2022年浙江省杭州市中考英语试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）第一节（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AAblogbySaschaMarr,aged14Myhobbyismakingshoes.I’vealwayslikeddesigningthings.IrememberdrawingclothesandshoeswhenIwaseight,andImademyfirstskirtagednine.Ateleven,Istartedmakingshoes,andInowspendmyfreetimedoingthat.Ibecameinterestedinmakingshoeswhenmycousintoldmeaboutanonlineshoe-makingcoursethathewasdoing.Iimmediatelywantedtodoonetoo.Mumbooked(为……预约)meonafour-daycourseattheICanMakeShoesschoolinLondontoseeifIlikedit,andthenIdidaten-daycoursethereinthesummerholidays.Ilovedthecourses.Onthelongerone,Imadefourpairsofshoes!Icouldn’tbelieveit.Theteacherswereexcellent.That’swhatwasbestabouttheclasses.Theymadeusworkreallyhardbuttheywantedalltheirstudentstohavefun,too.I’vemadeabout15pairsofshoesnow.AtthemomentI’mmakingapairoftrainingshoesusinganoldpairofjeans,butI’veusedallkindsofdifferentthingsbefore,fromoldleather(皮革)handbagstooldcottondresses!Makingshoeshaschangedmyplansforthefuture.IknownowthatIwanttobeadesigner,butnotashoedesigner.I’vedecidedI’lldohomedesign.I’vedesignedlotsofshoesandalsosomeclothes,soI’dliketotrysomethingnew.16.WhatdidSaschabegintomakeattheageof11?A.SkirtsB.ShoesC.JeansD.Dresses17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph3referto？A.ThecoursesB.TheteachersC.TheclassesD.Thestudents18.WhatdoesSaschaplantobeinthefuture?A.AshoedesignerB.AhandbagdesignerC.AdressdesignerD.AhomedesignerBWhatdidpeopledotocommunicateinancienttimes?Herearesomeveryinterestinganswerstothisquestion.Alphorns(阿尔卑斯长号角)wereonceusedtocommunicateinthemountainsinSwitzerland.Theyareverylongandtheyareveryheavy,too.So,alphornsarehardworktoblow.Thenwhyusethem?Well,theymakealoudsoundwhichtravelsmuchfurtherthanthehumanvoice.Herdsmen(牧民)usedthemtocallcowsinthedistanceformilking.Atsunset,alphornswerealsousedtosendamessagedowntovillagersthatallwaswell.Thesedays,they’remostlyusedasmusicalinstruments.ThepeopleofLaGomera,anislandinEurope,havetheirownspecialwayofsendingmessagesfrommountaintomountain.Theyuseawhistled(口哨的)languagecalledelsilbo,whichcomesfromtheirlanguageSpanish.Whistlingcanbeheardwithinfivekilometers,whichmeansitcanbeusedacrossmuchgreaterdistancesthanshouting.Elsilbocanbeusedforallkindsofmessages,includinggreetingsandannouncements.Elsilboisusedalotlessthanitusedtobe,butprimaryschoolstudentsinLaGomerahavetoleaveit.Didyouknowit’salsopossibletosendmessageswithoutmakinganoise?Thisiscalledvisualcommunication,anditincludestheuseofflagsandevensmoke.Longago,soldiersalongtheGreatWallofChinausedsmokeasawarning.Iftheynoticedtheenemyfromtheirsignal(信号)tower,theylitasmokyfire.Whensoldiersinothertowerssawthesmokesignal,theylitfirestoo.Inthisway,messagesabouttheenemy’sarrivalcouldtravelasfaras800kminjustafewhours.19.Whatarealphornsmostlyusedfortoday?A.CommunicatinginthemountainsB.Callingcowsformilking.C.Sendingmessagesdowntovillages.D.Playingakindofmusic.20.WhydothepeopleofLaGomerauseelsilbotocommunicate?A.Becauseitcansendmessagestoanimals.B.Becauseitisdifferentfromtheirlanguage.C.Becauseitcanbeheardatagreatdistance.D.Becauseitisasubjectforyoungstudents.21.HowdidsoldiersalongtheGreatWallgetwarningmessagesbetweentowers?A.Bylistening.B.Bywhistling.C.Byshouting.D.Bywatching.22.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestruc...
