《2026年江苏13大市中考名卷优选38套英语》

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
A
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26. When was the 28th World Reading Day?
A. On April 20, 2022.
B. On April 20, 2023.
C. On April 23, 2022.
D. On April 23, 2023.
27. According to the passage, why was "2023 Taizhou Hu Yuan Reading Festival" held?
A. To celebrate Hu Yuan's birthday.
B. To encourage the national reading campaign.
C. To start World Reading Day.
D. To gather to sing, dance and tell stories.
28. Why does Li Ming like How the Steel Was Tempered best?
A. Because it may help him to improve his working ability.
B. Because it can encourage him to be brave and never to give up.
C. Because it may help him to experience life in a foreign country.
D. Because he can enjoy the beauty of traditional Chinese culture.
29. What is recommended to the students by Zhang Hong?
A. Shih Chi.
B. How the Steel Was Tempered.
C. Thirty-six Stratagems.
D. The four great classical Chinese novels.
30. Who spends the most time in reading books every week?
A. Li Ming.
B. Zhang Hong.
C. Wang Hua.
D. Hu Shanshan.

答案： 三、 A
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文章大意:文章介绍了泰州胡瑗读书节的相关内容及一些人对于读书的看法。
26. D 细节理解。根据Time一栏可知，2023年4月20日上午，第28个世界读书日前三天，所以第28个世界读书日是2023年4月23日。
27. B 细节理解。根据Purpose一栏可知，2023泰州胡瑗读书节是为了鼓励全民阅读。
28. B 细节理解。根据Li Ming(a student)部分最后两句可知，《钢铁是怎样炼成的》是李明最喜欢的一本书，当他面对困难时，保尔·柯察金的故事总是会提醒他要勇敢，不要放弃。
29. D 细节理解。根据Zhang Hong(a teacher)部分第二句可知，张红推荐中国四大古典名著。
30. A 细节理解。比较四人每周花在读书上的时间可知，李明每周花在读书上的时间最多。

B

Poems from Tang and Song dynasties, operas from Yuan Dynasty, and novels from Ming and Qing dynasties are very famous in China's history. Today, I'd like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi(772-842), a famous poet and writer in the mid Tang Dynasty.
Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu's eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky.
With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese.
Here is another example, in Liu's essay An Eulogium on a Humble Cell(《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, "be fragrant because of my virtues(斯是陋室,惟吾德馨)", I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge.
31. Which dynasty was the poem Song of Autumn written in?
A. Song.
B. Yuan.
C. Ming.
D. Tang.
32. How was autumn in Liu's eyes at that time?
A. He thought it was a sad time.
B. He thought that autumn was rather cloudy.
C. He thought spring was better.
D. He thought autumn was a hopeful season.
33. Which of the following is the feature of Liu Yuxi's works according to the passage?
A. Expressing personal feelings.
B. Describing daily life of young people.
C. Picturing blue sky and a crane.
D. Writing songs according to music.
34. How did Liu feel about living in a humble cell in the writer's opinion?
A. Strange.
B. Unhappy.
C. Satisfied.
D. Lonely.
35. Influenced by Liu Yuxi, which of the following does the writer think is the most important?
A. To be a respectable man.
B. To live in a big house.
C. To wear beautiful clothes.
D. To gain more knowledge.

答案： B
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文章大意:文章介绍了著名诗人刘禹锡的两个代表作——《秋词》和《陋室铭》，以及诗词展现出的刘禹锡的个人特色和作者的感悟。
31. D 细节理解。根据第一段最后一句可知，《秋词》是唐代诗人刘禹锡写的。
32. D 细节理解。根据第二段倒数第二句可知，在刘禹锡的眼中，充满生机和希望的秋天甚至比春天的早晨还要美好。
33. A 细节理解。根据第三段第一句可知，他的诗特别注重表达个人情感，以及普通人的日常生活，他的诗用优美的音乐般的词语。
34. C 细节理解。根据最后一段However表转折的内容可知，《陋室铭》显示了他对贫穷而简单的生活感到多么满足。
35. A 观点态度。根据最后一段中I think引导的内容可知，作者认为做一个受人尊敬的人比住大房子，穿漂亮的衣服，享受美味的食物，甚至获得知识更重要。