZhagiveuphisswordtothekingofXualthoughhehaddied?

A.Hewasloyaltohiscountry.B.Hewasloyaltorighteousness.

C.HewasguiltyofhisfriendJsdeath.D.Hewasguiltyofnotseeinghisfriendbefore

hisdeath.

20.Whatisthebesttitleofthisstory?

A.JiZhaandHisFriendB.JiZhaandHisCountry

C.JiZhaGivesUpHisThroneD.JiZhaGivesUpHisSword

（2021?江蘇常州）Durbeyfieldsatdownuponthegrassylandbytheroadside,puttinghisbasket

beforehim.Inafewminutes,ayouthfromhisvillageappearedinthedistance.Onseeinghim,

Durbeyfieldhelduphishand,andtheboyquickenedhisstepsandcamenear.

“Boy,takeupthatbasket!Iwantyoutodosomethingforme.”

Theskinnyboyfrowned（皺眉），"whoareyouthen,JohnDurbeyfield,toordermeaboutandcall

me'boy'?YouknowmynameaswellasIknowyours!”

“Doyou,doyou?That'sthesecret-That'sthesecret!Nowobeymyorders,andFred,Idon,

tmindtellingyouthatthesecretisthatI'moneofanoblerace（貴族）一ithasbeenjust

foundoutbymethispresentafternoon."Andashemadetheannouncement,heluxuriously（奢

侈地）layhimselfuponthelandamongtheflowers.

TheboystoodbeforeDurbeyfield,andlookedathimfromheadtofoot.

“Sir,JohnD'Urberville—that,swhoIam,wcontinuedDurbeyfield."Doyouknowsucha

placeasGreenhill?”

"Yes.IhavebeentheretoGreenhillfair（集市）.”

uWell,underthechurchofthatcitythereliemyancestors（祖先）一hundredsofthem—in

coatsofjewellery.Thereisnotamanherewho,sgotgreaterandnoblerancestorsthanI.”

“Oh?”

“Nowtakeupthatbasket,andgoontothePureDropInn,tellingthemtosendahorseandcarriage

（馬車(chē)）withaservant（仆人）herequickly,tocarrymehome.Andwhenyou，vedonethat,goon

tomyhousewiththebasket,andtellmywifetoputawaythatwashing,becausesheneedn,t

finishit,andwaittillIcomehome,asVvenewstotellher.w

Astheboystoodindoubt,Durbeyfieldputhishandintohispocket,andproducedashilling

（aunitofmoneyusedinBritainuntil1971）.

“Hereisforyourwork,son.”

Thismadeadifference.

“Yes.SirJohn.Thankyou.”

Theboytookupthebasket,andsetoutatonce.

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21.WhatdidDurbeyfieldaskFredtodo?

A.Listentoastory.B.Findoutasecret.

C.Sendmessagesforhim.D.Driveahorseandcarriageforhim.

22.WhichofthefollowingaboutDurbeyfieldisTRUE?

A.Hedidbelievehewasanoble.B.HewantedtoplayatrickonFred.

C.Hewastherichestmaninthecity.D.HeusedtoliveinGreenhill.

23.WhatmadetheboywillingtoworkforDurbeyfield?

A.Durbeyfield,ssecret.B.Durbeyfield'sorder.

C.HisvisittoGreenhillfair.D.Theunitofmoney.

24.WhatismostprobablytherelationshipbetweenDurbeyfieldandFred?

A.Fatherandson.B.Neighbors.

C.Closefriends.D.Masterandservant.

（2021?江蘇常州）Thereareonly24hoursinaday,andusuallyaboutathirdofthatisspent

sleeping.Soisitpossibletomakeuseofthistimeandlearnanewskillorevenalanguage?

Inotherwords,issleeplearningpossible?

Manystudieshavefoundthatabasicformoflearning,calledconditioning,canhappenduring

sleep.Ina2012studypublishedinthemagazineNatureNeuroscience,forexample,Israeli

researchersfoundthatpeoplecanlearntoconnectsoundswithsmellsduringsleep.Thescientists

playedatone（聲音）tosleepingstudyparticipants（參與者）whileputtingsomerotten（腐爛

的）fishbesidetheirbeds.Onceawake,whenhearingthetone,thepeopleheldtheirbreathin

anticipation（預(yù)判）ofabadsmell.

“Thiswasaclearfindingshowingparticipantsformednewmemoriesduringsleep,“saidAndrilion,

ascientistinthisfield.

Althoughthenewmemorywasimplicit（暗示性的），itcouldinfluencehowpeoplebehave,researchers

foundina2014studypublishedintheJournalofNeuroscionce.Inthatresearch,afterspending

anightinaroomfullofcigarette（香煙）smellmixedwithrotteneggsorfish,smokersuse

fewercigarettes.

Andrilionandhisteammembershavefoundthatlearninginsleepcanalsogobeyondsimple

conditioning.Intheir2017studypublishedinNatureCommunications,participantswereable

topickoutsoundfeaturesthattheyhadheardduringsleep.

Learningabilitiesinsleepmayspreadtolearningofwords.InastudypublishedinCurrent

Biology,researchersplayedpairsofmade-upwordsandtheirsupposedmeanings,like“guga”

meanselephant,tosleepparticipants.Afterthis,whenawake,theparticipantsdidbetterin

pickingtherighttranslationofmade-upwordsinamulti-choicetest.

Sofar,researchsuggestsitmaybepossibletolearnaboutthetoneandpronunciationofalanguage

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oreventhemeaningofwordswhilesleeping,althoughitistoaweakerlevelthanwhatwedo

duringthedaywithoutnoticing.

25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowthatsleeplearningispossible.B.Tostudyhowtomakeuseofsleeplearning.

C.Toreportsomefamousresearchfindings.D.Toprovesleeplearningisimplicitandweak.

26.Whatdoesthephrase“newmemoriesinthethirdparagraphreferto(指的是)？

A.Connectionbetweenparticipantsandscientists.B.Connectionbetweensoundsandsmells.

C.Thetone'sinfluenceontherottenfish.D.Therotteneggs'influenceoncigarettes.

27.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Sleepcandogoodtolearning.B.Languagelearningcanhappeninsleep.

C.Peoplelearninsleepinadifferentlanguage.D.Sleeplearningisbetterthandaytime

learning.

(2020?江蘇常州)Withsomuchfreetimeonourhandsduringlockdown,manyofushaveentertained

theideaofknowingmoreabouttheworld.Learningaforeignlanguageisagoodchoice.Here

areafewexamples,inorderoftimeittakespeopletolearnthem.

Latinlanguages(about600hours)

ThepopularLatinlanguages-Italian,French,SpanishandPortuguese-requireabout600

hourstolearn.Ofthese,SpanishandItalianaretheeasiestforEnglishspeakerstolearn.

TheyarefollowedbyPortugueseandfinallyFrench.

LatinlanguagessharemanywordswithEnglish.However,thosesharedwordslookorsoundsimilar,

buthavedifferentmeaningsovertime.

Greek(1,100hours)

ModernGreekismaybetheeasiestlanguagetolearnthatusesadifferentalphabet(字母表).It

isalsoalanguagethathascontributedmanywordstoEnglish.Indeed,thepresidentofGreece

oncegavetwospeechesataninternationalmeetingthatincludedjustGreekloanwords(外來(lái)

詞)aswellastheunavoidablebasicEnglish.

Japanese(2,200hours)

CountingobjectsinJapanesedependsonwhethertheyarelongandthin(like"roads"),small

andround(like"apples"),thinandflat(like"sheetsofpaper"),andhundredsmoreexamples.

WhatJapaneseyouspeakalsodependsonyourgender(性另lj).ThereJsa“rough“l(fā)anguagefor

menandamore“l(fā)adylike”languageforwomen,butyoumustunderstandboth.

Chinese(2,200hours)

EachChinesewrittenwordishardlyunderstandablewhenspokenbetweenaMandarin(普通話)speaker

inBeijingandaCantonesespeakerinGuangdong.Ifyouthinkthat'sstrange,considerournumber

system:thesymbol"2"iswidelyunderstoodbutit,spronounced"two”inEnglishand"duex”

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inFrench.

28.ForanEnglishspeaker,whichofthefollowingistheeasiesttolearn?

A.Japanese.B.French.C.Greek.D.Italian.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thesamewordintwolanguagesalwayshasthesamemeaning.

B.TheEnglishlanguageandtheGreeklanguageusethesamealphabet.

C.ObjectsarecounteddifferentlyinJapaneseaccordingtotheirshapes.

D.AMandarinspeakerandaCantonesespeakerwriteChinesedifferently.

30.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellEnglishspeakers.

A.howtolearnsomeforeignlanguages

B.whytheymustlearnaforeignlanguage

C.someinformationonthedifficultyofforeignlanguages

D.nottochooseanAsianlanguagetolearnasitistoohard

（2020?江蘇常州）Influenza,orflu（流感）,isatypeofvirus.Itspreadsfromonepersonto

anotherquickly.Whensomeonewhohastheflucoughsorsneezes,littledropletsfromtheirlungs

（肺）spreadoutintotheair.Anyonenearbycangetsick.Evenapersonwhotouchessomething

withthevirusandthentoucheshisorhermouth,eyes,ornose,canbecomeinfected（感染）.

Theoutbreakofthe1918influenzainfectedabout500millionpeopleworldwide.Itkilledfrom

20millionto50millionpeople.ItwasfirstseeninEurope,theUnitedStates,andpartsof

Asia.Itthenspreadquicklyaroundtheworld.Manypeoplewhobecamesickwereyoung,healthy

adults.Atthetime,notreatmentsworkedinthepreventionofthespreadofthekillerflu.

Peoplewereorderedtowearmasks.Schools,theatersandotherpublicplaceswereclosed.

Whenthefirstwave（波〉inthespringof1918hit,itdidn'tseemserious.Peoplewhowereinfected

felttheusualflusymptoms（癥狀），whicharechills,fevers,andfeelingtired.Thosewhogot

sickgenerallygotbetterafterseveraldays.Notmanydied.However,asecond,highly

contagious（傳染的）waveofinfluenzaappearedinthefallofthatsameyear.Victimsdiedshortly

aftertheywereinfected一withinhoursordays.Theirskinturnedblueandtheirlungswere

filledwithliquid（液體），makingitverydifficulttobreathe.

Bythesummerof1919,theflupandemic（大流行?。ヽametoanend.Sickpeoplehadeithergot

wellordied.Almost90yearslater,in2008,researchersannouncedthey'ddiscoveredwhythe

1918fluwassodeadly.Thefluvirusinflamed（使???惡化）thelungs,causingthemtofillwith

liquid.

Since1918,therehavebeenseveralotherinfluenzapandemics,althoughnonehasbeenquiteas

deadly.

31.Whatinformationaboutthe1918fluismentionedinthepassage?

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A.Thereasonwhyitwassodeadly.

B.Thereasonwhyitended.

C.Thechangeitcausedtomedicalresearch.

D.Theplaceinwhichitwaslastseen.

32.Allthepeoplethatwereinfectedwiththe1918flu.

A.hadblueskinthatledtotheirdeath

B.hadtouchedsomeonewiththevirus

C.diedastheirlungswerefilledwithliquid

D.hadthevirusintheirbodiesthatmadethemsick

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe1918fluisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wearingamaskwasthebestwaytotreatit.

B.Ayoungerpersonhadalowerriskofbeinginfectedwithit.

C.Peopleexpectedthecomingofitssecondwave,butcouldn,tstopit.

D.Itwasdeadlierthananyotherinfluenzapandemicinmodernhistory.

（2020?江蘇常州）"What'swrong