中考真题2024年湖北省武汉市阅读理解B篇--反对水下垃圾的老妇人
The silence of the pond (池塘) was broken by the first cry: “Found something!” A swimmer ducked (扎入) into the water with a lifeline connected to a boat. Soon, she appeared, holding a bright blue glass bottle. It was passed to another, then into the boat.
On a fine Sunday morning in May, a team of 10 women over 65 years old, known as the Old Women Against Underwater Rubbish (OWAUR), looked for rubbish across Nova Pond in Scotia.
When the team returned, they joked about the trip. “We didn’t even know what it was,” one swimmer said with a laugh, showing an electronic lighter they had found. “We had to ask a young person.”
Part protection organization, part social club, OWAUR only accepted old women as its members. To improve the conditions of the ponds, the group made it its mission to take rubbish away from them. The idea of this group was from a moment of Sandy, a retired (退休的) reporter. As a lifelong nature lover, she liked swimming in ponds. However, the world of the pond, which was a little polluted, made her anxious. Then she came up with a slogan (标语):
“OVER 65, IF YOU’RE HEALTHY ENOUGH, IS THE AGE OF ACTION.”
Soon many people joined her. They found a sense of wonder at the pond cleanup moments. And their team could do a lot more than people might think.
When many people thanked OWAUR for what they had done, some questioned why they called themselves “old women”. “You should call yourselves the Mermaids (美人鱼) Against Underwater Rubbish,” they said.
1.1. What does “another” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A A pond.
B A swimmer.
C A glass bottle.
D A boat.
解析：选B。词义猜测题B。根据"Soon, she appeared, holding a bright blue glass bottle. It was passed to another, then into the boat.”可知她出现了，手里拿着一个亮蓝色的玻璃瓶，它被传给了另一个人，然后又上了船，故此处 another 指代"游泳者”。故选B。
2.2. The underlined word “mission” means “________”.
A an important task
B a fair game
C an interesting show
D a secret meeting
解析：选A。词义猜测题A。根据“To improve the conditions of the ponds, the group made it its mission to take rubbish away from them"可知该组织将清除池塘中的垃圾作为自己的使命，故此处划线部分指代”重要的任务”。选A选项。
3.3. By searching for the rubbish in the ponds, OWAUR ________.
A found interest and did well
B changed people’s hobbies
C improved their health a lot
D won fame and got prizes
解析：选A。推理判断题A。根据"They found a sense of wonder at the pond cleanup moments. And their team could do a lot more than people might think"可知她们在清理池塘的时刻有惊奇的感觉，她们的团队可以做比人们想象的多得多的事情，所以这个组织发现了他们的兴趣所在并做得很好。故选A。
4.4.Why were the old women regarded as Mermaids?
A They must be good at swimming.
B They could be trusted by some people.
C They should be responsible for their group.
D They might be thought young and beautiful.
解析：选D。推理判断题D。根据“some questioned why they called themselves 'old women'. 'You should call yourselves the Mermaids(美人鱼)Against Underwater Rubbish,'可知一些人认为她们不应该自称为“老妇人”而应该称自己为反对水下垃圾的美人鱼才对。可知是公众对她们组织行为的认同和赞扬，他们认为这些老妇人可以被认为是年轻美丽的反对水下垃圾的美人鱼。故选D。
5.5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A A Swimming Club
B A Worrying Pond
C A Ducking Moment
D A Warning Slogan
解析：选C。主旨大意C。本文主要介绍了一个由10名65岁以上的女性组成的团队，被称为“反对水下垃圾的老妇人”，该组织将清除池塘中的垃圾作为自己的使命，以选项C“入水时刻”为标题最合适。故选C。