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2016广州市中考英语阅读理解技巧突破（A）Thisisataleoftwofriends---oneisblind,theotherhasnoarms.Ontheirown,thetwoare“disabled”.Buttogether,theyareapowerfulteamthathaschangedpartoftheirvillageinNorthChina’sHebeiProvinceintoarich,greenforest.Meet53-year-oldJiaHaixiaandJiaWenqi!Theirstorybeganin2000,whenHaixia,whowasalreadyblindinhisrighteye,losthisleftoneafteranillness.Wenqilosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewasjustthree.Neitherkcouldfindajob,sothetwodecidedtoteamup.Theyrentedsomepoorlandandbegantoplanttrees.Inreturn,thelocalofficialspaidthemasmallfee.HaixiaandWenqineverimaginedthattheywouldendupcreatinganenvironmentalparadise.Theirforestnowhasover10,000trees,hundredsofbirdsandmanyotherwildanimals.Inaddition,itsavesthevillagefromriverfloodingduringtherainyseason.Whenthefriendsworktogether,theyfocusontheirstrengthsnottheirdisabilities.Theirdaybeginsat7a.m.whenthesightlessHaixiacarriesWenqiacrosstherivertogettotheirworksite.Sincetheycannotaffordtobuyyoungtreestoplant,thetwousebranchesfromexistingtrees.Haixiaclimbstothetree-topandwithWenqi’sdirection,selectstheperfectbranch.Hethendigsaholeandcarefullyplantsit.FinallyWenqiwatersthearea.Thoughhard-working,themendon’tmakemuchmoney.ButasWenqiputsit,“Westandonourownfeet,sothefruitsofourworktastesweeter.”NeitherHaixianorWenqicaresaboutmoney.Together,theyalreadyhaveeverythingtheyneed---aperfectpairofeyes,twostronghands,andthebestfriendshipintheworld!46.WhydidHaixiaandWenqistartworkingtogether?A.Haixianeededsomeonetohelphim.B.Theybothneededawaytomakemoney.C.Theywantedtoimprovetheenvironment.D.Theywererequiredtodosobylocalofficials.47.HaixiaandWenqi’sforesthashelpedthevillageby______.A.stoppingfloodsintherainyseasonB.increasingthenumberoftouristsC.makingthevillagersricherD.providingmorefarmland48.WhydoHaixiaandWenqiplanttreebranches?A.Theyareeasytoget.B.Theydonotcostmoney.C.Theycangrowveryquickly.D.Theyarepreferredbyanimals.49.Inparagraph5,whenWenqisays“Westandonourownfeet,sothefruitsofourworktastesweeter”,hemeansthat“______”.A.theyhopetomaketheforestevenbetterB.thefruitsfromtheirtreesareverysweetC.theyareproudnottodependonothersD.theyareabletodoanydifficultwork50.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A.Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceed.B.Weshouldhelpthedisabledtowork.C.Tryyourbestwhenfacingdifficulties.D.Wecanachievemorewithteamwork.（B）Ⅰ.2015广州中考阅读回顾Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetables,butaworldwithoutchocolate?Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon’tactsoon.Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage---chocolate’sgrowingpopularityandlessproductionofcocoa,theplantfromwhichchocolateismade.WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolate,notmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcause.Therefore,theonlythingwecandoistoincreasecocoaproduction.However,newplantdiseasesandlittleraininIvoryCoastandGhana,theworld’slargestproducers,havereducedcocoaproductionby40percentinthepast10years.What’sworse,manycocoafarmersinAfricaandothercocoa-producingcountrieslikeIndonesiaandVenezuelaarechangingtoeasier-to-growcropssuchascornorrubber.Thisway,thefarmerscanmakemoremoney.Topreventmorefarmersfromchanging,researchersatthenewlyopenedInternationalCocoaControlCentre,intheUK,aretryingtocreatenewcocoaplantsthatarestrongerandfastergrowing.Butfirsttheymustmakesurethenewplantsaresafetogrow.Thistakesalongtime.First,eachnewplantisstoredattheControlCentreforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy.ItisthenplantedintheCentre’sfields,studiedandtestedforanothertwoyears.Onlyafterscientistsarecertainthatthey’redisease-free,willtheplantsbesenttofarmersinWestAfricaorwhereverelsetheyareneeded.Tocreatenewstrongertypesofcocoa,scientistsattheCentrearecombiningthebestpartsfromdifferentcocoaplants.Thoughtheworldisfacingaseriouschocolateshortage,thereisnowhope!51.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat______.A.chocolateishealthierthanvegetablesB.theworldcouldsoonbewithoutchocolateC.peoplelovevegetablesmorethanchocolateD.it’snotnecessarytoeatsomuchchocolate52.Inwhichcountrieshaschocolatebecomemorepopularinrecentyears?A.VenezuelaandIndonesia.B.IvoryCoastandGhana.C.IndonesiaandChina.D.ChinaandIndia.53.Cocoafarmersarechoosingtogrowrubberandcornbecausethesecrops______.A.canmakethemmoremoneyB.needlessraintogrowC.canbeplantedmoretimeseachyearD.arenotdamagedbyplantdiseases54.HowlongdoesittakescientistsattheCentretomakesureacocoaplantissafetogrow?A.6months.B.12months.C.24months.D.30months.55.WhatisoneofthepurposesoftheCocoaControlCentre?A.Tointroducecocoaproductiontomorecountries.B.ToprovidemorechocolateforBritishpeople.C.Toproducestrongertypesofcocoaplants.D.Tomakesurethatcocoaishealthytoeat.（C）OnMarch3,1887,thelivesoftwoamazingwomenwerechangedforeverwhenAnneSullivan,apooruniversitygraduate,arrivedatthehomeofthewealthyKellerfamilytoteachtheirsix-year-olddaughterHelen.ItwasadifficultjobasHelenwasunabletosee,hearorspeakbecauseofillness.AnnehadbeensuggestedtotheKellersbyheruniversityprofessor,aclosefriendofMr.Keller.Beforeshearrived,Anneexpectedhernewpupiltobeaquiet,weakchild.ButHelenwasnothinglikethat.WhenAnnefirstwalkedthroughtheKellers’door,theenergeticHelennearlykno