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阅读表达专题

湖南省长沙市开福区2020年6月中考模拟七校联考英语试卷

第四节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。(共5小题，计10分)

WhylosingKobeBryantfeltlikelosingafamilyorfriend?Afamousbasketballplayer

namedKobeBryantdiedinahelicoptercrashonJanuary26.His13-year-olddaughter,Gianna,

alsodiedinthecrash,alongwithsevenothers.Peoplewereverysadaboutit.Thishappenedeven

iftheyhadnotmethim.Howdopeoplefeelsadoverastranger?WhydotheythinkofMr.Bryant

asfamily?Asascientist,Iamnotsurprised.Iseewhyhisdeathhurtsomepeople.

1.SocialMediaKeepsUsClose

Scientistshavelookedathowpeopleformtieswithotherpeople.Thesecanbepeoplewe

havenotmet.Still,wefeelclosetothem.Manypeopleareonsocialmedia.Theyfollow

celebritiesonline.Theyseethegoodandbadtimesoffamouspeople.Fanscanfeelclosetothe

peopletheyfollowonsocialmedia.Mr.Bryanthadmanyfollowersonline.Hehadmanyfans.

2.ItShouldn’tHaveHappenedThatWay

Mr.Bryant’sdeathseemedextrasad.Thiscanmakepeoplethink“whatif”thoughts.When

weseewaystofixsomething,itcanbringstrongfeelings.Wemightsay,“ifithadbeenaclear

day,Kobewouldstillbealive.”Wefeellikeitshouldnothavehappenedthatway,itishardforus

tobelievethetruth.

3.ThinkingAboutOurLives

Ourfeelingsmaybeaboutourselves.ManypeoplefeltliketheywerefamiliarwithMr.

BryantastheyoftenwatchedhimplaybasketballonTV.Hisdeathwassad.Thinkingaboutdying

canscareus.Wewanttogiveourlivesvaluablemeaning.Wegettogetherwithlovedones.Mr.

Bryant’sdeathwasareminder.Itremindsusthatlifeisshortandweshouldcherisheveryminute.

60.WhendidKobeBryantdie?

61.Howmanypeoplediedintheaccident?

62.Whatkeepsfansclosetothepeopletheyfollow?

63.Didpeoplefeeleasytobe