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江西省2024年中考英语真题

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The Maori arrived in New Zealand from Polynesian(波利尼西亚)islands about a thousand years ago. They were the first people to live in New Zealand.

In the late 18th century, Europeans came to live in New Zealand. At that time, the population of the Maori was maybe 250,000 in New Zealand. Over the next one hundred years, wars and disease killed many Maori people. By the end of the 19th century, there were only about 40,000 Maori people left. During this time, the Maori also lost much of their land to the Europeans. Many of them were afraid that they might lose their traditions and language too, but this did not happen.

Today the Maori population is increasing. There are about 500,000 Maori people in New Zealand. Most live like other New Zealanders, but they are keeping the Maori language and traditions alive. There are now Maori radio and television stations. Many schools teach in the Maori language. Nearly one half of Maori language speakers are 25 years old or younger.

Maori culture is also alive and well. At the center of Maori culture is the "marae". This is a special place for ceremonies and meetings. Today the number of marae in New Zealand is increasing. Many of the new marae are in the cities. Now people in the cities can meet and learn about their Maori traditions.

Today most New Zealand cities have Maori festivals each year. Among festival activities are competitions in speaking, dancing and singing. Children practice for months. Then all the Maori in the area arrive to watch the competitions and see who wins.

The Maori have gone through hard times. Today they live a comfortable, modern life. They keep their cultural traditions alive, because they have passed and are passing them on to their children.

(1)、When did the Maori first arrive in New Zealand?
A、Around 11th century. B、Around 14th century. C、Around 16th century. D、Around 18th century.
(2)、What happened to the Maori during the 19th century?
A、They owned more land. B、They lost their language. C、They left New Zealand. D、They had a smaller population.
(3)、How do the Maori keep their traditions alive? Check and choose the right answer.

a. Increase the number of marae.

b. Move to the center of New Zealand.

c. Set up Maori radio and TV stations.

d. Teach in the Maori language in many schools.

e. Hold competitions in speaking, dancing and singing.

A、bcde B、abcd C、abde D、acde
(4)、What's the theme of the passage?
A、Art. B、Culture. C、Travel. D、Technology.
(5)、What would be the best structure of the passage?
A、 B、 C、 D、
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阅读理解

    Beautysleep is a real thing, researches have shown that people who have enough sleeplook more attractive (有魅力的) to others.

    A few badnights are enough to make a person look especially "more ugly", theirsleep experiments show.

    Theresearchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment.They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights.

    A weeklater, they were asked to sleep for only four hour every night for two nightsin a row. The researchers took make—up free (素颜) photos of the volunteers afterboth the good and the bad sleep.

    Next, theyasked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge (评价) them on attractiveness, health,and sleepiness, as well as asking them: "How much would you like to makefriends with this person in the picture?"

    Thestrangers were good at judging whether the person they were looking at wastired, and if he was sleepy, his attractiveness score would be low.

    Thestrangers also said they wouldn't want tosocialize with the tiredstudents. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy-lookingface makes people run away. In other words, people don't want to hang aroundwith people who might be ill.

    Dr Brewer,an expert at the University of Liverpool said: "Judgment of attractivenessis often unconscious (无意识的), but we all do it, and we are able to judge on even somethingsmall like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy. This study is a goodreminder of how important sleep is to us."

 阅读材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The Internet has changed the world, people are able to get and share information in seconds. Nowadays, people begin to wonder: Is the Internet good or bad? "It's impossible to answer that question because the Internet means so many things," says psychologist (心理学家) Patricia Greenfield.

Some are truly wonderful. In many ways it makes life easier and simpler. It helps us get things done more quickly. It opens up the world to us. And if a friend lives far away, the Internet makes it easy to stay in touch.

However, the issue (话题)    isn't black and white. Some can become real problems if we don't take care. Spending too much time online is bad to people's health. It may even cause them to be less social with family and friends. Aside from that, some people attack the web or use the Internet to steal others' personal information, even banking information. Most of the young students think the Internet is simply an icon (图标) on the screen(屏幕). Kids won't realize that the Internet is a network of millions of computers until about 10 years old.

The Internet can be a useful tool, but don't let it take up all of your time. Use the Internet properly and carefully and it can make your life more colourful.

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