武汉市东湖高新区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

武汉市东湖高新区 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年武汉市东湖高新区中考二模英语试题 四、阅读理解（本题共 15 小题, 每小题 2 分, 满分 30 分） 阅读下面三篇材料, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 A Plants Can Also “Scream” Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel found that plants can make sounds when they are stressed. Animals and insects may be “listening in” to benefit (获益) from the sound. The study is believed to benefit farmers in the future, as they can better take care of the crops by “hearing” how plants feel. _____ Crocodiles( 鳄 鱼 ) live in dirty water. They fight and get hurt, but they seldom get infections( 感染). Why is that Researchers studied the saltwater crocodile and found a special crocodile defensin(防御素). It is good at killing fungi( 真菌). This finding may help create new medicines for humans to treat fungal infections. Training with Printed Organs In the past, doctors practiced on animals and fruit to study biology. But today, 3D printing is changing how doctors learn. A research team has created 3D printed organs( 器 官 ). They used a soft material as the “ink” for printing. Besides, scientists also hope 3D printed organs can be used in organ transplants(移植). 56. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news A. Business B. Animals C. Science D. Sports 57. What is the finding of the researchers from Tel Aviv University A. Plants often feel stressed. B. Insects might like plants’ sounds. C. Animals can’t hear plants’ sounds. D. People can hear what plants say. 58. What would be the best heading for the second piece of news A. Protect Crocodiles B. Crocodiles Love Dirty Water C. Crocodiles Kill Fungi D. Crocodiles Come to Help 59. From the third piece of news, the research team hope to _____. A. do research on animals and fruit B. study how 3D change the doctors’ learning C. create a soft material as the “ink” for printing D. use 3D printed organs to treat patients 60. Through the researches, all the researchers above _____ . A. do good to humans B. win high prizes C. take training courses D. often have new findings B In times of sadness, a friend would always suggest going for a walk. Suggestions like this are often said with kindness, but they used to make me feel like being told to drink more water. I did not understand how these things were going to help. Three years ago, I hit a low point. Once I saw a pair of empty eyes looking at me through the mirror, I knew I was at my breaking point. So, I took the advice I fought so hard to ignore( 忽 视 ). I went for a walk－with the hope that it would somehow change my life. I embraced( 拥 抱 ) the fresh air. But it did nothing. I was just as sad as I was before. I went on a walk every day for more than a month. Some days I could hardly make it outside, but I managed to push through. I took a picture every time I went. I think I wanted to record myself trying to make an effort. One day, _____. I found myself smilin ... ...