一、(2023·四川成都中考改编)方框选词。
understand, however, use, it, why,
change, point, weak, worry, against
A: You look 1. What's the matter?
B: I'll have a ping-pong match 2 Mike
tomorrow. I think I'll lose it because he is
much better than me.
A: Don't worry too much. Let's play a game.
Look, is this glass of milk half-full or
half-empty?
B: Half-empty. What's the 3 of it?
A: This game 4 to test people's opinions.
The opposite opinions show people treating
life in two different ways. I guess you don't
often believe things will turn out well.
B: No, I don't. When I face challenges, I
always feel nervous about what lies ahead.
A: Perhaps you don't have a good 5 of
challenges. Why don't you think positively? I
mean, look at the bright side.
B: But how?
A: If Mike beats you, don't be sad. Think
about his strengths and your 6,
instead. And then learn from him.
B: Maybe you're right. I need to be less
worried, but I don't know 7 I can't
help worrying.
A: Well, worrying 8 is not always bad. It
warns you of risks, just like a fire alarm.
9, the trouble is that sometimes it goes
off when there isn't a huge danger.
B: I see. So a half-full glass of milk means
thinking positively. The game teaches me
10 the way I think. I'll learn to do it.
Thanks.
A: Hope things work out.

1. worried 2. against 3. point 4. is used 5. understanding 6. weaknesses 7. why 8. itself 9. However 10. to change

二、(2024·常州市新北区北郊中学一模)阅读理解。
① What do a student in China, an office worker in the UK and an astronaut in space all have in common? They all eat instant noodles (方便面). And they're not alone—over 100 billion servings(一份食物) of instant noodles are sold around the world each year, making them one of the world's most successful industrial foods(大规模生产的加工食品). But how did this happen?
② Put simply, they're cheap to produce and cheap to buy, which is exactly what their creator expected. Momofuku Ando, a Japanese businessman, spent a year improving the recipe(配方) just after the Second World War. He wanted to make something similar to traditional Japanese ramen noodles(拉面). He used the wheat flour(面粉) donated to Japan by the USA government. His creation was quickly popular, playing an important role in Japan's economic(经济的) rise after the war. Even in the year 2000—according to a poll by the Fuji Research Institute—instant noodles were voted Japan's most successful invention. They were much more popular than high-speed trains, laptops or karaoke.
③ But Japanese people are not alone in their devotion to instant noodles. According to the World's Instant Noodles Association, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and India—in that order—
the sales of instant noodles in these countries were all bigger than Japan in 2021. Instant noodles' popularity abroad simply depends on how easy they are to adapt to(适应) local tastes. In Thailand, for example, you can get green curry flavour, while in Mexico the noodles are decorated with lime and salsa. And it seems that buyers have grown to expect new creation. Nissin, the food company set up by Ando, created over 300 products yearly, just in Japan, according to employee Kasura Suzuki.
④ Different from those who love instant noodles, some people do not like the noodles very much. Their rise in popularity has come at an environmental cost—they're made with palm oil(棕榈油). As a result, more trees are cut down. Also, their packaging is plastic. And while they are a hot, tasty and filling meal, instant noodles don't have much nutritional(营养的) value, and include high levels of salt and fat. Anyway, instant noodles are undoubtedly lifesavers in emergency or extreme(极端的) situations.
⑤ More than 60 years after their invention, instant noodles have become the default(默认) food for anyone short on money, time, or even a kitchen.
1. What kind of instant noodles did the creator want to make?
A. Nutritional. B. Salty.
C. Cheap. D. Convenient.
2. The sales of the instant noodles depend on how well people like the noodles. Which country ate the most instant noodles in 2021? Please choose the CORRECT order.
A. Japan ＞ India ＞ China ＞ Indonesia ＞ Vietnam
B. India ＞ China ＞ Japan ＞ Indonesia ＞ Vietnam
C. China ＞ India ＞ Vietnam ＞ Indonesia ＞ Japan
D. China ＞ Indonesia ＞ Vietnam ＞ India ＞ Japan
3. What can we learn about instant noodles from the passage?
A. People around the world all eat instant noodles.
B. The more people eat instant noodles, the more trees may be cut down.
C. Only people short of money, time, or even a kitchen choose instant noodles.
D. A Japanese businessman made instant noodles the same as traditional Japanese ramen noodles.
4. 新考法 篇章结构 What is the CORRECT structure of the passage?

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1. C 2. D 3. B
4. A 【解析】通读全文可知,第一段讲述方便面在全球很受欢迎,引出下文;第二、三两段讲述方便面的发明、受众和销量,以及对方便面口味的研发;第四段与第二、三两段并列,讲述一部分人不喜欢方便面的原因;最后一段总结全文,讲述人们对方便面的定位,则A项符合文章结构。