中考英语阅读理解编习题23

伏龙初中2019中考英语阅读理解编习题（二）附答案【能力选练】 A（2019中考教育类选练）Next time you’re unhappy or complaining about your life, don’t turn to a cheerful comedy. You might find a tear-jerking tragedy(催人泪下的悲剧) is just the thing you need to brighten your day.A team of researchers at Ohio State University, US, has found sad movies can make people happier, Science Daily reported last month.Many people find tragedies make them realize how good their own lives are, the study showed.“People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own lives,” said Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, leader of the study. “Tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal(永恒的) love, and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their good an d helpful things.”In the study, researchers gathered 361 college students and showed them the 2007 movie, Atonement. The movie is about two lovers who are separated(分离) and finally die during World War II. Before and after the movie, the students were asked questions measuring(衡量) how happy they were with their lives. Researchers also asked them before, after and three times during the movie to measure various emotions, including sadness.Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.Knobloch-Westerwick explained that negative(消极的) moods make people more thoughtful.“Positive(积极的) emotions show that everything is fine, you don’t have to worry, you don’t have to think about problems in your life,” she said. “But negative emotions, like sadness, make you think more critically about your situation. So seeing a tragic movie may make you sad, but that will make you to think more about your ownclose relationships and appreciate them more.”The link between watching a tragic story and feeling better has long been recognized. The ancient Greeks even had a word for the feeling of happiness after seeing something sad that led to the modern English word “catharsis (宣泄)”.The study also showed that relationships are a very important source of happiness in our lives, so it is no surprise that thinking about your loved ones makes you happier, researchers said.1. Which of the following about the study of Ohio State University is NOT true?A. Only sadness is measured in the study.B. Students’ emotions are measured by asking questions.C. The study shows relationships are a source of happiness.D. Those who felt sadder when watching the movie were more likely to be happier after that.2. Why are ancient Greeks mentioned in the passage?A. To introduce the meaning of the word “Catharsis”.B. To explain the importance of knowing how to become happier.C. To prove that they were of high intelligence and guessed its meaning.D. To tell readers the relationship between tragedies and happiness was found long ago.3. From Knobloch-Westerwick’s explanation, we can learn tha t .A. seeing tragedies makes you more thoughtfulB. positive emotions make you think more about your relationshipsC. negative emotions show you have no need to think about your situationD. after seeing comedies, you will appreciate your close relationships more4. Which is the title of the passage?A. Watching sad films may start smilesB. There is eternal love in the worldC. It’s useless to complain about lifeD. Comedies should make way for tragedies参考答案1A 2D 3A 4A【能力选练】 B【****北京市东城区】CFlorida school children chose the panther as the state animal.What is the Florida panther?Florida panthers are a type of mountain lion. The Florida panther is the only group of mountain lions east of the Mississippi R iver. The panther stands for beauty and power of life.Is the Florida panther endangered?In 1967 the government listed the Florida panther as endangered. Endangered means that without human help an animal or plant will become extinct. Extinct means that the animal or plant will never again stay alive on earth.What do Florida panthers look like?Panthers are about 10 times as big as a housecat. Like all cats they have very sharp claws and teeth. They need sharp claws and teeth to kill and eat their food. Florida panthers are tawny (the same color as deer). The fur on their bellies and the inside of their legs is lighter, and the fur on their backs, tails, and legs is darker. These are Florida panther paw prints:Front pawLength: 3 inchesWidth: 3.5 inchesHind pawLength: 3 inchesWidth: 3 inchesWhat do Florida panthers eat?Panthers only eat meat. Panthers eat deer, wild hogs, raccoons, armadillos, and rabbits. Sometimes they eat birds and even alligators. No panther has ever even killed a person. What kinds of families do panthers have?Panther females and kittens make up the panther family. The father does not help take care of the kittens. Panthers may have from 1 to 4 kittens. Panthers leave their mothers when they are about 2 years old. Growing up is harder for boy panthers than girl panthers. Girls often stay near their mother. Boys must try to find a home range of their own. Where do Florida panthers live?Panthers need lots of land. The area where a panther hunts is its home range. They prefer hardwood hammocks and pine forest with lots of palmettos for their range. Panthers usually rest during the day hidden in thickets of palmetto. At dusk they begin to travel and hunt. Unless you are very lucky, you will probably never see a panther in the wild. But you can help them by protecting the lands they need to keep alive. You can support efforts to recover the panther from being endangered.53. Which of the following looks like the panther most?A. B. C. D.54. The underlined word “extinct” means “________”.A. deadB. braveC. brightD. natural55. The panther was chosen as the state animal mainly because ______.A. No panther has ever even killed a person.B. The panther is beautiful and full of energy.C. People will never see a panther in the wild.D. Panthers leave their mothers at an early age.56. How do people protect the panther in Florida?A. They take panthers to the zoo.B. They give panthers enough meat.C. They keep the land safe for panthers.D. They help to look after small panthers.参考答案 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. C【能力选练】 C【****北京市东城区】DWhen we found Tony, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were dirty. There was blood all over his arm. Before we reached him we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked a few yards with difficulty through the woods and fell again. When we lifted him off the ground, he tried to break away and run, like a wild animal. After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His footprints showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so w eak by fear that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night. He was very tired. We found him just in time. This man, like others before him, was full of fear when he knew he was lost.Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of watching out. An experienced woodsman always keeps an eye on the things around him. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction that water flows through the mountain, and everything along with him when he travels—how a tree leans across it and how a rock stands. He sees the way and the general flows of water. With these in mind, he may be turned around many times, but his way is seldom lost.There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does get into some strange difficulty that puts him into the “lost” column. A rainstorm may ca tch him without a com-pass to show him the direction. Darkness may find him in a very hard situation, where travel is dangerous without a light.When this happens, the normal first reaction is the fear of difficulty as a result of this poor woodsmanship. He may also worry about the trouble that he will cause his friends when he doesn’t show up. If he is short of experience, he may keep on the move in an effort to find the camp against all bad happenings. And the result is that he might walk in circles or in the wrong direction and in the end beat himself out physically and mentally—he will be found mad and crazy.57. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Tony went to look for a wild animal.B. Tony found his gun in the circle he walked.C. A man will be full of fear when he gets lost.D. A man won’t get lost if he has a sense of direction.58. The word “woodsmanship” refers to ______.A. ways of protecting the forestB. the art of travelling in the forestsC. the experience of finding a lost manD. skills of helping people in the woods59. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Don’t Be MadB. Fears in the ForestC. Easy to Get LostD. What to Do in the Forest参考答案 57. C 58. B 59. C【能力选练】 D左栏是五个人对电视节目偏好的描述，右栏是七个热点节目的介绍。