备战2024年高中学业水平考试英语真题分类汇编 专题09 阅读表达 （解析版）.pdfVIP

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1.(2023.北京)TheFirstKite

Kiteshavebeenaroundforthousandsofyears.ThefirstkiteswerecreatedinChina.Therearethreestories

abouthowthefirstkitewasborn.

Manypeoplebelievethatthekitewascreatedwhenpeoplewatchedbirdsfly.Theythenattemptedtomakea

lightobjectshapedlikeabirdthatcouldflyhighinthewind.

Thesecondstorygoeslikethis.ThekitewasbornasChinesechildrensatbelowacatalpatree(梓树).A

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catalpatreeisknownforlargeleavesandseedpods(),whichcanbeover10incheslong.Thecatalpatree’sseed

podshavetwo“wings”thathelptheseedsmovefarfromthebaseofthetree.Astheleavesandseedpodssailedon

anupwardwind,thechildrenbecameinspiredtocreatetheirownkites.

ThereisaChineselegend(传说)tellingadifferentstory.Whenafarmerwasworkinginhisfieldonemorning,

thewindblewhishatoffmanytimes.Hehadtostoptorunafterhishat.Whenthefarmerwentinforlunch,hehad

anideathathecouldtieoneendofathinropetohishatandtheotherendaroundhiswrist(手腕).Thatafternoon,

hewenttoworkagain.Asuddenandstrongwindsweptthehatoffhisheadandcarriedithighintothesky.Butthe

farmernolongerneededtorunafterhishat.Atthattime,hegottheideaofmakingakite.

Theideaforakitecouldhavebeenbornaspeoplewatchedbirdsfly,satbelowacatalpatreeorfoundaway

togetbackahat.Liketherootsofmanyinventions,thesestoriesareeachinspiredbypeople’sexperiencesor

observationsofthenaturalworld.

32.Wherewerethefirstkitescreated?(不多于两个单词)

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33.Inthefirststory,whatinspiredpeopletomakekites?(不多于五个单词)

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34.Whatgavethefarmertheideaofmaking