《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语湖南专版》

Passage 1(2023 长沙,D 人与社会)
It is commonly believed that children are too young to fully appreciate(理解) the experience and knowledge of their elders, while many think that old people don’t understand the young. But actually(事实上), both groups have a lot to learn from each other.
James Smith runs the Smith’s Care Home in my city. It is mainly an organization(机构) for serving the elderly. But not all of its visitors are old people. The home also includes a childcare center for preschool kids. There is a playground in the care home, where the elderly can play with the kids. In this way, they can learn more about each other, and respect(尊重) and understand one another.
I suppose this is quite an interesting idea. For one thing, we live in a world where there are more and more old people. The world is facing this problem and its population ages. It will be important for young people to be able to understand and care for the elderly in the coming years.
Regretfully, my own grandparents weren’t around when I was little, as they had already passed away. I never got to learn what the world was like through their eyes, or what kinds of problems they might have faced when they were my age. To me, their lives will always be a mystery—hard to understand or explain.
However, I think I can still learn from other people of older generations(辈). I might find some of their ideas out of date, and they might believe that my generation’s way of thinking is strange or incorrect. But we can still learn from each other anyway.
1. What is special about the Smith’s Care Home?
A. It is only a childcare center actually.
B. The elderly look after kids carefully there.
C. It accepts both the elderly and preschool kids.
2. In the writer’s opinion(观点), what problem is the world facing?
A. There are more and more old people.
B. The world’s population is dropping rapidly.
C. The world is short of care homes for old people.
3. What does the underlined word “mystery” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. 笑话 B. 悲剧 C. 谜团
4. How does the writer develop his/her idea in this text?
A. By giving examples. B. By listing numbers. C. By raising questions.
5. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To explain why the world’s population ages.
B. To encourage different generations to learn from each other.
C. To show that older generations’ ways of thinking are incorrect.
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答案： 语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过例子阐述了各代人可以相互学习的观点。主题语境属于“人与社会”范畴中“社会服务与人际沟通”这一主题群，涉及子主题“个人感受与见解，倾听、体谅他人，包容与宽容”。
1.C 细节理解题。由第二段第三、四句“But not all of its visitors are old people. The home also includes a childcare center for preschool kids.”可知，这个机构的特别之处在于它不仅接纳老人，还接纳学龄前孩子。故选C。
2.A 细节理解题。由第三段第二、三句“For one thing, we live in a world where there are more and more old people. The world is facing this problem and its population ages.”可知，在作者看来，这个世界面临的问题是将有越来越多的老年人。故选A。
3.C 词义猜测题。破折号的功能之一是补充说明，故目标词汇与下文hard to understand or explain同义，即很难理解或解释。故选C。
4.A 推理判断题。由文中第二段作者举了the Smith’s Care Home的例子可知，本文作者通过举例子的方式来阐述他/她的观点。故选A。
5.B 写作目的题。由第一段最后一句“But actually, both groups have a lot to learn from each other.”及最后一段最后一句“But we can still learn from each other anyway.”可知，本文的主要目的是鼓励各代人之间互相学习。故选B。
长难句 It is commonly believed that children are too young to fully appreciate the experience and knowledge of their elders, while many think that old people don’t understand the young.人们普遍认为，孩子太小，不能充分理解长辈的经验和知识，而许多人认为老年人不了解年轻人。
本句包含由while连接的两个并列分句。前一个分句包含由that引导的主语从句；后一个分句包含由that引导的宾语从句。