1、外研版外研版 2020 中考新题型特训（一）中考新题型特训（一） 回答问题回答问题 请阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,回答后面的问题。 A Every weekend in fall is a great time to go out, but many choose to spend the weekend staying at home. Some even take this to a whole new level, called “hundred-step youth”. This term comes from a new report from Tencent, which
2、shows 21 million Chinese people took under 100 steps a day during the week-long National Day holiday and 56 percent of them were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite having the ability to carry out activities, they are unwilling to act or use energy. Various apps and online services, such as food de
3、livery platforms and shopping websites, help them stay at home and do as little as possible on weekends. You may have no idea how lazy a young person can be. Back in the day, young people who did nothing but play computer games were considered lazy, but these days a lazier type has emerged (出现) and
4、they like watching others playing digital games on screens. They complain that it is difficult to read and understand a games rules and introduction, so they prefer watching games all day. Apart from this, the lazy adapt their lifestyle on weekends with the least amount of effort. Washing their face
5、, taking a shower and such daily living habits seem to be a burden for them. They are dreaming of one day when a robot will be invented to clean their bodies automatically, like laundry machines are used to wash clothes. Some singles even said they are too lazy to chat with others and let alone fill
6、ing in love. 1.Whats the meaning of “hundred-step youth”? 2.How many people took a hundred steps a day according to the report from Tencent? 3.What helps make people become lazy on weekends? 4.What do the lazier type like doing? 5.What do the lazy think of the daily living habits? B With the rapid d
7、evelopment of science and technology, communication methods of people have changed a lot in the past years. As we all know, in ancient times, people communicated with people who were far from them only by letters, which took a very long time to get the message. In the 19th century, telegraph (电报)was
8、 invented, but it was not widely use, letter is still the main method at that time. In 1836, John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph(电磁电报机) in the world, then telegraph came into being and was popular, which was much faster than letter, bringing great convenience to people. As time g
9、oes by, telephones become increasingly widely used. Now, the phone has been developed as mobile phone, fixed telephone. Internet telephone and other categories, being an essential communication tool in modern information society. In addition, network communication is popular as well. It is especiall
10、y widely welcomed by the youth. A great number of people communicate with others on the Internet by using software, such as email, QQ, WeChat, bbs, MSN and so on. Using software is easy. A computer which is connected to the network is enough. In China, WeChat has become the most popular communicatio
11、n software nowadays. WeChat, known as Weixin in China, is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software which is developed by Tencent. People can make video calls that not only can hear the sound, but also can see the people you talk to. 1.How did people communicate in ancient times
12、? 2.When was the telegraph invented? 3.Who invented the electromagnetic telegraph? 4.Which software has become the most popular in China? 5.How many communication methods are mentioned in the passage? C It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you
13、 feel good. How can you do it? Helping through charities( 慈 善 团 体 ) is a good idea. Charities are organizations(组织) that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own. Volunteering Volunteering is
14、to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are: visiting old people to talk to them or help them walking dogs at an animal shelter(收容所) cleaning up a park helping some children. You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves Fundraising Fundrais
15、ing is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are: making cakes or biscuits to sell doing sponsored(有赞助的) activities. For example, families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk. Donating Donating is to give your things to a charity to help o
16、thers. Some ways of donating are: giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people giving your old books to a library. So, what can you do to help others? 1.Why is it a great thing to help others? (at least one reason) 2.When is the International Day of Charity? 3
17、.How many ways can you help charities? 4.What is volunteering? 5.What kind of charity is it, if you make some money by drawing pictures and give the money to a charity? D On Sept.19,2014,Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange(纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO(公司股票的首次公开发行), the
18、 biggest in the US history. It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. The short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now. Ma, who was an English teacher, has become one of the richest men on the Chinese mainland. Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid.
19、 At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he woke up at 5 a.m., cycling 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat with foreign tourists. On a trip to the US in 1995,Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up
20、 a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers. Four years later,18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the worlds largest e- commerce(电子商务)company. No on
21、e thinks hes mad now. Mas favorite line has been printed on Alibabas souvenir T-shirts. It reads, “Everybody should have a dream. What if that dream comes true?” 1.How much did Alibaba raise through an IPO on Sept.19,2014? 2.Where was Ma Yun born? 3.What did Ma want to do when he was twelve years ol
22、d? 4.When was Alibaba founded? 5.What did Ma do after coming back to China from the US? 参考答案： 一、 1.It means people took under 100 steps a day. 2.Twenty-one/21 million people took a hundred steps a day. 3.Various apps and online services, such as food delivery platforms and shopping websites. 4.They
23、like watching others playing digital games on screens. 5.They think its a burden for them. 二、 1.People communicated by letters in ancient times. 2.It was invented in the 19th century. 3.John Coker invented the electromagnetic telegraph. 4.WeChat has become the most popular in China. 5.Four/4 methods
24、 are mentioned. 三、 1.Because you can learn new things./Because it can make you feel good.(回答任意一条均可) 2.It is September 5. 3.There are 3/three ways. 4.Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. 5.It is fundraising. 四、 1.It raised$25 billion. 2.He was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 3.He wanted to learn English. 4.It was founded in 1999. 5.He set up a website called China Pages.
