专题163 阅读理解（说明文）（第01期）-中考英语模拟题分项汇编（全国通用）（解析版）.doc

中考模拟题英语分项汇编

（一）【2024?贵州省安顺市中考】

InthetownofLampanginnorthernThailand,thereisanunusualgroupofmusiciansTheyplaymanydifferentkindsofmusic—fromtraditionalThaisongstomusicbyBeethovenBothchildrenandadultslovethisgroupWhatmakesthemsopopular?Isittheirmusic?Theirlooks?Yes,itsbothofthesethings,butitsalsosomethingelse：theyreelephants

ThesemusicalelephantsarefromtheThaiElephantConservationCenter（TECC）inLampangTheTECCprotectselephantsItteachespeopletounderstandandcareforthesehuge,butgentle,animalsAnd,likemanyzoosaroundtheworld,theTECCencourageselephantstopaint

RichardLairworkswiththeTECCHeknewthatelephantshearbetterthantheyseeSohehadanidea：ifelephantsareintelligentandtheyhavegoodhearing,maybetheycanplaymusicTotesthisidea,LairandafriendstartedtheThaiElephantOrchestraDuringaperformance,theelephantsplayavarietyofinstruments,includingthedrumsandthexylophoneTheanimalsalsousetheirvoicesandtrunkstomakesounds

Butcanelephantsreallymakemusicproperly?Yes,saysLairthey’reverycreativeHumansmayencouragetheanimalstoplayinstruments,buttheelephantsmaketheirownsongs；theydontjustcopytheirtrainersorotherpeopleTherearenowCDsofthegroupsmusic,whichmakemoneyfortheTECCAndthemusictheseartistscreateisprettyamazing

46Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

AMusicalElephants

BAnIntroductiontotheTECC

CRichardLairsAchievements

47Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemrefertointhepassage?

AMusicians BChildren CAdults

48Whatcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassagethepassage?

ARichardLairstartedtheThaiElephantOrchestrabyhimself

BTheelephantsintheTECCcanonlyplaytraditionalThaisongs

CTheCDsoftheThaiElephantOrchestraarepopularwithpeople

49Thewriterwrotethispassageto

Aaskpeopletosavetheelephants

Binvitemorepeopletojointhe