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1、2020中考英语时事阅读测试含答案Passage 1 ：Meeting again for the first timeYou visit a park one day and someone nearly crashes into you while riding their bike. You feel like youve experienced this particular event before. Has this happened to you? This strange feeling is actually quite common. In psychology (心理学)
2、, it is known as deja vu (似曾相识的感觉).How can we explain this phenomenon (现象)? Scientists have tried to use virtual reality (虚拟现实) technology to reproduce it. In one study, scientists used the video game The Sims to study deja vu. For example, they replaced the bushes in the games virtual garden with t
3、rash cans. When players looked at the garden, they experienced a sense of deja vu.Scientists think deja vu might be explained as a simple failure of memory. We see something that looks similar to something weve seen before, but our brains fail to find the exact memory. However, the brain still recog
4、nizes (识别) the similarity, leaving us with a sense of familiarity (熟悉感).Epilepsy (癫痫), a brain disease that can cause seizures (突然发作), is believed to be an extreme example of deja vu. People with epilepsy often experience unusual feelings similar to deja vu.Should we be worried when we experience de
5、ja vu? As long as it doesnt affect your daily life, researchers think there is no need to worry. In fact, some scientists believe that it may be helpful. They believe deja vu might be caused by the brain rearranging (重新组织) misplaced memories. This could show that our memories are working well. This
6、theory also explains why younger people are more likely to experience it, as their brains are still growing.1Deja vu refers to _.A. a phenomenon that happens during sleepB. a phenomenon that happens more than onceC. a sense of familiarity in a new situationD. a common feeling of strangeness2：How can
7、 scientists explain deja vu?A. By experiencing it themselves.B. By reproducing it in an experimental setting.C. By studying video games.D. By studying people who have poor memories.3：What do we know about deja vu, according to Paragraph 3?A. It seldom happens to people with good memories.B. It shows
8、 that our brains are in good shape.C. It is recognized as a mental illness.D. It happens when our memories fail.4：The last paragraph tells us about _.A. the positive sides of deja vuB. the influence of deja vu on memoryC. new findings about deja vuD. young people who experience deja vu参考答案：CBDAPassa
9、ge 2 ：Life after deathWhen whales die in the ocean, their huge bodies fall to the bottom (底部). Scientists have a name for this: a whale fall (鲸落). In March, Chinese scientists discovered (发现) a whale fall in the South China Sea (中国南海). This is the first whale fall ever found in China.After the whale
10、 falls to the bottom of the sea, other sea animals eat the meat off the dead whale. But did you know? The dead whale can become an ecosystem (生态系统). Many animals live on it.What happens during a whale fall?The whale body goes through three stages (阶段). What happens during these stages? Lets take a l
11、ook together.No.1The whale body attracts (吸引) lots of sea animals, such as small fish, sharks and crabs. They come to eat the skin and muscle of the whale. Usually, it takes at least four months for those animals to eat the whale. Wow, what a good meal!No.2After the whale becomes a skeleton (骨架), ot
12、her animals come. They are mollusks (软体动物) and worms (蠕虫). They build their homes on the bones (骨头). These animals are weak (柔弱的). The huge and strong whale bones protect them. This stage may last (持续) for about two years.No.3Bacteria (细菌) play an important role at the third stage. They disintegrate
13、 (分解) the lipids (脂类) in the bones and get energy (能量) from it. Then small animals such as sea snails (海螺) and clams (蛤蜊) eat the bacteria. This stage can last for as long as 100 years because the whale bones are very large.Some scientists believe there is a fourth stage. When all the useful parts a
14、re gone, the whale will become part of a reef (礁岩). Sea animals live and play around it.Did you know?The whale fall found in the South China Sea is 3 meters long. It is still in the first stage. Scientists saw fish eating the tail of the whale. This means the whale died recently.Whale falls are rare
15、There are less than 50 natural whale falls in the world. So it is lucky for China to find one. Why are they so rare? The sea is very big. Its hard for people to look for whale falls in such a big area. Whats more, because of whale hunting (捕鲸), there are fewer whales in the world. Whales are selfles
16、s, even when they die. Its time for us to show respect (尊敬) to these great animals.1：Where did Chinese scientists discovered a whale fall ？2：How long does it take at the first stage after whales death？3：Whats important at the first stage？4：Why did the third stage last for as long as 100 years ？5：Whale falls are rare参考答案：1: in the South China Sea2：it takes at least four mont
