2019湖南中考英语 语篇补全 25篇

2019湖南中考英语语篇补全25篇
话题1 咨询建议
Passage 1
Many of us don't pay much attention to the importance of eye care. Actually, our eyes should be given a lot of care. 1._________
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight, like lack of food, genes(基因) and aging（老化）.2._________ If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is the best way to take a break every once in a while.
Something dirty can cause redness and make you feel uncomfortable. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes with cold water. 3._________ For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.
4._________ Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for your eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you can do eye exercise to protect your eyesight, too.
In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.
——素材源于上学吧
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

我们中的许多人不重视眼睛保健的重要性，本文主要介绍视力差的原因及自然眼部护理的方法。

1. A【解析】根据最后一段第一句“All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep good eyesight.”可知，第二、三、四段都是介绍自然眼部护理。

此处衔接上句进一步强调眼睛保健的重要性。

故选A。

2. B【解析】根据下文“If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is the best way to take a break every once in a while.”可知，此处应与电脑有关。

故选B。

3. E【解析】由第三段第一句“Something dirty can cause redness and make you feel uncomfortable.”及下文太阳镜的例子可知，此处讲尽力保护你的眼睛免受有害物质的伤害。

故选E。

4. C【解析】根据下句“Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for your eyes.”及该段内容可知，本段主要介绍食物对视力的影响。

故选C。

Passage 2
We often pay attention to developing relationships with others. However, we forget the basic step: being friends of ourselves. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationships with ourselves? The following tips can help you change the situation.
1._________ It's true that you are not perfect, and neither is everybody else. It's normal for everyone to make mistakes. Therefore, give yourself forgiveness.
Second, accept things you can't change. There are many things you cannot change, such as your background and past. 2._________ If you face the things you can't change, just smile and move on.
Third, focus on(聚焦于)your achievements. You can try making a list of your achievements, which do not have to be big things. There are a lot of small but important achievements in your life.
3._________
Last but not least, stop comparing yourself with others. You are unique（独一无二的）.
4._________ Your success is not decided by other people. Instead, it is decided by your own life purpose.
A. So learn to accept them.
B. First, forgive(原谅) yourself.
C. Good grades is also an achievement of your life.
D. If you have some good friends, that's already an achievement.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要就如何跟自己做朋友提出了几点建议：原谅自己、接受不能改变的事情、聚焦于自己的成就以及停止将自己跟他人进行比较。

1. B【解析】联系上下文并结合备选项可知此处为第一条，B项符合语境。

2. A【解析】由本段中心句“Second, accept things you can't change.”并结合备选项可知A项符合语境。

3. D【解析】由本段中心句“Third, focus on(聚焦于)your achievements.”并结合备选项可知D项符合语境。

4. E【解析】由前一句“You are unique（独一无二的）.”并结合备选项可知E项符合语境。

Passage 3
Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable（一次性的）toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers.
1._________ However, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.
They want to ask people to use less disposable things. 2._________ People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment.
Do you know? One Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! 3._________ In Beijing, people throw away about 19, 000 tons of plastic bags and 1, 320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down.
Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again.4._________ To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.
——素材源自作业帮
A. Do not use paper cups.We can save many papers.
B. Many disposable things are made of plastic.
C. Most of waste comes from disposable things.
D. Many guests like the idea because it is convenient.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了使用一次性用品造成环境污染和资源浪费的现象。

文章倡导我们要节约资源，并就此提出了一些建议。

1. D【解析】根据第一段第二句“Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性的) toothbrushes...”及备选项可知D项符合语境，表述了客人对酒店这种做法的看法。

故选D。

2. B【解析】根据上句“They want to ask people to use less disposable things.”可知接下来要介绍尽量减少使用一次性用品的原因。

故选B。

3. C【解析】根据上句“One Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! ”及上下文语境可推测此处讲述垃圾与一次性用品的关系。

故选C。

4. A【解析】根据本段内容可知，此处应继续列举在生活中保护环境的措施。

故选A。

Passage 4
Books make you a wise man, broaden your eyes and help you develop good habits and characters.
1. Here are some tips.
What makes you happy? If you have a hobby, look for books about that. 2. Remember interest is the first important aspect（方面）.
Join in some activities about reading，such as Reading Month, Books Show, or Reading Corner. You can choose a book, write down what you think about it，and share it with other readers there. Then you will love reading.
You can ask an expert. 3.
Tell a librarian about your interest—rock stars, sports teams, historical events or whatever you are interested in. The librarian can help you find some books that you’re sure to love.
4.
Why not get some friends together and exchange your favorite books? Even if you’re not exactly a bookworm（书虫）, you can encourage each other to read and share books you like.
Besides, you can also look for book swaps（交换）in your area. It’s a great way to build your personal library for free!
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要就如何选择一本喜欢的书给出了一些建议。

1.C【解析】纵观全文结构，空缺处位于文章开头，需要引出本文话题，且需与后一句共同构成文章的中心句。

结合文章内容可知，C项符合语境。

故选C。

2.A【解析】根据上一段关于兴趣爱好的说明及下文具体的几点关于如何从兴趣入手选择喜欢书籍的内容可知，此处涉及与兴趣相关的内容。

A项符合语境。

故选A。

3.B【解析】根据空缺处前一句“You can ask an expert.”可知该段讲述的是通过询问专家从而了解自己的喜好。

故此处涉及询问专家的具体方法、优点等内容。

B项符合语境。

故选B。

4.E【解析】根据空前一句“ The librarian can help you find some books that you’re sure to love. ”可知，此处是说谁可以提供给你关于好书的意见。

E项符合语境。

故选E。

Passage 5
We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with others.We also hope others like us. 1.
Do this and you’ll be welcome anywhere
Become really interested in other people. 2. It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention.
An easy way to make a good first impression
3. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels sad, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds; your smile can help him or her realize that all is hopeful—there is still joy in the world.
If you don’t do this, you are getting into trouble
Remember a person’s name. 4.We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others and it makes him or her special among all others.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了如何使别人喜欢自己的方法，例如：对别人感兴趣、经常微笑、记住一个人的名字以及成为一个仔细认真的听众。

1. C【解析】根据下文的小标题可知，下文主要介绍了几种如何使别人喜欢自己的方法。

故选C。

2. B【解析】根据空后“It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention.”可知此处与表示感兴趣有关。

故选B。

3. A【解析】根据本段第三句“When someone feels sad, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds”可知此处所填内容与微笑有关。

故选A。

4. D【解析】根据空前“Remember a person’s name.”可知此处与名字有关。

故选D。

话题2 教育引导
Passage 6
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I'll explain to you if we can make a quick stop at the store.1._________”
At the store, we bought some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It's time to answer your question.”I put one apple of each kind on the table.
“People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. 2._________” As I was talking, Alice was examining each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place. “Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.” She said, “That's difficult. 3._________” “Take a bite of each one. See if that helps you decide which
one is which.” I said. Then, smile came across her face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they're pretty much the same on the inside. ”
4._________ I didn't need to say or do anything else.
——素材源自作业帮
A. They all look the same now.
B. I wonder how much the apples are.
C. Some of them may not look as the others.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述一位母亲通过各色苹果来告诉孩子人有肤色差异，但无优劣之分。

1. D【解析】根据前面句子“I'll explain to you if we can make a quick stop at the store”可知此处表示的是与解释这个问题有关，结合选项可知答案，故选D。

2. C【解析】根据前面句子“People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes.”可知此处讲的是把人与苹果进行类比，结合选项可知答案，故选C。

3. A【解析】根据前面句子“That's difficult.”可知此处讲述的是无法辨别出苹果的不同，结合选项可知答案，故选A。

4. E【解析】根据前面句子“She totally got it.”可知此处表示作者无需再解释了，结合选项可知
答案，故选E。

Passage 7
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Most of the time, you just let life happen to you. 1._________
Think of it in this way. There are two drivers. One has a place to go clearly in mind which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without wasting any time or taking wrong turns. 2._________ She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver. But she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just wasting time. Which driver do you want to be?
3._________ They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set, and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are.
Researches tell us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve it.
4._________ Also, when you write your goals in a special way, you are able to make yourself get prepared and nearer to your goals.
——素材源自魔方格
A. Written goals have more power.
B. The other driver has no goal or no map.
C. Winners in life set goals and stick to them.
D. But goals allow you to make your life happen.
Passage 5【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了为什么设定目标很重要。

因为目标可以帮助你在生活中体验到你想要的一切。

生活中的赢家设定目标，成功的人在生活中想象他们的生活应该是怎样的。

研究表明，当我们写下目标的时候，我们更有可能实现它。

1. D【解析】根据前一句“Most of the time, you just let life happen to you.”可知此处应该与之呼应，故选D。

2. B【解析】根据前面描述“One has a place to g o clearly in mind which can be found on a map. 一个司机去一个明确的并且在地图上可以找到的地方。

”可知接着应该描述另一个司机，故选B。

3. C【解析】根据空处后句“They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. 他们决定自己在生活中想要什么，然后通过制定计划和设定目标来达到。

”可知空处就是描述生活中的赢家是如何做的，故选C。

4. A【解析】根据前句“Researches tell us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve it. 研究告诉我们，当我们写下目标时，我们更有可能实现它。

”可知空处是描述写下目标的好处，故选A。

Passage 8
There was a young flower in the desert which was dry. It was growing by itself, enjoying every day and saying to the sun, “When shall I grow up?” And the sun would say, “Be patient!
1._________ ”
After hearing these words, she was quite happy. She thought she would have a chance to bring
beauty to this corner of the sand. Ever since she never complained again but grew quietly.
2._________ The hunter was running after one of the wild goats. He was in such a hurry that he stepped on the flower.
She was going to die and she felt so sad. It was not because she was dying, but because she would never have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert. 3._________ She couldn't help crying.
At that moment, the Great Spirit saw her and decided to give her a second life. So he reached down and touched her gently. 4._________ And this corner of the desert also became a beautiful place because of the small flower.
——素材源自21世纪学生英文报
Passage 6【主旨大意】本文为一篇哲理故事。

全文通过沙漠中的一朵小花的成长经历暗喻了人应该耐得住寂寞，不断成长，静等自己发光的机会。

1. C【解析】根据上文“When shall I grow up?” 及“Be patient!”可知，小花问太阳她什么时候才
能长大，此处应与如何长大有关，结合备选项可知，“每次我触摸你，你就会长大一点点。

”符合语境。

故选C。

2. D【解析】根据下文“The hunter was running after one of the wild goats.”可推知，此处应与猎人相关。

结合备选项可知“但是有一天这里来了一个猎人。

”符合语境。

故选D。

3. A【解析】根据第二段第二句“She thought she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of the sand.”可知，把美丽带到沙漠的角落是她的梦想，但是她快要死了，再也没有机会实现梦想了，故选A。

4. B【解析】根据上文“So he reached down and touched her gently.”可知，小花得到了第二次生命，再根据下文“And this corner of the d esert also became a beautiful place because of the small flower.”中“the small flower”特指上文中的小花，可推知，在大神的触摸下，她最终长成一朵漂亮的鲜花。

故选B。

Passage 9
Mum went to Peter’s bed and said, “I will borrow Tim’s radio for you.” Peter touched the letter in his pocket and said, “Thanks, Mum! But you are so tired now.”“Today I want to send you a surprising gift on the radio.” She said happily and quickly went into the heavy snow.
Peter took out the letter. 1. Mum didn’t know about it. Mum wrote in the letter: “The 26th of this month is my son Peter’s birthday. Could you please bless(祝福) him on Happy Family? He has been ill for one month.” The radio station wrote on the top: “I’m sorry to tell you that we have canceled this program.”
Mum came back with a radio. 2. Next Peter got very surprised. “At first we planned
to cancel this program, but many people like it very much. Now, let’s bless the following people together. Kate, Martin, Linda...” The list was very long.
3. Peter didn’t hear his name to the end. But he was quite moved. He woke up Mum. “Mum, I heard my name just now. I am very happy. Thanks for your nice birthday gift, Mum!” Mum smiled with tears, so did Peter.
4.
A. He got it in the afternoon.
B. They listened to the radio carefully.
C. Mum was too tired and fell asleep.
D. He believed it was the best birthday gift for
him.
E. She turned on the radio and the program
began quickly.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了一位母亲为了给生病中的儿子庆祝生日，给广播电台写信被拒绝，却不知道，依然借收音机给儿子听广播的感人故事。

1. A【解析】根据空后一句“Mum didn’t know about it.”可知此处与信有关，再结合备选项可知答案，故选A。

2. E【解析】根据后面句子“Next Peter got very surprised. ‘At first we planned to cancel this program, but many people like it very much...”可知此处与广播节目有关，再结合备选项可知答
案，故选E。

3. C【解析】根据后面句子“He woke up Mum.”可知此处应提及妈妈睡着了，再结合选项可知答案，故选C。

4. D【解析】根据前面句子“Mum smiled with tears, so did Peter.”可知此处应填与这个生日礼物评价有关的内容，再结合备选项可知答案，故选D。

话题3 事物介绍
Passage 10
China's “four great new inventions” in modern times have made the daily life more convenient.
1._________
Last month I had the chance to experience all of them. I bought a train ticket to Beijing on the Internet and paid for it through Alipay. Then we got on the high-speed train. 2._________ It was reported that China has the longest high-speed railway in the world.
3._________ In 2014, China finished building its first foreign high-speed rail in Turkey. In June 2015, China and Russia agreed to build the 770 km of high-speed railway connecting Moscow and Kazan.
Did I feel bored during the trip on the train? Not at all. I bought many cheap and good things in Tao Bao and Tmall on the Internet through my mobile phone.
Soon we arrived in Beijing. After getting off the bus, my friend showed me some bikes on the
side of the street. 4._________ We only need to scan(扫描) the Quick Response code(二维码) on shared bikes, then we could ride them anywhere we wanted to go. It was so cool!
——素材源自21世纪学生英文报
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

文章以作者的一次出行经历为例介绍了中国现代四大发明。

1. D【解析】根据前面说到“新四大发明”使人们的生活越来越便捷，可知此处需要引出四大发明都有什么？故选D。

2. C【解析】根据前半句“然后我们踏上了高铁”可知此处应说与高铁相关的内容。

故选C。

3. B【解析】根据后文说到“中国同意和俄罗斯共建高铁”可知此处应说中国的高铁已经走向了世界。

故选B。

4. A【解析】根据前面“他向我展示了一些路边的自行车”可知此处应说明“这是共享单车”。

故选A。

Passage 11
Have you ever counted the number of digits(数字) of your mobile phone number? Your number has 11 digits. You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number. 1._________
The 11 digits can be divided into three parts. 2._________ The first three numbers tell you which mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for the China Mobile Communication Corporation and 188 is for China Unicom. The fourth to the seventh digits tell you which area the number is recorded in.
3._________ We once had 10 numbers. But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits starting from 1999.
Eleven digits can be used to make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers, according to the Xinhua News Agency. 4._________ Also, mobile phone number can be recycled. Usually, the service provider will reuse a canceled number after three to six months. So if you call a number that you haven't contacted for a long time, you may find that its owner has changed.
——素材源自21世纪学生英文报
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了中国手机号码为11位数的原因、这11位数各个数位所代表的不同含义及其他一些国家手机号码的位数。

1. D【解析】根据空前“You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number.”可知此处应该
描述难记住的原因。

故选D。

2. A【解析】根据空后“The first three numbers tell you which mobile phone service provider you are using.”可知此处总述不同数位有不同的含义。

故选A。

3. E【解析】根据下文“But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits starting from 1999.”可知使用11位数电话号码的原因是中国的人口众多。

故选E。

4. C【解析】根据空前“Eleven digits can be used to make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers, according to the Xinhua News Agency.”可知中国的电话号码数量充足，故此处应继续描述这种情况。

故选C。

Passage 12
What is your favourite thing in Chinese culture?
First, it is Chinese Dim Sum (点心). Although I enjoy almost all Chinese food, I am especially fond of Chinese Dim Sum. There are all kinds of Dim Sum in the shop. 1._________ I think they are so beautiful that I don't want to eat them. I have tasted all kinds of Chinese Dim Sum. But I always think the quantity(数量) in each dish is too little. I think it is one of the reasons that you want to appreciate every bite (口).
Second, it is Mahjong set (麻将). 2._________ I used to play it every night at my house in China. I always invited my friends to play it with me. At first, I was not good at playing it and always made mistakes. After a while, I could play it well. My Chinese friends didn't work better than me. Now I am not in China and have come back home. I feel bored every night. 3._________ But I
still love it.
4._________ It is also called Laotou Le. If you'd like to scratch(抓) your own back but get nobody to help, it is the thing you'd like to have. My family don't know Yangyang Nao. I brought some home. They were very curious and didn't know what it was used to do. When they knew its usage, they almost used it to scratch every part of body. They think Chinese are very clever.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了中国的文化，包括中国的点心、麻将和痒痒挠。

1. E【解析】联系上文“There are all kinds of Dim Sum in the shop.”可知此处应表示点心多样的信息，结合备选项可知选E。

2. A【解析】联系上文“Second, it is Mahjong set (麻将).”可知此处应表示关于麻将的信息，结合备选项可知选A。

3. D【解析】联系上文“ I feel bored every night. ”可知此处应表示我的家乡没有人和我玩麻将，结合备选项可知选D。

4. C【解析】联系下文“It is also called Laotou Le.” 和第二段以及第三段的开头“First...”, “Second...”，可知此处应谈第三条信息，结合备选项可知选C。

Passage 13
Nowadays, we usually take mobile phones to have a meal. Once a dish comes, we may still stare at our mobiles instead of picking up our chopsticks. Later, we take photos of the dishes and post them on Weibo or WeChat, waiting to be “liked”.
Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles even for only a short time.
1. Do your family members do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that while having a meal with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food taste less pleasant. 2. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them.
So why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos on the Internet, one will not be able to control himself.
3. “Does anyone like my photos? I hope lots of people like them!” It seems that the mobile phones secretly call their names all the time, even when they are with real people.
So, next time when you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food?4. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了人们喜欢在吃饭前对食物进行拍照，然而科学研究表明拍照会影响食物的味道。

因此文章最后建议我们不要在就餐前对食物拍照，让食物保持它应有的美味，并和身边的朋友享受生活。

1.E【解析】根据下句“ Do your family members do that often?”可知此处是说你也会这样吗。

E 项符合语境。

故选E。

2.A【解析】根据空前一句“Spending time taking photos of food makes the food taste less pleasant.”及下文可知此处指“研究人员对此做了调查”。

结合备选项可知，A项符合语境。

故选A。

3. B 【解析】根据空前一句“After posting the photos on the Internet, one will not be able to control himself.”可知此处是继续介绍一个人给食物拍照后可能有的反应。

故选B。

4. D【解析】根据上句“So, next time when you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food?” 及空后“Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.”可知作者发出了号召（如何做）。

故选D。

Passage 14
A new app, Face Mapping, invented by scientists at Oxford University. It can check our facial expressions to judge our mood and then suggest the perfect food to cheer us up, or to make us get rid of anxiety. 1. And it can often pick up feelings which are hidden in a person's heart and he may not notice.
“Face Mapping can provide a more corr ect and objective(客观的) conclusion of a person's mood or feeling than he himself can feel,” said Prof Spence. More and more evidence（证据）shows our mood has an important effect on our smell and taste—it can stop us from receiving the right signals(信号) of smell and taste. 2. People often stop eating when they are unhappy because food simply does not taste as good as it tastes when people are happy. 3.
It can test anger, disgust, fear, surprise, sadness and joy and make menu suggestions according to what it finds. 4. For example, an angry face suggests that a person is stressed and he needs food that can bring happiness to him, such as dark chocolate and nuts. Instead, people who are excited may benefit(受益) from food which makes their blood sugar normal, such as grains and beans.
“Face Mapping is at the top of the science and technology.And in the future, it is likely to become more popular,” Prof Spence added.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了“Face Mapping”程序。

1.D 【解析】根据下句“And it can often pick up feelings which are hidden in a person's heart and he may not notice.”可知此处指这个软件可以扫描人的面部表情。

D项符合语境。

故选D。

2.B 【解析】根据下句“People often stop eating when they are unhappy because food simply does not taste as good as it tastes when people are happy.”可知空格处说明食物会影响人们的情绪。

分析备选项可知C项符合语境。

故选B。

3.C 【解析】根据上文可知，Face Mapping程序在研究情绪对人的影响。

分析语境及备选项可知，C项符合语境。

故选C。

4. A 【解析】根据下句“For example...”可知空格处引起下文。

根据语境及备选项分析可知B项符合语境。

故选A。

Passage 15
The history of the Christmas tree comes as a shock to many countries. This famous symbolism （象征意义）of Christmas is displayed in homes in the United States, Europe, and in many other countries around the world.
1.The tradition can go back past recorded written history. The Druids in ancient England and the Romans in Europe both used evergreen branches to decorate their houses and public
buildings to celebrate the Winter Solstice（冬至）.
They regarded these traditions as a part of their Christmas celebration. Trees used to celebrate Christmas were mentioned in the early 1600s in Germany and surrounding countries. The families would set up these trees at a significant position of their home. And they decorated the trees with colored paper, toys and candles. As these people moved somewhere else or moved to other countries, they brought this tradition with them. 2.
3. As the world moved into the 1900s, many trees were decorated with homemade cards and pictures, cotton, candies in all shapes and sizes. Candles were sometimes used, but they often caused big fires.
4. Electric tree lights were first used just 3 years after Thomas Edison’s invention of electric lights in 1879. The early lights were handmade and quite expensive.
Today, Christmas tree decorations can be found in nearly every imaginable size, color and shape, and they are used to decorate millions of Christmas trees used throughout the world.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了圣诞树的发展史。

1. D【解析】根据下文“ed evergreen branches to decorate their houses and public buildings to celebrate the Winter Solstice（冬至）.”可知本句与圣诞节拥有常青树相关。

2. B【解析】根据前句“As these people moved somewhere else or moved to other countries, they brought this tradition with them.”可知此处表示装饰圣诞树这一习俗逐渐被广泛接受。

3. E【解析】根据后句“As the world moved into the 1900s, many trees were decorated with home made cards and pictures, cotton, candies in all shapes and sizes.”可知本句与装饰圣诞树相关。

4. C【解析】根据前句“Candles were sometimes used, but they often caused big fires.”可知本句与预防火灾相关。

Passage 16
Your brain controls everything you do. It makes it possible for you to think, learn, create and feel. And a famous scientist once called it “the most complex (复杂) thing we have yet discovered in our universe”. 1.
Can this small grey organ(器官)，which weighs less than one and a half kilos, really do so much? Amazingly, your brain contains about 100 billion neurons(神经元）—it will take you over 3,000 years to count them all. 2. It keeps working day and night. Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world.
So exactly how fast does your brain work? 3. Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses other
neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly.
But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future? The structure(结构) of your brain changes every time you have a new thought, remember or learn something. For example, riding a bike seems impossible at first, but soon you are able to do it. How? As you prac tice, your brain sends “bike riding” messages again and again. 4. And you are able to ride a bike easily from then on.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了人脑是如何快速工作以及如何使人学习技能的。

1. A【解析】根据本段首句“Your brain controls everything you do.”及所列举的大脑功能可知本段与人脑神奇的功能相关。

结合备选项可知A项符合语境，表示对大脑的功能感到惊叹。

2. E【解析】根据后句“It keeps working day and night.”可知人脑不停地在运作，结合备选项可知E项符合语境，表示大脑中的活动从不停止。

3. D【解析】根据前句的问题及后文“人脑通过其他的神经元给脚部传输信息，然后快速地把蜜蜂赶走”可知此处以蜜蜂趴在人的脚上为例来证实人脑的工作速度有多快。

4. B【解析】根据前句“As you practice, your brain sends ‘bike riding’ messages again and again.”及后句“And you are able to ride a bike easily from then on.”可知此处表示经过大脑重复传递信息，人们就能学会骑自行车，结合备选项可知B项符合语境。

Passage 17
1. Not martial arts（武术）or Peking Opera, but Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM）. Chinese Foreign Languages Publishing Administration did a survey, asking 9,500 foreigners i n G20 countries about China’s national image. Half of them chose TCM.
TCM has a 3,000 year history in China. 2. It regards humans and nature as a unity(统一体). So to keep healthy, we should follow the laws of nature. For example, it is time to sleep at 11:00 pm, because yin power starts to recover by then. 3.
TCM and the Chinese philosophy（哲学）about humans and nature have gone global in recent years. People in 183 countries and regions are now using TCM therapies(治疗), according to China’s first white paper on TCM.
You may have noticed the round and purple marks on the shoulders of Michael Phelps at the Rio Olympics. 4. It made headlines（头条新闻）across the world.
One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research on it. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize for discovering an anti-malaria drug(抗疟疾药物). She used a plant that was long used in traditional medicine.。