B
When I was ten, my teacher told me I had to write a report about volcanoes(火山) and make a model(模型) volcano for the science class. And I had to show it to class on Friday. I didn't start working on the project until(直到) Thursday evening. And I told my parents about it after dinner. At first, they were angry with me, and I felt really bad, but then they said they'd help me. We researched volcanoes online and went to a store just before it closed. We were lucky to buy all the things to make the volcano. My father helped me to draw the volcano and my mother coloured it, and I wrote the report. We worked on it until midnight. The next day, I gave an amazing talk. All of my classmates said I had made a cool volcano, and the teacher took a picture of me with it.
This taught me that I could wait until the last minute and still do an excellent job. But it was the wrong lesson to learn, and it took me the next ten years to realize it was wrong. In high school, everything was more difficult, but because of my volcano, I told myself I could wait until the last minute. So I failed(失败) a lot. I didn't pass my exam. I missed my chance to come into the Students' Union ... At last, I found that I should learn how to plan my time well.
()19. When did the writer show the model volcano to class?
A. On Wednesday.
B. On Thursday.
C. On Friday.
D. On Saturday.
()20. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The volcano.
B. The Internet.
C. The store.
D. The school.
()21. Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?
A. He finished his project by himself.
B. He bought the model volcano from the store.
C. He gave an awful talk the next day.
D. He worked on the project very late that night.
()22. What does the writer finally realize?
A. We should wait until the last minute.
B. Parents should always help children.
C. High school students often fail a lot.
D. We should learn to plan our time well.

19.C 20.C 21.D 22.D

【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，包含4道小题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测和主旨理解。解题思路如下：
1. 第19题：根据题干关键词“show the model volcano to class”，定位原文第一段第一句，直接找到展示时间，对应选项。
2. 第20题：考查代词指代，需结合前文语境，找到it指代的名词。
3. 第21题：逐一核对选项，对比原文内容排除错误选项，选出符合原文的答案。
4. 第22题：定位原文最后作者的感悟，找到对应的正确选项。
【解析】
19. 细节理解题：根据第一段“make a model volcano for the science class... I had to show it to class on Friday”，可知作者周五向班级展示火山模型，故选C。
20. 词义猜测题：根据“went to a store just before it closed”，it指代前文的store（商店关门），故选C。
21. 细节理解题：A项，作者和父母一起完成项目，并非独自完成，错误；B项，作者买材料制作模型，不是买现成的，错误；C项，作者的演讲很棒（amazing），并非糟糕，错误；D项，作者和父母工作到午夜（until midnight），正确，故选D。
22. 细节理解题：根据第二段最后一句“At last, I found that I should learn how to plan my time well”，可知作者最终意识到要学会规划时间，故选D。
【答案】
19.C 20.C 21.D 22.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题
【点评】
本文通过作者制作火山模型的经历，讲述拖延时间的后果，传递合理规划时间的道理。题目侧重考查文章细节查找和代词指代理解，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.8

Impossible Foods is a company in Silicon Valley, California. They make hamburgers and other delicious meat and dairy products(奶制品). There's something very unusual about their food: Their meat and dairy don't come from animals, but from plants. Yes, plants! I didn't believe it at first, but it's true. Thanks to Impossible Foods, you can eat a delicious hamburger that looks and tastes like meat but is made with only plants.
How does the Impossible Hamburger look and taste so real? There is something called heme(亚铁血红素). It's an ingredient(成分) that is in both plants and animals. Heme gives beef its red colour. Impossible Foods uses the heme found in plants, not animals, to make the Impossible Hamburger. It's healthy, and the plant ingredients don't hurt the environment(环境). Clever, isn't it?
So, why does Impossible Foods make Impossible Hamburgers? Well, animal farming uses about 50% of the Earth's land and 25% of the Earth's water. That's a very expensive way to make food. So, it seems to me that the Impossible Hamburger is a great example of a food of the future—good for the environment and good for your health. Soon it'll be cheap to eat too!
Maybe you think all of this is science fiction, but it's not. Twenty restaurants in the US now sell the Impossible Hamburger. Soon these delicious hamburgers will be everywhere. In my opinion, it's the best thing to happen to food in years!
()23. Why are meat and dairy in Impossible Foods special?
A. They come from the US.
B. They're from the plants.
C. They look like animals.
D. They taste very delicious.
()24. What does heme give beef that makes Impossible Hamburgers so real?
A. Size.
B. Colour.
C. Price.
D. Name.
()25. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. The reasons to make Impossible Hamburgers.
B. The ways to cook Impossible Hamburgers.
C. The future prices of Impossible Hamburgers.
D. The ingredients of Impossible Hamburgers.
()26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. You'll be unhealthy if you eat Impossible Hamburgers.
B. Impossible Hamburgers are not good for the environment.
C. You can't buy Impossible Hamburgers in the US now.
D. Impossible Hamburgers will be popular in the near future.

23.B 24.B 25.A 26.D

【分析】
这是一篇关于Impossible Foods公司植物肉产品的英语阅读理解题，需根据原文细节信息、段落主旨逐一解答。23题定位原文中该公司产品的特殊来源；24题查找亚铁血红素对牛肉的作用；25题分析第三段的核心内容；26题判断从原文可得出的结论。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段第三句“Their meat and dairy don't come from animals, but from plants.”可知，该公司的肉和奶制品来自植物而非动物，特殊之处在于来源，因此选B。
24题：根据第二段第五句“Heme gives beef its red colour.”可知，亚铁血红素赋予牛肉红色，让汉堡外观更逼真，因此选B。
25题：第三段以“So, why does Impossible Foods make Impossible Hamburgers?”引出内容，围绕制作这种汉堡的原因展开，因此主旨是“制作Impossible汉堡的原因”，选A。
26题：根据最后一段“Soon these delicious hamburgers will be everywhere.”可知，Impossible汉堡未来会普及流行，D选项符合原文，因此选D。
【答案】
23.B 24.B 25.A 26.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕新型植物肉产品展开，考查学生对原文细节信息的定位能力和段落主旨的概括能力，整体难度不大，只要仔细阅读原文即可正确解答。
【难度系数】
0.7