2024年中考英语阅读理解C篇真题汇编（附答案）3651.docx

PAGE2

2024年中考阅读理解C篇真题汇编3651

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、（D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。

P36

TheFourSeasons,writtenbytheItalianmusicianAntonioVivaldi,wasfirstplayedabout300yearsago.Sincethen,ithasenjoyedworldwidepopularity.

Thegreatmusicalworkincludesfourparts:“Spring”,“Summer”,“Autumn”and‘‘Winter”.Eachpartbringstomindtheseasonitismeanttodescribe.“Summer”,forexample,beginsslowly.Listenerscaneasilypictureahot,lazysummerdaywhennobodywantstomove.Whenyoulistento“Autumn”,aharvest(收获)celebrationwillreadilycometomind.

Butnow,HacheCosta,amusicdirectorinSpain,hasdecidedtogivetheoldworkafreshfeel.Hesaystheclimate(气候)todayisverydifferentfromwhatitwasinthe1700s.TheFourSeasonswouldbe“alotdirtier”ifitwerewrittennow.

Costahas“updated”themusicalworktomakeitmatchtherealitiesofthemodemworld.The‘“updated”musicalworkhasbeenplayedinMadrid,Spain.Theperformancetakesplaceinfrontofascreen.Asthemusiciansplay,avideoshowstheeffects(影响)ofclimatechange,suchasforestfiresandunusuallydryweather.

Afterenjoyingit,peoplefindthenew“Summer”nowsoundsnoisierandmorepowerful.Becauseofglobalwarming(全球变暖),theotherthreeseasonshavebecomeshorter.Costasaysheexpectspeopletofeel“reallysad”afterlisteningtothenewFourSeasons.

“Ireallywantmorepeopletobecometrulyawareof(意识到)whatishappeningtoourplanet.”saysCosta,“AndIbelieveVivaldiwouldnotbeangrywithmychanges.”

WhatdoweknowaboutTheFourSeasons?

A.Itisstillunpopularnow.

B.ItwaswrittenbyHacheCosta.

C.Itwasfirstplayedabout300yearsago.

Whatwillcometomindwhenwelistentotheold“Autumn”accordingtothepassage?

A.Forestfiresanddryweather. B.Aharvestcelebration. C.Ahotlazyday.

Whichisclosetotheunderlinedword“updated”inmeaninginParagraph4?

A.提上日程 B.追根溯源 C.赋予新意

WhydidHacheCostagivetheold