专题19-奇闻轶事-备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）（通用版）（解析版）.pdf

专题19-奇闻轶事

备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）

一、阅读单选

（2022·湖北·武汉外国语学校（武汉实验外国语学校）模拟预测）

Stackedchairsreachnewheights

Arestaurantmanager,hasbrokentheGuinnessWorldRecord(吉尼斯纪录)forchair

stacking(使成叠)inCanada.InAprilof2021,JayEhsancarefullystackedchairsontopof

eachothertoaheightof5.2meters.Thestackingtook45minutes.Notonlydidhebreakthe

recordbuthiseffortsalsoraisedmorethan$1,500tohelphomelesspeople.

________

DuringabeachwalkontheGrandBeach,Canada,AndrewEatonsawaglassbottle.His

firstthoughtwastorecycleit,butthenhesawanoteinside.ItwaswritteninFrenchand

datedJanuary26,2021.AndreHuet,fromScotland,hadwrittenitandthebottlehadcarriedit

about2,200milesacrosstheAtlantic.Hemaybesurprisedtofindthathisbottlewouldbe

pickedupbysomeoneoneyearlater.

Acouplefloattheirdreamhouse

AcouplefromToronto,Canada,sawtheirdreamhouserightonthebeach.Theyboughtit

andthentheytriedtouseseveralmotorboatstopushitmorethan1,000metersacross

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Newfoundland’sBayofIslands,whichwasunexpectedtomostpeople.Sadly,fourhours

later,theboatslostcontrol,andDanieleandKirkwatchedtheirdreamhousegodownunder

thewaves.

1．Allthenewsabove________.A．happenedinthesameyearB．tookplaceinthe

samecountry

C．hassomethingtodowithtravelD．hassomethingtodowithcharity

2．ItisTRUEthatJayEhsan________.

A．madealivingbystackingchairsB．hasgivenahandtopeoplewithouthome

C．spentmorethananhourfinishingthechallengeD．wasconfidentaboutbreakingthe

recordbeforethechallenge

3．Thebestheadingforthesecondnewswouldbe________.

A．AbottletravelssolongB．Amessagemattersalot

C．AScottishmanshowscreativityD．ACanadianprotectsenvironment

4．Thebottlementionedinthesecondnews________.

A．hasanoteinsidewritteninEnglishB．travelledacrossthePacificintwoyea