The HSK 5 reading section is 45 questions in 35 minutes, worth 100 of the 300 marks on the paper. Below: how it is split, one question from each part with the answer explained, and graded stories to read at this level.
Question counts, the part split and the timing come from the official 3.0 exam structure for HSK 5 (published by CTI in December 2025, in force from July 2026). Where the printed instructions have been transcribed, they are quoted above unchanged.
From HSK 5 Mock Test Paper 10, printed the way the exam prints them. Pick an answer to check it; the key and the explanation open underneath.
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据说东汉科学家张衡研制浑天仪时，十分注重测试与记录。他不满足于传说和常识，而是采用实物模型，把天空的结构（ 39 ）地表现出来。
后来这类仪器被逐步改进，博物馆里还能见到类似展品。参观者对那种古老而实用的智慧感到好奇，讲座上也常拿它作比喻，（ ）。
林晓看完展览后认为，面对陌生的物理现象，我们应当保持虚心，大胆提出观点，再通过实验争取证明。可见，（ ），才能推进学术事业。
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A model presents the structure clearly and vividly, so it goes with “生动” (vivid) and D is correct. “糟糕” (terrible) and “过期” (expired) are negative or do not fit the context, while “无限” (unlimited) cannot modify “表现出来” (presented).
而是采用实物模型，把天空的结构生动地表现出来。
排列顺序。
第一段
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C first introduces “张衡是东汉时期了不起的科学家” (Zhang Heng was an outstanding scientist of the Eastern Han period) and explains the background to his observations of the stars. All the other paragraphs use only “他” (he), so C must come first. A, B, D, and E do not identify the person, so they cannot go in the first paragraph.
张衡是东汉时期了不起的科学家。他从小就对天空充满好奇，常常独自观察星星，决心弄明白它们是怎么运行的。
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据说，云南一家博物馆正在举办齐白石作品展览。参观者可以在网上领取免费门票。进入展厅后，观众应当保持安静；如果要近距离观看细节，需要听从工作人员的安排，或者使用馆内提供的设备。带孩子的家长也要注意，不要让孩子用手去碰展品。展览开放前，主任会提醒大家遵守这些规定，但不会对观众罚款，更多的是依靠大家的自觉。
展览开展后，受到了许多书法爱好者的欢迎，特别是业余时间练习毛笔字的人。一位参观者说，从前只能在书上看到印刷品，想亲眼看看原作都很难，现在终于能深刻感受齐白石作品的魅力了。也有参观者提出，展览的开放时间太短，每到周末很难排上队，希望博物馆能适当延长。
关于这次展览，可以知道什么？
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The first paragraph states that visitors can get free tickets online, so the answer is B. The text says the tickets are free, so A is wrong. It only asks parents not to let their children touch the exhibits; it does not ban bringing children, so C is wrong. The mention of weekends concerns the difficulty of queuing, not opening only on weekends, so D is wrong.
参观者可以在网上领取免费门票。
Longer reading, written inside the HSK 5 word list. Every chapter is free to read in full, with its word list and questions.
Each of the 10 HSK 5 mock papers opens up to three reading questions free, with answers and explanations. The whole section — 45 questions in 35 minutes — runs on the clock in the timed mock.