《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语湖南专版》

Passage 1(2024 长沙,C 人与自我)
The Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago. Since then, it has enjoyed worldwide popularity.
The great musical work includes four parts: “Spring”, “Summer”, “Autumn” and “Winter”. Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to describe. “Summer”, for example, begins slowly. Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest(收获) celebration will readily come to mind.
But now, Hache Costa, a music director in Spain, has decided to give the old work a fresh feel. He says the climate(气候) today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. The Four Seasons would be “a lot dirtier” if it were written now.
Costa has “updated” the musical work to make it match the realities of the modern world. The “updated” musical work has been played in Madrid, Spain. The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the effects(影响) of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather.
After enjoying it, people find the new “Summer” now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming(全球变暖), the other three seasons have become shorter. Costa says he expects people to feel “really sad” after listening to the new The Four Seasons.
“I really want more people to become truly aware of(意识到) what is happening to our planet,” says Costa. “And I believe Vivaldi would not be angry with my changes.”
1. What do we know about The Four Seasons?
A. It is still unpopular now.
B. It was written by Hache Costa.
C. It was first played about 300 years ago.
2. What will come to mind when we listen to the old “Autumn” according to the passage?
A. Forest fires and dry weather.
B. A harvest celebration.
C. A hot lazy day.
3. Which is close to the underlined word “updated” in meaning in Paragraph 4?
A. 提上日程
B. 追根溯源
C. 赋予新意
4. Why did Hache Costa give the old work a fresh feel?
A. To call on more people to love music.
B. To raise public awareness of climate change.
C. To present the story of Antonio Vivaldi’s colorful life.

答案： 语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。一位西班牙音乐总监通过改编意大利名曲《四季》来表现全球变暖给地球带来的危害。主题语境属于“人与自然”范畴中“环境保护”这一主题群,涉及子主题“环境污染及原因,环保意识和行为”。
1.C 细节理解题。由第一段中“The Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago.”可知 C 项正确。
2.B 细节理解题。由第二段中“When you listen to ‘Autumn’, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind.”可知答案为 B。
3.C 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“to make it match the realities of the modern world”可知,该词在此处表示“赋予新意”。故选 C。
4.B 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet”可推知,Hache Costa 改编《四季》是为了提高公众对于气候变化的意识。故选 B。