2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(十二)
2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(四)
中考英语阅读训练（001）This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver."I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.""It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.""I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.""Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.""I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.A. driveB. make money •C. climb in through the windowD. meet a lot of people2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.A. she wanted to have a sleepB. her husband didn't open the door for herC. she didn't want to pay the driverD. she couldn't find her key3.The story happened _____.A. early in the morningB. late at nightC.20 miles outside LondonD. near the police station4.Which of the following is wrong?A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.B. The police made a mistake.C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.5.The driver climbed in through the window toA. get money from the womanB. return the dog to the womanC. see what was happening in the houseD. phone the policeKEY: 1-5 ADBCC中考英语阅读训练（002）There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?A. FiveB. Forty- Five.C. FiftyD. Fifteen.2. Which state is the largest in population?A. California.B. Rhode-Island.C. AlaskaD. Los Angeles.3. Which state is the oldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?A. Rhode Island.B. Seattle.C. San Francisco.D. Alaska.4. Which of the following is true?A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.C. New York is the largest city in the United States.D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.5. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?Because _________.A. it is the largest cityB. it is the largest in populationC. it is the most beautiful cityD. it is the capital of the United StatesKEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D中考英语阅读训练（003）Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "1. The old Black ______.A. is deadB. lives with his wifeC. went to a small villageD. worked in a shop2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village.A. beforeB. whenC. afterD. so3. Greensea is _________.A. a big cityB. a small villageC. a townD. a man's name4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______.A. he had no phoneB. he was very busyC. his mother had no phoneD. he went home every day5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______.A. Jack didn't want to ring her upB. Jack had a telephone but she hadn'tC. she didn't know how to make a telephoneD. she didn't know she couldn't be calledKEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D中考英语阅读训练（004）Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．"Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school．Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind．1．We learn from the reading that ______．A．Danny was not a good studentB．Danny's mother talked too much about the schoolC．Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem beforeD．Danny wanted to get away from Rick2．When Danny's mother came for Mrs Green, the matter was now ______ to Mrs Green．A．serious B．common C．untrue D．similar3．Danny now ______．A．was tired of the school and his friendsB．had no friends at allC．was not sure what he should to with the problemD．made some new friends in the neighborhood4．Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because ______．A．she had known itB．the other boys would tell herC．he didn't want to be in troubleD．his mother didn't want him to say it5．The word 'gang' in the reading means '______'．A．a place for boys to play gamesB．a group of young peopleC．a school bus for children to and from schoolD．the teacher's officeKEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B中考英语阅读训练（005）Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty-five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living-rooms, and a dining-room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．1．Foulsham House is ______．A．an old farm houseB．a 25-house for people to come to listen to its storyC．a large house for people to come to listen to its storyD．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years2．We learn from the reading that ______．A．Smithson built the house for wild wood partiesB．many important people had been to Foulsham HouseC．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties hereD．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'．A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the libraryB．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wallC．The library was built in the park by the riverD．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library4．Which of the following is true?A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house．B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house．C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go．D．There is some parking behind the house．5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______．A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern lifeB．wants people to know the history of the houseC．wants to sell the house D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needsKEY: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C中考英语阅读训练（006）John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill．He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five．He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five．He thought, "It's a little bit earlier．I'll wait for a moment．It's good to keep the time．"Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's．He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here．He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet．He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．Suddenly he heard a girl crying．He came up to her and asked some questions．Then he knew she got lost．John tried to find out her address and took her home．The girl's parents were very thankful．Then John hurried to the doctor's．The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You'relate．Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word-"Sorry! "1．John drove to the doctor's ______．A．late B．on time C．in time D．in no time2．John went to the square to ______．A．spend the time B．enjoy himselfC．see the children and the women D．help the girl3．The girl cried because ______．A．someone hit her B．she fell off her bike C．her parents were angry with her D．she didn't find the way home4．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．A．twenty to five B．twenty past fiveC．five o'clock D．forty past five5．From the story, we know John is a ______．A．busy person B．quiet personC．helpful person D．lucky personKEY: 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C中考英语阅读训练（007）The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver's face quite clearly."Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, "Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses."Wanted by the police," read by Jack. "The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. ""Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.1. In which country did the story happen?A. It happened in America.B. It happened in Australia. .C. It happened in England.D. The story didn't tell us.2. Why did Jack stop his car?A. He wanted to see who the driver was.B. He didn't want to pass by first.C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.3. Who was wanted by the police in this passage?A. Jack.B. The driver in the American car.C. Either Jack or the driver.D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.4. what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?A. He drove to the City BankB. He drove to the police.C. He made a telephone call.D. He stopped the American car.5. Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?A. The police.B. JackC. Nobody.D. The American driverKEY: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A中考英语阅读训练（008）Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little. "If there were an accident. " He says, 'they'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. " But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "'it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。
2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(五)
Once there was a boy in Toronto．His name was Jimmy．He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very good at it．He painted（绘画）many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures．They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money．"Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted on all of the paper．He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty．"That's very clever, " everybody said．"No other painters have ever done that! "One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me this, Jimmy．Why do you paint on the bottom（底）half of your pictures, but not on the top half? ""Because I'm small, " Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high．"根据短文内容回答问题。
2020年中考英语阅读理解15篇冲刺训练有答案
2020年中考英语阅读理解15篇冲刺训练（精选中考真题+解析答案，值得下载）（一）Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need.They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: green and yellow vegetables of all kinds；&日业（柑橘）fruit and tomatoes；potatoes and other fruit and vegetables；meat of all kinds, fish and eggs；food made from milk；bread or cereal（谷类）,rice is also in this kind of food；butter or something like butter.People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Food is cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of a day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn't matter whether food is eaten raw（生的）or cooked, canned（罐装的）or frozen. It doesn't matter if a person eats dinner at four o'clock in the afternoon or at eleven o'clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.There is a large number of people on the earth. There are two problems in feeding them. The first is to find some ways to make enough food so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food so they can grow to be strong and healthy.（）61. According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?A. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.B. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbage.C. Beef, pork, fish and milk.D. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.（）62.It is important for people to eat.A .different kinds of food every day B. dinner at eleven o'clockC. cooked food all the timeD. three times a day（）63.People in different countries and different places of the world.A. have the right kinds of food to eatB. cook their food in the same wayC. eat food in different waysD. have their meals at the same time（）64.Which of the following is NOT true?A.People in some places don't have enough food to eat.B.There are too many people in the world.C.The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.D.One of the problems is that no one is hungry.()65.If there is paragraph 4,what do you think is going to be talked about?A. When people eat their lunch.B. How to cook food in different ways.C. What to do with the two problems.D. Why people eat different kinds of food.(二)Researchers have studied left-handedness for at least 150 years. However, what makes a person become left-handed remains unknown, although there are many theories about it.A recent UK study of unborn babies found that handedness might develop before their births. About nine out of ten unborn babies preferred to put their right hand into their mouths. Another finding is that mothers who are over 40 at the time of a child,s birth are 128% more likely(可能的)to have a left-handed baby than a woman in her twenties.Since about 90% people are right-handed, left-handed people do go through some difficulties. As our writing runs from left to right, it is hard for a left-handed person to write without smudging( 模糊)the ink. What,s more, most tools such as scissors and kitchen knives are designed for use with the right hand. It can be dangerous if they are operated with the left hand.In the past, left-handed children were forced to use their right hand. Luckily, now fewer people have a bias against left-handers. Left-handed children are no longer looked down upon in school. Some shops sell products for left-handers, such as left-handed guitars and even a left-handed computer mouse. Since 1976, there has been an unusual day for left-handers. International Left- Handers Day is celebrated on August 13th every year. It draws people,s attention to the challenges left-handers face in a world full of right-handers. More and more people have realized left-handedness is nothing strange. Some of the most famous left handed people include Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Barack Obama and Bill Gates.()61. A baby may develop left-handedness when.A. nine out of ten babies do soB. his mum is in her twenties at his birthC. his mum gives birth to him at an older ageD. he puts his right hand into his mouth often()62. One problem for left-handed people is that.A. their handwriting is awfulB. people think they are dangerousC. kitchen knives are too big for their left handsD. many things are made only for right-handers( )63. The underlined word “bias” means in Chinese in this passage.A.态度B.偏见^恐惧 D.偏好( )64. From the passage, we know that left-handed children in the past.A. lived a comfortable lifeB. were not considered normalC. were very popular at schoolD. could use products for left-handers（）65. The best title of this passage is.A. International Left-Handers DayB. Challenges for Left-handersC. Left-handedness, Nothing StrangeD. Reasons for Left-handedness（三）Your house may have an effect on your shape of your body. Experts say the way you design（设计）your home could play a role in whether you put on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to change your home into part of your diet plan.Open the curtains（窗帘）and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less awkward when they,re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light, get more lights and flood the place with brightness.Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors make us eat more. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed（消化）33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizin g while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint, go blue.Don't fOrget the clock-or the radio. People who eat slowly seem to consume about 70 fewer calories（卡路里）per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin paying attention to the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you're at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake（摄取量）jumps by 14 percent. And we,ll pour about 30 percent more liquid液体）into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.（）61. The passage is especially helpful for those who care about.A. house buyingB. their body shapeC. healthy dietsD. their home comforts（）62. A home environment in blue can help people.A. take in food betterB. burn more caloriesC. reduce food intakenD. feel less awkward（）63. The underlined word “appetizing” probably means in the passage.A.精致的B.恶心的C.饱腹的D.开胃的（）64. People advised to at mealtimes.A. eat quicklyB. play fast music.C. use smaller spoonsD. turn down the lights（）65. The best title for the passage is.A. Ways of Serving DinnerB. Is Your House Making You Fat?.C. Effects of Self-awarenessD. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?（四）Animals can move from place to place , but plants cannot. When an animal is under attack , it can run away or fight back. Plants certainly cannot run away , and they have no teeth or claws. But plants can protect themselves in both physical and chemical ways.Some plants have their own ways to keep animals away. For example , the leaves of the holly （冬青）have sharp prickles （刺）that discourage grass eating animals. Holly leaves on lower places have more prickles than leaves on upper places. Thisis because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach. Some plants , such as the oak 口匕匕$（橡树），have thick and hard leaves that are difficult for animals to eat. Some grasses may contain a sandy material , and eating such grasses wears down the animals, teeth. Many plants also have chemical defenses. Some plants produce chemicals that taste bitter （苦）or cause anunpleasant reaction. Some plants may fight against an attack by increasing the production of these chemicals. When a worm bites a tobacco leaf （烟叶）， the leaf produces a chemical smell. Many plants depend on both physical and chemical defenses. A certain plant in China , for instance , has prickly leaves , and each prickle has poisonous water （毒液）. Only one experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay away from it in the future.（ ）61.A plant when it is under attack.A.can protect itselfB.can run awayC.can fight back （ ）62.According to the passage, the leaves of the holly have sharp prickles becauseA.they are beautiful to watchB.they stop people from picking（ ）63.An oak tree protects itself becauseA.it has leaves with sharp pricklesB.it has leaves with a sandy material （ ）64.What does the underlined word “sandy ” mean in Chinese?（五）A caterpillar （毛毛虫）that eats plastic bags could hold the key to solving plastic pollution , scientists say.Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that the caterpillar which eats beeswax （蜂蜡）， can also degrade （降解）plastic.Experiments show the insect can break down the chemical bonds （键）of plastic in a similar way to absorbingD.must dieC.they stop grass-eating animalsD.they are lower C.it has thick and hard leaves D.its leaves taste bitterA.含盐的B.坏掉的C.含沙的 （ ）65.The main idea of this passage is.A.holly has its own ways to keep animals awayB.some plants, leaves can protect themD.腐烂的C.several ways to protect plantsD.plants can protect themselves in their own waysbeeswax.Each year , about 80 million tons of the plastic are produced around the world.The plastic is used to make shopping bags , food packaging , one-off raincoat and other things , but it can take hundreds of years to degrade completely.However , caterpillars can make holes in a plastic bag in un der an hour.“The caterpillar will be the starting point.We need to understand the details under which this process operates.We hope to provide the technical solution to cutting down the problem of plastic waste,” the scientist said. And the scientists who discovered it want to speed up the process of discovering the chemical secrets behind the natural degradation of plastic.They think something in the caterpillar 一as well as the insect itself -might play a role in breaking down plastic.If the chemical process can be found out , it could lead to a solution to managing plastic waste in the environment.“We are planning to use this finding in a practical way to get rid of plastic waste , working towards a solution to saving our oceans and rivers,” said the scientist.“However , we should not feel good to dump plastic on purpose in our environment just because we now know how to degrade it.”( )61.Scientists think the caterpillar hold the key to solving plastic pollution becauseB.it can be done experimentsC.it can degrade plasticD.it makes no waste( )62.Plastic is used for.A.making shopping bagsB.food packaging( )63.The key point of the solution is that.A.the caterpillar is a key point of the researchB.the chemical process which degrades the plasticC.the caterpillar plays a key role in breaking down plasticD.how to speed up the discovering of the chemical secrets ( )64.The underlined word “dump ” means in Chinese.A.购买B.售卖C.扔掉D.降解( )65.What is the best title of this passage?C.Scientists have found the chemical process （六）What is the worst disease in the world? Many people might say it is cancer (癌症).Cancer will kill about 9.6 million people in the world this year, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists have been working to find ways to beat cancer. A lot of progress has been made in this field.James P Allison from the US and Japanese researcher Tasuku Honjo discovered a new kind of cancer treatment that earned them the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in October. The new treatment can make our immune systems （免疫系统）strong enough to effectively fight cancer cells. It is hoped that this treatment can be used to treat most cancers in the future.This is not the only recent improvement in cancer treatment. In November, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new cancer drug called Vitrakvi. Instead of being effective only for treating specific types of cancer, this drug can be used to treat 17 different kinds of cancer, including lung cancer and breast cancer, USA Today reported.A.it is fed on beeswax C.one-off raincoats D.all of the aboveA.How caterpillars degrade plasticB.Scientists are working towards plastic degrade D.Caterpillars may help to solve plastic pollutionFinding cancer as early as possible is the best way to beat it. To check people for cancer, doctors must collect tissue from a patient,s tumor （肿瘤）and test it. This process can take a long time. But in December, scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia developed a simple cancer test that can detect （检测）cancer in a patient,s blood. The test takes less than 10 minutes. The test is about 90 percent accurate, the Guardian reported.With all of these treatments, cancer can be effectively controlled. Honjo believes most kinds of cancer will become treatable by 2050. “Even if we cannot completely eliminate （消除）the tumor, we can survive while still having part of a tumor,“ Honjo said at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in December.（）61.Who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?A. James P AllisonB. Tasuku HonjoC. VitrakviD. James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo（）62. Which of the following is TRUE about the new cancer treatment?A.It was discovered in October, 2018.B.It can be used to treat all the cancers in the future.C.It is the only recent improvement in cancer treatment.D.It can make our immune systems strong enough to effectively fight cancer cells.（）63. What does the underlined word “accurate” probably mean in Chinese?A.有风险的B）隹确的 C.错误的 D.有误差的（）64.According to the passage, the best way to beat cancer is to.A.find it as early as possibleB. eliminate the tumor completelyC. detect it in the patient,s bloodD. discover a n ew treatment（）65.The passage is mainly about.A. the great progress made to beat cancerB. a new cancer treatmentC. the best way to beat cancerD. two famous scientists（七）For us humans, one of the greatest experiences is to taste all kinds of delicious food.But for penguins, they cannot get a taste of this happiness. That,s because penguins can,t actually taste the delicious flavors （味道）of their favorite food-fish!Scientists from the University of Michigan examined the genome （基因组）of five species of penguins.They found that no one can taste umami （鲜味）,the flavor of meat or fish,the BBC reported.Many animals have five basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. But according to genetic data, penguins are believed tohave only sour and salty tastes.These findings are surprising and puzzling. And scientists don,t have a good explanation for them. But they have a few ideas.Fir st, one of the umami genes doesn,t work in cold temperatures. “It,s about zero degrees when they eat cold fish,”Zhang Jianzhi,the lead scientist, told the Daily Mail, so even if the penguins had a functional ( 功能的)gene, it might not work when they needed it.Second, penguins, tongues(舌头)are very special which may have something to do with their lack of taste. Instead of beingcovered with taste buds which help to taste food, penguins, tongues are very spiky.This is better for them to hold slippery(滑的)fish than tasting them. One study even showed that some types of penguins don't even have taste buds.However, penguins seem to be managing just fine.“Their behavior of swallowing food whole, and their tongue structure and function, suggest that penguins need no taste perception,” said Zhang.( )61. How many tastes do penguins have?A. FourB. ThreeC. TwoD. Five.( )62. From the passage, we can learn that.A.temperatures can decide the umami genes of penguinsB.the umami genes in penguins would work when neededC.penguins7 umami genes work well in cold temperaturesD.penguins7 tongues are very slippery( )63. The underlined word spiky means.A.圆滑的B.美味的C.钉子似的D.软绵绵的( )64. All of the following decide that penguins need no taste perception EXCEPT.A. they always swallow food wholeB. they live in cold temperaturesC. their tongue function is differentD. their tongue structure is special( )65. The study finds that .A.different penguins have their own favorite fishB. penguins have different genomes for the fivetastesC. penguins don,t have any of the five basic tastesD. penguins can,t taste the flavor of fish（八）In recent history, there have been some amazing inventions which have changed our lives.The plane has made international travel faster and easier. The Internet has brought people closer. And you must know the names of some famous inventors like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs. But there are many everyday objects which you probably don,t notice and you don,t know who invented them. Take for example Nils Bohlin, who invented he modern-day car seat belt （安全带）.Before 1959, only two -point seat belts were available, and the only people who often wore them were race car drivers. The two-point seat belt couldn,t protect passengers from internal injuries （内伤）during serious car accidents.In 1958, Bohlin joined V）lvo Car Corporation as a safety engineer. He came up with the three-point seat belt to keep passengers from flying out of their cars during collisions. The three-point seat belt used one strap 带子）across the chest （胸部）and another across the legs and then the two joined at the same place. Amazingly, this was a very simple idea which no one tried before.The three-point seat belt was introduced on Volvo cars in 1959. For more people's safety, Vblvo made the new seat belt design （设计）available to other car makers for free. Since then, engineers have worked to improve the three-point seat belt, but the basic design remains Bohlin,s.At the time of Bohlin,s death in September 2002, Volvo said that the seat belt had saved more than one million lives since it was introduced.（）61.The writer develops his ideas in Paragraph 1 by.A.telling a jokeB. giving some examplesC. asking some fun questionsD. describing a personal experience（）62.What can we learn about the two-point seat belt?A.It was sold worldwide.B. It was not easy to wear.C. It saved over one million lives.D. It was popular with race car drivers only.（）63.The underlined word “collisions” in Paragraph 3 means in Chinese in this passage.A.碰撞B.清洗C.制造D.修理（）64.Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt.A.in the early 1950sB. to get a job at VolvoC. while working at VolvoD. after having a car accident（）65.The best title of this passage is.A.Car safetyB. A great car companyC. A life-saving inventionD. Different kinds of seat belts（九）Artificial intelligence（人工智能），or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and worklike humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition(识别)is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals(罪犯).Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing(网约车)drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self- driving cars don,t have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak“ to humans. The system can show what self -driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding(让路)，it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this -- you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper iswaiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.( )61.According to the passage, facial recognition is used for.A. driving cars.B. making people smile.C. calling the police.D. checking people,s information.( )62.The underlined word “identify” probably means in Chinese.A.减少B.鉴定C.消灭D.帮助( )63.In the future, a self-driving car may communicate with humans by.A. waving to themB. speaking to themC. nodding at themD. flashing lights( )64.Which technology is used in real life according to the passage?A. Service Robots at school. C. Facial recognition for payment.B.Robots as ride-hailing drivers. D. Light signals for self-driving car( )65.What can we learn from the passage?A.People use AI in many different ways.B.AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs.C.Self -driving cars will be able to talk like humans.D. A criminal was caught for inventing facial recognition.(十)When we see babies or pets, we can't help gently touching them to show our love. And they give us happy feelings back. But a recent stud y shows that it,s different for plants.A study, published in The Plant Journa shows that plants don,t like to be touched. That,s because touching changes their genes(基因)，and even worse, can slow their growth. Professor Jim Whelan in Australia gave an explanation. The lightest touch from a human, an animal, insect, or even plants touching each other in the wind, leads to a huge gene change in the plant.In order to test the theory, the scientists did an experiment on plants. They grew a number of plants to the age of four weeks. Thenthey touched them with a paintbrush every 12 hours over a 36-hour period. They found that as the result of the touch, the mitochondria(线粒体)in the plants had been partly destroyed. The mitochondria are the “power -hou se” of the cell(细胞).The mitochondriaproduce energy for the cells in both animals and plants. If this “power-house” is weakened, the plants will lose a large amount of energy that should have supported their growth.Whelan further explained, “If the touching is repeated, then plant growth is reduced by 30 percent.” Although the touching does have a strong influence on plants, usually the plants can still be alive. Touching changes the plants, but it's not always a bad change. Continually touching or moving plants will make them grow shorter than other ones. However, in some ways, this change could be helpful. It may help plants fight threats to their health such as insects and bad weather.The new research findings have led to a deeper understanding of the plants. And the research might help with the growth of plants.( )61.According to the article,can get in the way of plants, growth.A.loveB. touchC. waterD. weather( )62. How do the mitochondria support the plants, growth?A. By providing energy for cells.B. By changing the plants7 genes.C. By fighting against the insects.D. By reducing the amount of cells.( )63. The scientists did the experiment to.A.explain why pets love to be touchedB.find out why some plants grow more slowlyC.test if touching can change the genes of plantsD.show that plants' and animals' genes are different( )64. The underlined word “threats” means in Chinese.A.因素B.改变C.威胁D.对手( )65. The best title of this passage is.A.Touching has a bad influence on plantsB.New researches on plants and animalsC.Touching is good for plantsD.Touching changes the plants7 genesGetting the chance to hold a butterfly is a truly magical experience.Butterflies are shy, so you should consider yourself lucky if you get one to stay on your hand. Holding butterflies requires great care.Wash and dry your hands. Chemicals will do harm to butterflies, scales （鳞片），wings and bodies.So if you put on any sunscreen（防晒霜）before you go off to catch your butterfly, wash it off under the running water before touching them.Use sugar water.Butterflies have a sweet tooth.You may be able to get a butterfly to land on you without a net by making butterfly nectar （花蜜）.You can make butterfly nectar by mixing 4 parts water and 1 part sugar together.While watching butterflies near flowers or plants,put a little bit of the sugar water on your hand.They may soon be attracted by the sweet smell and fly to your hand to feed.Remain very still.Butterflies are very skittish and will get frightened （'惊吓）easily.If you want one to land on your hand and stay there for a while,be still and avoid any sudden movements.Be careful when holding a butterfly. While the butterfly is sitting on your hand,avoid petting it.Just try to watch its beauty without touching.Butterfly,s wings are covered in tiny scales.These scales give them their wing patterns （图 ^）,and make them more aerodynamic（流线型的）when flying.When you touch their wings, they lose scales.If they lose these scales, they can stillfly.However, the more scales they lose, the less aerodynamic they will be when flying.（）61.How many suggestions does the writer give on holding a butterfly?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.（）62.You should wash hands before holding a butterfly because.A.butterflies like clean hands C.sunscreen keeps butterflies awayB.it can stop people getting sick D.sunscreen is harmful to butterflies（）63.The underlined word “skittish” me ans in Chinese in the passage.A.仔细的B.谨慎的C.胆小的D.速度快的（）64.What is important for a butterfly to fly aerodynamically according to the last passage?A.Scales.B.Wings.C.Wing patterns.D.Body.（）65.What can be the best title of this passage?A.Magical Experience with ButterfliesB.Advice on Holding a ButterflyC.Fun of Playing with ButterfliesD.Ways of Holding a Butterfly.（十二）Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?If yes, you,re not alone. These days, many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones. They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates(更新).A report from Go ogle shows that 70 percent of people don,t want to spend much time on their phones. This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system(安卓操作系统).This new app includes functions(功能)that help users manage the time. For example, users can see how many times they,ve unlocked their phone, how many times they,ve checked their social media apps, and how much time they spend on each app every day.Once the users see this information, they,ll be able to make some changes. Wit h the App Timer(计时)function, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they,ve hit the limit, they won,t be able to use the app until the next day. And with another function, the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down.If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps? The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower.( )61. The users' stress comes from.A.too many updates of the apps C. too much information they receiveB.too many functions of the app D. too much time they spend on the phone( )62. Which of the following is NOT included in Dashboard,s functions?A. It stops the users from using their willpower.B.It checks how much time the users spend on apps.C.It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone.D.It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps.( )63. T he underlined word “limit“ in Paragraph 4 mean s in Chinese.A.目的B,标准 C.许可 D.限制()64. What does the writer think of Dashboard?A.Its design is perfect. C. It needs more functions.B.It may be helpful to some people. D. It has too many functions.( )65.What,s the main idea of the passage?。
2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(十七)
中考英语阅读理解：带着房车旅行Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Let’s take our holidays in a trailer[1], Bill. It’s cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn’t have an alarm[1] clock.“That’s all right, Bill," Fred said. “I’ll put these pieces of bread on the roof[3] of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning." Bill was very surprised, but he didn’t say anything.Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.Notes:[1]trailer/`treIl/ n. 活动房屋式的拖车[2]alarm/`la:m/ n. 警报alarm clock 闹钟[3]roof/ru：f/ n. 顶;房顶1.Bill and Fred were both university s .2.The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.3.The two young men tried to s some money,so they borrowed a trailer.4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were ato wake up too late the next morning.5.Fred had a good i .6.Bill didn’t know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.7.The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e it.8.In fact, the b woke the two young men up.9.The birds began to look for f as soon as it got light.10.Fred was very c .答案：1.students 2.traveling 3.save 4.afraid 5.idea6.why7.eat8.birds9.food 10.clever中考英语阅读理解：读者与作者Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which many persons will read. I would like to remind[1] them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to[2] be good writers.Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare[3] time reading books.If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read.While making up your mind[4] to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself,“I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer."Notes: [1]remind/rI`maInd/v. 提醒[2]in order to 为了[3]spare /spe/adj. 多余的[4]make up one’s mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the g writers.2.The writer told the children to read m before they hope to be writers.3.A lot of writers l a lot from other writers' books and stories.4.For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f .5.Doing much good reading can h you to be a good writer.答案：1.great 2.more 3.learned 4.first 5.help中考英语阅读理解：关于澳大利亚Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winter in Australia.Australia is big,but the population[1] has small.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos[2].After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have you seen akangaroo?It has a “bag”in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”.It is very interesting,isn’t it?Notes:[1]population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口[2]kangaros /、kg`ru:/n.袋鼠根据短文内容判断正(√)、误(×)。
2020年中考英语复习【阅读理解题】专题训练卷12附答案详析
2020年中考英语复习【阅读理解题】专题训练卷12姓名45．（One day，Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock，then damaged．He was washed to the beach by sea wave．He walked and walked to find a city，but he was too tired and felt asleep．When he woke up，he found himself in Lilliput and a lot of tiny people were around him）The Emperor spoke in a high voice but I could hear all the words clearly．His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes．The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth．His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word．I tried words from many languages﹣Dutch，French，Spanish，Italian and Latin．No one could understand my words，not even the cleverest of the Emperor's followers．After about two hours the Emperor left．His wife，children and their servants went also．There were strong guards around me．This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me．An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry．These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment．I put five of them in my pocket．Then I pretended（假装）to eat the sixth man．The poor man screamed terribly．The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand．Was I going to cut up the man？But I only cut the binding（捆绑物）round his hands．Then I put him on his feet and let him go．I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too．The people and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness．They told the Emperor about it immediately．Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me．At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with．They were very worried．If my binding was cut I might be dangerous．I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry．The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us．The wise men thought that they should kill me．But they would not be able to bury（埋葬）me．My dead body would smell．This might cause much illness all over the country．1．To the tiny people，Gulliver was a（an）．A．friend B．enemy C．relative D．tourist2．Why did the tiny people hurt Gulliver at first？A．They wanted to kill him and got his eye．B．They were afraid of him because he was too big．C．They thought he would attack the king and his people．D．They liked him so much and wanted to make fun of him．3．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4most probably refers to（指）""．A．the guards B．the officers C．the six men D．the soldiers4．Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story．①Emperor ordered his men to make a big bed for Gulliver．②They couldn't understand each other．③The emperor spoke．④Gulliver didn't punish the six tiny people and let them go．⑤A crowd of people hurt Gulliver．A．③⑤②①④B．③②⑤④①C．⑤①④③②D．②⑤①③④5．Why didn't the tiny people in Lilliput kill Gulliver finally？A．He was so strong that he would work for them．B．He was so big and they didn't have the weapon to kill him．C．The king and his family liked him so much that they didn't agree．D．His dead body would smell and cause much illness in their country．46．After that，we went on down the river．It was very dark that night and it wasn't easy to see where we were going．Suddenly，a big steamboat came at us very fast，and the next minute it was right over us．Jim and I jumped off the raft （木筏）into the water．The boat hit the raft and went on up the river．When I came up out of the water，I couldn't see Jim anywhere．I called out his name again and again，but there was no answer．"He's dead!"I thought．Slowly，I swam to the side of the river and got out．I saw that I was near a big old wooden house．Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me．They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house，"Who's there？""George Jackson，"I answered quickly．"I've fallen off a river boat．"Well，the people who lived in that house were very kind，and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal．I told them that my family were all dead，so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted．It was a beautiful house and the food was good there，so I stayed．A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said，"Come with me!"Together，we went down to some trees by the river．"In there!"he said and went away．On the ground，I found a man，asleep．It was Jim!I was really pleased to see him．When the steamboat hit the raft，Jim told me，the raft didn't break up．Jim swam after it and caught it．Then he began to look for me．We decided to leave at once．It's all right living in a house for a little while，but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft．1．What happened LAST in the story？A．George saw a big house．B．George got some new clothes．C．George found Jim on the ground．D．George jumped off the raft into the water．2．Why did George Jackson answer"quickly"when someone called from the house？A．George felt afraid and nervous．B．George felt happy and lucky．C．George really wanted to stay there．D．George didn't want to lie to him．3．Which of these old sayings best fits this story？A．It never rains but it pours．B．Every dog has its day．C．Burn the candle at both ends．D．Many hands make light work．47．"Face it，Andy．You sold your soul the day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choo's．"That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemaker has become famous in the fashion world．Jimmy Choos （Zhou Yangjie）is a native Malaysian of Chinese origin （出身），born in 1961into a family of shoemakers．He created his first pair of shoes at age 11．His family couldn't pay for his schooling，so he dropped out at a young age．He had to work with his father to support the family．But his dream to be a fashion designer never disappeared，so he did all he could to enter an art college and finally took up a position in the fashion world through his talent and willpower．Choo graduated from a college in London and had a small workshop there．He hit the international fashion scene when V ogue magazine described his designs in eight pages in 1988．His work was immediately popular and got love and support from Diana，Princess of Wales．Jimmy Choo shoes are known for their very high heels （鞋跟）and pointed toes．However，he does some flats and lower﹣heeled shoes for other women．Choo co﹣founded Jimmy Choo Ltd．with Tamara Mellon，UK V ogue editor，but left the company in 2001．Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world，so his designs are more accessible to those who want a designer shoe，and can afford his prices．Choo also has a website where shoppers can view his ready﹣to﹣wear designs．The brand （牌子）of Jimmy Choo has been comparable to top brands，like Channel，LV，etc．But it's still young and has a bright future．We can't imagine how hard it is for Choo to stand out in the worldwide fashion!He must have made greater efforts and had more difficulties than others．And so he did．So stop complaining about why good luck isn't always falling on you and devote yourselves to your work now．1．What is Paragraph 1written for？A．Comparing movies with fashion．B．Showing the shoes are popular．C．Introducing the following passage．D．Attracting readers'attention to the shoes．2．When he was young，Jimmy Choo．A．had got no educationB．showed his talent in making shoesC．made himself a famous fashion designerD．was born in China and then moved to Malaysia3．What do the underlined words"more accessible"mean in Paragraph 5？A．Easier to get．B．Easier to spread．C．Harder to imagine．D．Harder to accept．4．Which of the following is the correct order about Jimmy Choo？a．He opened his shops around the world．b．His shoes appeared in V ogue magazine．c．He created his first pair of shoes．d．He had his workshop in London．e．Jimmy Choo Ltd．was set up．A．c﹣d﹣b﹣a﹣e B．c﹣b﹣d﹣e﹣aC．d﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣a D．c﹣d﹣b﹣e﹣a5．What can we learn from the passage？A．Choo was lucky enough when he was young．B．Choo must be thankful for V ogue magazine．C．"Jimmy Choo"is a brand with a long history．D．It's much harder for a man to succeed in the fashion world．48．Holmes said，"Somebody sent a letter with five pips （桔核）in it from India，and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle．Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father．Now they have sent five pips to John from London!""The letters are all from sea ports （海港）．The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters，"I replied．"Very good，Watson!And John's enemy is in London already!""Well，I hope they won't kill young John，"I said．But they did．The next morning，we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo Station．Holmes was very angry about it．"He came to me for help and those men murdered him!I'm going to find them，if it's the last thing I do!"he said to me，and he hurried out of the house．At night，when he came back，he was tired，but pleased，he said，"I know the names of John's enemies!And now I'm going to send them a surprise!This will frighten them!"He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope （信封）．On it he wrote"S．H．for J．C．""I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun．His ship is called the Star．He and his men are sailing back to Georgia，USA．""How did you find him，Holmes？"I asked．"Ship's papers，"he said，"I've looked at hundreds of them today．Only one ship，the Star，was in the three ports at the right times，and this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia．I found out that the captain and two of his men，all Americans，weren't on the ship last night，so I'm sure they killed John．When they arrive in America，they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!"1．The Star left London for．A．Canada B．Australia C．India D．America2．Who do you think the underlined letters"J．C．"stand for？A．James Calhoun B．James ColumbusC．John Calhoun D．John Columbus3．Which order is correct according to the story？①Holmes sent five pips to J．C．②John came to Holmes for help．③John was killed．④John received a letter with five pips．A．③①④②B．③④①②C．④①③②D．④②③①参考答案与试题解析45．（One day，Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock，then damaged．He was washed to the beach by sea wave．He walked and walked to find a city，but he was too tired and felt asleep．When he woke up，he found himself in Lilliput and a lot of tiny people were around him）The Emperor spoke in a high voice but I could hear all the words clearly．His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes．The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth．His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word．I tried words from many languages﹣Dutch，French，Spanish，Italian and Latin．No one could understand my words，not even the cleverest of the Emperor's followers．After about two hours the Emperor left．His wife，children and their servants went also．There were strong guards around me．This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me．An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry．These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment．I put five of them in my pocket．Then I pretended（假装）to eat the sixth man．The poor man screamed terribly．The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand．Was I going to cut up the man？But I only cut the binding（捆绑物）round his hands．Then I put him on his feet and let him go．I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too．The people and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness．They told the Emperor about it immediately．Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me．At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with．They were very worried．If my binding was cut I might be dangerous．I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry．The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us．The wise men thought that they should kill me．But they would not be able to bury（埋葬）me．My dead body would smell．This might cause much illness all over the country．31．To the tiny people，Gulliver was a（an）B．A．friend B．enemy C．relative D．tourist32．Why did the tiny people hurt Gulliver at first？BA．They wanted to kill him and got his eye．B．They were afraid of him because he was too big．C．They thought he would attack the king and his people．D．They liked him so much and wanted to make fun of him．33．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4most probably refers to（指）"C"．A．the guards B．the officers C．the six men D．the soldiers34．Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story．B①Emperor ordered his men to make a big bed for Gulliver．②They couldn't understand each other．③The emperor spoke．④Gulliver didn't punish the six tiny people and let them go．⑤A crowd of people hurt Gulliver．A．③⑤②①④B．③②⑤④①C．⑤①④③②D．②⑤①③④35．Why didn't the tiny people in Lilliput kill Gulliver finally？DA．He was so strong that he would work for them．B．He was so big and they didn't have the weapon to kill him．C．The king and his family liked him so much that they didn't agree．D．His dead body would smell and cause much illness in their country．【分析】本文是一篇人物故事类短文，主要介绍了格列佛的遭遇．一天，格利佛遭遇到了暴风雨，他的船撞到了岩石上，毁坏了，他被海浪冲到了海边，他走啊走啊，看到了一个城市，但是太累了，睡着了，当他醒来的时候他发现自己来到了一个小人国，很多小人围着他．那个皇帝高声说着话，他的随从还有所有的妇女穿着五颜六色的衣服，他们站的地上好像有金的或银的布．皇上和我互相说话，但是我们俩谁也不懂一个词，我尝试了多种语言﹣﹣荷兰语，法语，西班牙语，意大利语，拉丁语，没有人能听懂我的话，甚至最聪明的皇上的随从也听不懂．大约两小时之后，皇上离开了，他的妻子，孩子还有仆人也都走了，有强壮的士兵围着我，这是为了防止人群伤害我，一个官员让卫兵拘押了六个激怒我的人，这些人给我，我必须得选择给他们惩罚，我把其中的五个放进我的口袋，假装要吃掉第六个人．这个可怜的人尖叫着，这些卫兵看到我口袋的刀子吓坏了，我要把他们砍死吗？但是我只是把手上的捆绑物割开了，然后我把他放在地上，让他走了，我把那五个人也轻轻地放到地上．这些人和卫兵对我的善良很高兴，他们立刻报告给了皇上，皇上命令他的人给我造一个大床，他们得把他们的六百个小床拼在一起．同时，皇上问了所有的顾问，这个事情怎么办，他们很着急，要是我把捆绑物割开了，我就会很危险了，我吃了那么多食物，这些人很快就挨饿了，农民种不出那么多粮食给我吃．那个智者想他们可以杀死我，但是他们不能埋葬我，我的尸体会发臭的，这会让这个国家引发疾病的．【解答】31．B．细节理解题．根据第五段中的"The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand．Was I going to cut up the man？But I only cut the binding（捆绑物）round his hands"卫兵看见我的刀子，他们都很紧张，我要把他们砍死吗，我只是割开了手指上的捆绑物，可知他们认为格列佛是他们的敌人，会有危险，故选B．32．B．细节理解题．根据第一段中的"When he woke up，he found himself in Lilliput"格列佛来到了一个小人国，他们认为他太庞大了，他们感到恐惧，以为会伤害他们，故选B．33．C．词义理解题．根据第四段中的"An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry．These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment．"可知他们指的是冒犯了我的那六个人，故选C．34．B．细节理解题．根据第三段中的"The Emperor spoke in a high voice"皇上说话了；根据第三段中的"No one could understand my words，not even the cleverest of the Emperor's followers．"没有人能听懂我的话，甚至最聪明的皇上的随从也听不懂．他们都听不懂我的话；根据第三段中的"This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me．"这是为了防止人群伤害我，可知有人要伤害格列佛；根据第五段中的"Then I put him on his feet and let him go．"我放下他，让他走了；根据第六段中的"Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me"皇上命令给我造床．因此可知顺序是③②⑤④①，故选B．35．D．细节理解题．根据最后一段中的"My dead body would smell．This might cause much illness all over the country．"我的尸体会发臭的，这会让这个国家引发疾病的．所以他们也不能杀死格列佛，故选D．【点评】首先仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．46．（After that，we went on down the river．It was very dark that night and it wasn't easy to see where we were going．Suddenly，a big steamboat came at us very fast，and the next minute it was right over us．Jim and I jumped off the raft （木筏）into the water．The boat hit the raft and went on up the river．When I came up out of the water，I couldn't see Jim anywhere．I called out his name again and again，but there was no answer．"He's dead!"I thought．Slowly，I swam to the side of the river and got out．I saw that I was near a big old wooden house．Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me．They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house，"Who's there？""George Jackson，"I answered quickly．"I've fallen off a river boat．"Well，the people who lived in that house were very kind，and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal．I told them that my family were all dead，so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted．It was a beautiful house and the food was good there，so I stayed．A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said，"Come with me!"Together，we went down to some trees by the river．"In there!"he said and went away．On the ground，I found a man，asleep．It was Jim!I was really pleased to see him．When the steamboat hit the raft，Jim told me，the raft didn't break up．Jim swam after it and caught it．Then he began to look for me．We decided to leave at once．It's all right living in a house for a little while，but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft．28．What happened LAST in the story？CA．George saw a big house．B．George got some new clothes．C．George found Jim on the ground．D．George jumped off the raft into the water．29．Why did George Jackson answer"quickly"when someone called from the house？AA．George felt afraid and nervous．B．George felt happy and lucky．C．George really wanted to stay there．D．George didn't want to lie to him．30．Which of these old sayings best fits this story？BA．It never rains but it pours．B．Every dog has its day．C．Burn the candle at both ends．D．Many hands make light work．【分析】本文是一篇人物故事类短文．主要介绍了我和吉姆遇到的一些事情．我们继续顺流而下，天已经黑了，很难看清楚我们向哪里走，突然，一个大汽艇快速朝我们开过来，吉姆和我跳到了水里，汽艇撞了一下木筏之后，往上游开去了．我从水里出来的时候，没看到吉姆，我一遍一遍的喊，但是没有回应，我想，他可能死了，我朝河边游去，爬到了岸上，我看见我在一个大的旧木房子附近，突然一群恶狗吼着朝我扑来，有人在房子问道"谁在那里？"我回答道"乔治•杰克逊，我刚刚掉到水里．"这个人很友好，让我进去，给我一些新衣服，还给我做了饭，我告诉他们我的家人都死了，他们说我可以和他们待在一起，多久都可以，这是一个很漂亮的房子，食物很好吃，我就留下来了．几天以后一个奴隶过来对我说"跟我来"我们到了下游一些树旁，他说"在那里"说完就离开了．我发现吉姆在地上睡着了，我高兴的叫醒了他，他说汽艇撞击木筏的时候，木筏没坏，吉姆就抓住了木筏，就开始找我，我们决定立刻离开，在这个房子住一会比较合适，我们还是觉得在木筏上更自由更舒服．【解答】28．C．细节理解题．根据第五段中的"On the ground，I found a man，asleep．It was Jim!"可知在最后的时候，我找到了吉姆，故选C．29．A．细节理解题．根据第二段中的"Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me．They made a terrible noise"可知由于一些狗发出了咆哮声，随时会扑向乔治，乔治很害怕很紧张，所以就立刻回答了问话，希望主人能制止那些狗，能救自己，故选A．30．B．标题概括题．A的意思是不鸣则已一鸣惊人；B的意思是每个人都有好运的时候；C的意思是劳累过度；D的意思是众人拾柴火焰高．本文主要介绍了我落水之后，爬到岸上，遇到了一群恶狗，但是却被好心的主人收留，汽艇虽然撞了木筏一下，但没撞坏，吉姆可以抓住木筏，得以生存，从两人的遭遇可知每个人都有好运的时候，故选B．【点评】首先仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．47．"Face it，Andy．You sold your soul the day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choo's．"That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemaker has become famous in the fashion world．Jimmy Choos （Zhou Yangjie）is a native Malaysian of Chinese origin （出身），born in 1961into a familyof shoemakers．He created his first pair of shoes at age 11．His family couldn't pay for his schooling，so he dropped out at a young age．He had to work with his father to support the family．But his dream to be a fashion designer never disappeared，so he did all he could to enter an art college and finally took up a position in the fashion world through his talent and willpower．Choo graduated from a college in London and had a small workshop there．He hit the international fashion scene when V ogue magazine described his designs in eight pages in 1988．His work was immediately popular and got love and support from Diana，Princess of Wales．Jimmy Choo shoes are known for their very high heels （鞋跟）and pointed toes．However，he does some flats and lower﹣heeled shoes for other women．Choo co﹣founded Jimmy Choo Ltd．with Tamara Mellon，UK V ogue editor，but left the company in 2001．Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world，so his designs are more accessible to those who want a designer shoe，and can afford his prices．Choo also has a website where shoppers can view his ready﹣to﹣wear designs．The brand （牌子）of Jimmy Choo has been comparable to top brands，like Channel，LV，etc．But it's still young and has a bright future．We can't imagine how hard it is for Choo to stand out in the worldwide fashion!He must have made greater efforts and had more difficulties than others．And so he did．So stop complaining about why good luck isn't always falling on you and devote yourselves to your work now．33．What is Paragraph 1written for？CA．Comparing movies with fashion．B．Showing the shoes are popular．C．Introducing the following passage．D．Attracting readers'attention to the shoes．34．When he was young，Jimmy Choo B．A．had got no educationB．showed his talent in making shoesC．made himself a famous fashion designerD．was born in China and then moved to Malaysia35．What do the underlined words"more accessible"mean in Paragraph 5？AA．Easier to get．B．Easier to spread．C．Harder to imagine．D．Harder to accept．36．Which of the following is the correct order about Jimmy Choo？Da．He opened his shops around the world．b．His shoes appeared in V ogue magazine．c．He created his first pair of shoes．d．He had his workshop in London．e．Jimmy Choo Ltd．was set up．A．c﹣d﹣b﹣a﹣e B．c﹣b﹣d﹣e﹣aC．d﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣a D．c﹣d﹣b﹣e﹣a37．What can we learn from the passage？BA．Choo was lucky enough when he was young．B．Choo must be thankful for V ogue magazine．C．"Jimmy Choo"is a brand with a long history．D．It's much harder for a man to succeed in the fashion world．【分析】本文是一篇人物故事类短文．主要介绍了周仰杰以及以他英文名命名的闻名世界的鞋子品牌"吉姆楚"．"面对它吧，安迪，你从穿上吉姆楚的鞋子开始，就把你的灵魂卖给它了"这是电影《穿普拉达的女王》当中的一句台词，这也说明了一个造鞋者在时尚圈是多么的有名．吉姆楚是周仰杰的英文名，是一个华裔马来西亚人，1961年出生于一个制鞋家庭，他在11岁的时候，造了第一双鞋，家里付不起他上学的费用，所以很小的时候就辍学了，他必须和爸爸一起工作来支撑家庭，但是他想成为一个时尚设计者梦想从来就没消失过．所以他就他所能进入艺术大学，最终通过自己的天赋和意志力在时尚界取得了一席之地．他从伦敦的一个大学毕业，在那里开了一个小的工作室，当《时尚》杂志在1988年用了8页纸的篇幅来描述他的设计的时候，他震惊了时尚界．他的作品立刻受到了威尔士王妃戴安娜的喜欢，周仰杰的鞋子以细高跟和尖头闻名，然而，他也为妇女制作了一些平跟或低跟的鞋子，周仰杰和英国时尚首席主编塔玛拉•梅隆合作成立了吉姆楚有限公司，但是在2001年就离开公司了．他的鞋子打开全球市场，所以就设计了一些鞋子来满足那些想买出自设计师的鞋子的人，还能叫人负担的起．他还有一个网站，商家可以浏览他设计准备要穿的鞋子，吉姆楚这个品牌可以比得上最顶尖的品牌，比如香奈儿，路易斯威等，等等．但是它还年轻拥有光明的未来．我们不能想象他在整个世界时尚界是那么突出有多么的困难．他一定很努力，遇到了更多的困难，所以停止抱怨为什么好运总不到你这里来，全身心的投入你的工作中去吧．【解答】33．C．细节理解题．根据第一段中的"That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemaker has become famous in the fashion world．"可知第一段的主要作用是用一句与即将介绍的著名品牌的鞋子有关的电影经典台词引出下面短文的内容，故选C．34．B．细节理解题．根据第二段中的"He created his first pair of shoes at age 11"可知他在很小的时候，就展现出了造鞋的天赋，故选B．35．A．词义理解题．根据第五段中的"and can afford his prices"因为价格是可以负担的起的，所以可知这些鞋子是很容易得到的，故选A．36．D．细节理解题．根据第二段中的"He created his first pair of shoes at age 11"他在11岁的时候，造了第一双鞋，；根据第三段中的"Choo graduated from a college in London and had a small workshop there．"他从伦敦的一个大学毕业，在那里开了一个小的工作室；根据第三段中的"when V ogue magazine described his designs in eight pages in 1988"《时尚》杂志在1988年用了8页纸的篇幅来描述他的设计；根据第四段中的"Choo co﹣founded Jimmy Choo Ltd．with Tamara Mellon"周仰杰和塔玛拉•梅隆合作成立了吉姆楚有限公司；根据第五段中的"Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world，"他的鞋子打开全球市场，所以正确的顺序是c﹣d﹣b﹣e﹣a，故选D．37．B．推理判断题．根据"He hit the international fashion scene when V ogue magazine described his designs in eight pages in 1988"《时尚》杂志在1988年用了8页纸的篇幅来描述他的设计．这一下子就轰动了整个时尚界，毕竟这是最顶尖的时尚杂志，足以看出他的设计是多么的优秀，所以他要感谢《时尚》杂志，故选B．【点评】首先仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．48．Holmes said，"Somebody sent a letter with five pips （桔核）in it from India，and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle．Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father．Now they have sent five pips to John from London!""The letters are all from sea ports （海港）．The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters，"I replied．"Very good，Watson!And John's enemy is in London already!""Well，I hope they won't kill young John，"I said．But they did．The next morning，we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo Station．Holmes was very angry about it．"He came to me for help and those men murdered him!I'm going to find them，if it's the last thing I do!"he said to me，and he hurried out of the house．At night，when he came back，he was tired，but pleased，he said，"I know the names of John's enemies!And now I'm going to send them a surprise!This will frighten them!"He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope （信封）．On it he wrote"S．H．for J．C．""I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun．His ship is called the Star．He and his men are sailing back to Georgia，USA．""How did you find him，Holmes？"I asked．"Ship's papers，"he said，"I've looked at hundreds of them today．Only one ship，the Star，was in the three ports at the right times，and this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia．I found out that the captain and two of his men，all Americans，weren't on the ship last night，so I'm sure they killed John．When they arrive in America，they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!"31．The Star left London for D．A．Canada B．Australia C．India D．America32．Who do you think the underlined letters"J．C．"stand for？AA．James Calhoun B．James ColumbusC．John Calhoun D．John Columbus33．Which order is correct according to the story？D①Holmes sent five pips to J．C．②John came to Holmes for help．③John was killed．④John received a letter with five pips．A．③①④②B．③④①②C．④①③②D．④②③①【分析】福尔摩斯说，有人从印度用信邮寄了5个桔核，七周以后到达了，杀死了约翰的叔叔，然后他们又从苏格兰邮寄了5个桔核，三天以后到达了，杀死了约翰的爸爸，现在他们从伦敦邮寄了5个桔核给约翰了．这些信都是从海港寄出的，当作者写信的时候，他在船上．我回答道．很好，华生，现在约翰的敌人已经在伦敦了，好的，我希望他们不会杀死年轻的约翰的，但是他们做到了，第二天，我们在报纸上看到一个警察发现他在滑铁卢车站附近死了．福尔摩斯很生气，他来是求助的，这些人杀死了他，我要找到他们，然后就急急忙忙出去了．在晚上的时候，他回来了，很疲劳但是很高兴，他说我知道约翰敌人的名字了，现在我要给他一个惊喜，这会吓坏他们的，他从句子中拿出5个桔核，放进一个信封，在上面写着"S．H．for J．C．"我把这封信寄给詹姆斯•卡尔霍恩船长，他和他的船员正在返回美国乔治亚州的路上，你怎么找到他的呢？从船的报纸上，我已经看了好几百次了，仅有一艘船，明星号，在合适的时间，在那三个港口，这个早上，明星号离开了伦敦，起航返回乔治亚，我查明这个船长和两个人，所有的美国人，昨天晚上都在船上，所以，我肯定他们杀死了约翰，当他们到达美国的时候，他们就会收到桔核，警察就会逮捕他们．【解答】31．D．细节理解题．根据"He and his men are sailing back to Georgia，USA．"可知明星号离开伦敦返回美国，故选D．32．A．细节理解题．根据"I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun．"可知J．C．代表James Calhoun，故选A．33．D．细节理解题．根据"Now they have sent five pips to John from London!"他们给约翰寄了5个结核，根据"He came to me for help and those men murdered him"他来求助，被他们杀死了，根据"He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope （信封）．On it he wrote"S．H．for J．C．"他给J．C．船长邮寄了5个桔核，所以这四个事件的顺序是④②③①，故选D．【点评】首先仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．。
2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(二)
初三英语阅读理解百战精炼（一）A wallet misplaced during a romantic embrace has been returned to its forgetful owner after 55 years．Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found the wallet after it fell out of the back of a vintage （旧式的）car they were planning to restore．After an Internet search they found and contacted the owner, Glenn Goodlove．Mr．Goodlove said he probably lost the wallet in the back seat of his 1946 Hudson car while kissing a girl when he was home on leave from the US Navy．Jon Beck, 61, and Chuck Merrill, 72, b ought the now-vintage vehicle in Idaho after placing an ad in a local newspaper to buy a classic car in need of restoration．Driving the car home after buying it, the collectors stopped at a restaurant and saw something from below the back seat．"Like a couple of kids, we thought we had a goldmine," Mr．Beck said．Instead, they found some small change - the leather wallet held a $10 bill, Mr．Goodlove's military ID, his social security card, his driver's licen ce and several jewellery receipts from 1952．But they were all in the name of Glenn Putnam．After searching online, Mr．Beck discovered that Mr．Putnam had since changed his name to Glenn Goodlove and moved to San Diego, California．He called Mr．Goodlove, asking to speak to a man who used to drive a '46 Hudson．"There was a silence for about 15 seconds," Mr．Beck told the Twin Falls Times-News．"Then he said, 'Who is that?'" M r．Goodlove, now 75, says he did not even r emember losing the wallet, but the find has brought memories of his youth in Everett, Washington, flooding back．"I could see the house and the car and the town and all the good stuff from living there," he said．"They've been flowing ever since he talked to me．"56．The lost wallet contained all the following EXCEPT ______．A．some money B．some jewelleryC．some receipts D．some cards57．Which of the following happened last?A．The vintage car was purchased．B．An advertisement was placed．C．Mr．Goodlove's name was changed．D．Some personal belongings were found．58．What difference did the wallet make to Glenn?A．He gained unexpected wealth．B．He got back his lost car as well．C．He improved his poor memory a lot．D．He recalled what had long been forgotten．59．The most proper title for the passage is ______．A．A Forgetful Wallet Owner B．Two Car C ollectors and a Good DeedC．Price Paid for Romance D．Lost Wallet Found after 55 Years阅读理解答案：56—59 BDDD初三英语阅读理解百战精炼（二）Writing being largely a self-taught occupation, texts on how to get about it -though great in number- seldom are of much use．You try, and fail．Then try again, and perhaps fail not quite so grievously．Until at last, if you have some gift for it, the failures become less frequent, or at any rate less noticeable．It is this ability to conceal one's defects（瑕疵）that passes, finally, for accomplishment．Along the way there are the discouragements of unkind criticism, outright rejection, nagging insecurity and irregular inability to meet debts．It is uncommon, therefore, to come across a book containing advice of much practical value for anyone toying with the dangerous idea of staring on a writing l ife．A friend recently loaned me such a book, however - one I wish I'd had the luck to read years ago, and which I would commend to any young person bent on making a career of words．It is the autobiography of the English novelist Anthony Trollope, first published in 1883, the year after hi s death．Needing s ome means to support himself, Trollope at age 19 signed on as a junior clerk in the British postal service．He was at his desk at 5:30 each morning to write for three hours．And he remained in the mail service 33 years, long after reputation and prosperity had come to him．Now, what of his advice?1．For safety's sak e, a rm yourself with some other skills, some other line of work to fall back on．That way, failure at writing, though the disappointment may be keen, will not mean utter ruin．2．Do not depend overly much on inspiration．Writing is a craft, which Trollope compared to the craft of shoemaking．The shoemaker who has just turned out one pair of his work sets to work immediately on the next pair．3．Have a story to tell, but, more important t han that, people it with characters who will speak and move as living creatures in the reader's mind．Without memorable characters, story alone is nothing．4．Meet your deadlines．Life is endlessly "painful and troublesome" for writers who can't finish their work on time．5．Do not be inflated by praise．And, above all, do not be crushed by criticism．6．Understand the risks of writing for a living．"The career, when successful, is pleasant enough certainly; but when unsuc cessful, it is of all careers the most painful．"60．This passage mainly di scusses _____．A．the difficulties and risks of making a career of wordsB．the uselessness of instructions in writing manualsC．the autobiography of the 19th century English novelist Anthony TrollopeD．sound advice provided in a Trollope's autobiography61．From the context we can figure out that the phrase "pass for" in Paragraph 3 means _____．A．focus on B．be regarded as C．be equal to D．lie in62．According to the author, writing _____．A．is basically a self-taught occupation and few instructions are of much practical useB．is a "trial and error" process and it does not count whether you have the gift or notC．for a living is the most pleasant of all careers, full of praise and enjoymentD．sometimes provides good hopes of winning public praise and escaping poverty63．From the passage we may infer that the author is most probably _____．A．an instructor of writing B．a writerC．an educator D．a publisher阅读理解答案：60—63DBAB初三英语阅读理解百战精炼（三）Schools have been blamed for giving kids access to soda in vending machines （自动售货机）．B ut new data suggest that school soft drink sales may not be an important factor in how much soda kids drink．In the current issue of The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers compared soda consumption among nearly 500 students in Maine who attended seven schools over two school years．Four of the schools cut back on soft drink availability at the schools, while three of the schools made no changes．All the students were drinking less soda by the end of the study period, but there were no meaningfu l differences in overall soft drink consumption among the different schools．The data suggest that limiting soft drink availabi lity at school doesn't result in meaningful changes in drink consumption patterns．While there were no changes in overall soda consumption, there was a notable shift in diet soda drinking among girls．If the school cut back on soda availability, girls were less likely to drink diet soda, compared to girls in schools that made no changes．The data are the latest to suggest that schools may not play as big of a role in kids' poor eating habits as widely believed．Last year, The American Journal of Public Health p ublished a provocative （引起争论的）study showing that childhood weight problems often get worse in the summer, when kids are out o f school．Data from kindergarteners and first graders found that body mass index （指数）increased two to three times as fast in summer as during the regular school year．Minority children were especially at risk, as were children who were already overweight．Even children who were too thin and needed to gain weight appeared to have better eating habits during the school year．They actually gained more weight while in school andless in the summer．Even so, much of the focus on childhood nutrition and obesity （肥胖）remains in the nation 's schools．Today, The Times reported that even the school bake sale is disappearing as districts impose strict standards on the food served on school grounds．64．What can be learned from The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior?A．Soft drink remains a problem in schools．B．Girls tend to consume less soda at school．C．Soft drinks may not be to blame for eating problems．D．Vending machines are not available in all schools．65．Better eating habits may be best developed _____ _．A．during summer B．on schooldaysC．with less soda availability D．in attempts for weight-gain66．The writer voices his opinion by ______．A．conducting scientific research B．comparing two journalsC．criticizing wrong beliefs D．referring to ready data67．Which of the following can best summarize the passage?A．Schools are to bl ame for kids' nutrition problems．B．Schools have made changes for a better reputation．C．Kids' po or eating habit has little to do with schools．D．A lot has been done regarding kids' nutrition and obesity．阅读理解答案：64-67CBDC初三英语阅读理解百战精炼（四）KISSI HEALTH-BEAUTY CENTERWith a busy life and job, pres sure can make you look tired and aged．Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file．All these things will help you to get t o kn ow your body and the way to keep it fit．BODY-BUILDINGImported gym equipment will help you build up your body's muscles, making you look full of energy and strength．GYMNASTIC EXERCISESA bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy moveme nt with rhythm．3）SPECIAL "LAZY-BONE" FITNESS CENTER"Lazy-bone" fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston．Designed according to human anatomic （解剖学的）and kinematic（运动学的）theory，the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips （臀）or legs．In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight．*Tuition: "Lazy-bone" fitness card, 1000 dollars /month （gymnastic classes included）．*Open Time: 10:30 a．m．-10:30 p．m．every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday*Tel: 59185700*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston68．The purpose of this passage is to ______．A．give advice on health B．introduce new ways of bod y-buildingC．ask you to go to the center D．introduce ways to lose weight69．If you want some exercises as well as relaxation after a busy day, you'll go to the center and ______________．A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory B．sleep on the special bedsC．join in the gymnastic exercises D．buy a special card70．Tom Everest who keeps a "Lazy-bone" fitness card can go to the center ______ this week．A．11:30 a．m．Monday B．11:30 p．m．MondayC．10:00 a．m．Tuesday D．10:00 p．m．Tuesday71．According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ ．A．th e most convenient B．the largestC．the newest D．the most adva nced阅读理解答案：68-71 CCAD初三英语阅读理解百战精炼（五）Ghostwriters are widely used by celebrities or public figures who wish to publish their autobiographies （自传）．The degree of involvement of the ghostwriter in nonfiction writing projects ranges from minor to significant．Various sources explain the role of the ghostwriter and how competent （能胜任的）writers can get this kind of work．In some cases, a ghostwriter may be called in just to clean up, edit, and polish a rough draft of an autobiography or a "how-to" book．In other cases, the ghostwriter will write an entire book or article based on information, stories, notes, and an outline, interviews with the celebrity or public figure．The credited authors also indicate to the ghostwriter what type of style, tone, or "voice" they want in the book．Celebrity books are usually ghostwritten in the first perso n （I did this and that）or the third person （David Pardon asked the group to recommend someone etc．）．In some cases, such as with some "how-to" books, diet guides, or cookbooks, a book will be entirely written by a ghostwriter, and the celebrity （e．g．a well-known musician or sports star）will be credited as author．Publishing companies use this method to increase the marketability of a book by associating it with a celebrity or well-known figure．In several countries before elections, candidates employ ghostwriters to produce autobiographies for them so as to gain visibility and exposure．Two of John F．Ke nnedy's bo oks were almost entirely ghostwritten．Former President Ronald Reagan also released a ghostwritten autobiography．A consultant or career-switcher may pay to have a book ghostwritten on a topic in their professional area, to establish or enhance their credibility as an "expert" in their field．For example, a su ccessful salesperson hopi ng to become an inspiring speaker on selling may pay a ghostwriter to write a book on sales techniques．Often this type of book is published in the vanity press, which means that the author is paying to have the book published．This type of book is typically given away to potential clients （客户）as a promotional tool, rather than being sold in bookstores．72．A ghostwriter does all the following EXCEPT ______ for his client, according to the passage．A．correct a piece of writing B．write a complete bookC．improve a written article D．interview a celebrity73．By using "this method" （paragraph 3）, the writer means ______ ．A．celebrities may help to increase salesB．celebrities may shift into ghostwritersC．authors may sometimes become celebr itiesD．celebrities may pay publishers for promotion74．It is implied in the passage that ______．A．vanity presses are illegalB．ghostwriters work behind the sceneC．boo ks by ghostwriters don't sellD．celebrities can't do without ghostwriters75．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about ghostwriters?A．People who employ them．B．Responsibilities they take on．C．Challenges their work involves．D．Reasons why they ghostwrite．阅读理解答案：72-75 DABC中考英语阅读理解练习：Christmas EveChristmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends,a candlelight dinner,or perhaps a celebration at a pub（酒馆）for students.But,for Cai Yingjie，the night has a different meaning:helping beggars（乞丐）and the homeless（people without homes）.Cai,who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua,could be found at Beijing's Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar,she took the cold,rough hands of the woman with her warm,clean hands,and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves（手套）.The woman was surprised for a few seconds,then burst into tears,saying "for the first time I feel respected（尊重）".Cai said,"A beggar's life is very hard. That's why I want to help them."Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor.They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday,visiting 15 beggars in Beijing's Haidian District.They brought bread and gloves with them,and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food.Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise."I know the activity can't help much,but it's meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,"said Sun,head of the group.“And Christmas is a good time for that.”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
2020年中考英语阅读理解专题复习(含答案)
2020 年中考英语阅读理解专题复习（名师详细剖析解题技巧+实战训练，建议下载保存）（绝对精品文档，价值很高，值得下载打印）一、解题技巧英语阅读理解是综合语言运用能力的一个重要方面，阅读理解题是占篇幅最长的、最耗时间的、生词最多的、单题分值最高的题型，当然，阅读理解也成为了学生们头疼的题型，下面就是初中英语阅读理解难点分析及高分秘诀，希望能助力同学们取得更好的成绩！初中英语阅读理解难点分析1. 单词不认识很多同学都有这种感觉，平时课本上的单词自己都掌握了，为什么遇到阅读还是有很多看不懂呢?这类问题被归结为单词量不够。
要解决这个问题，就是要多背单词，除此之外还要摸索规律。
第一、人名、地名没必要较真。
英语中有大量的词总是大写第一个字母的，而他们也大多属于专有名词，表示人名，地名，事件。
如Adela 、Manchester 、NATO 。
遇到这类词完全可以视若罔闻。
2. 前缀、后缀有规律英语中有些词通过前面或者后面加一些字母，就会变成另一个词。
如，regular-- irregular ，kind--kindness ，前者通过加-ir 变成起否定形式，后者通过在后面加-ness，变成了名词。
归纳起来，一般说前缀变词义（如肯否定），后缀变词性。
只要记住这个原则，平时在学习时有意识地去检验，积累各种加前后缀的形式，就不至于稍加变化就不认识了。
3. 有的词是需要摸索的在阅读题中，有的词是在文章中有提示的，因为英语写作有个潜在的规则，词语若非不得已，不要重复。
秉承这个原则，我们可以在文章的结构平行处找线索。
或是反义词，或是近义词，根据文章的具体情况，同学们不难做出一个比较有针对性的选择。
4. 考纲单词必须熟记。
大纲要求的单词、平时做题总是遇到的单词，生活中会经常遇到的单词，这些词是同学们发挥才智，施展所有做题技巧的基础。
没有特别好的方法，就是有恒心一直背：把单词表上的词分类，单独把不会的列出来，分批背，平时总是遇到又不认识的，用一本笔记本把他们都记下来，天天反复天天背。
2020最新中考初中英语阅读理解专项强化练习题200篇大全汇总含答案(十五)
中考英语阅读理解：一件价值低廉的毛衣Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very cheap. So he bought one.When he went back home he put the sweater on, It was all right and he was pleased with it.In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet.Then his sweater started to shrink. It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford tried to take it off, but he couldn’t.In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford laughed, “You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”阅读短文，然后根据文章内容判断下列各句是否正确，对的用“T”、错误的用“F”表示。
1. Mr. Ford bought the sweater because it was very nice and cheap.2. “Shrink”here means “become smaller”.3. Mr. Ford was not good at buying things.4. Mr. Ford put the sweater on as soon as he bought it.5. Mr. Ford took off the sweater by himself.【答案与解的】1. T. 第1小题的句意与文章的第1自然段意思相同，所以符合短文内容。
2020年中考英语阅读理解20篇专项训练(带答案)
2020年中考英语阅读理解20篇专项训练(名师精选试题+实战训练，建议下载练习)话题 1 教育引导Passage 1An old African-American woman was standing on the side of the highway on a rainy night. Her car broke down, and she really needed a ride. After waiting for half an hour, a young white man stopped to help her. It’s unusual because the black and the white ar e thought to be in the racial conflict（种族冲突）in the 1960s.The man took her to a safe place and helped her get a taxi car. She seemed to be very hungry, so the white man gave her some bread. She wrote down his address, thanked him and went away. Several days went by and a knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a color TV was sent to his home.A special note read: Thank you so much for helping me on the highway. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband’s bedside just before he passe d away.Help those who need help. You will never know what it will bring to them.1.What happened to the woman’s car?（根据短文内容回答问题）2.Who helped the woman?（根据短文内容回答问题）3.How did the woman thank the man?（根据短文内容回答问题）4.从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的单词。
2020年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇(含答案)
2020年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇(含答案)(名师精选训练题，绝对精品，建议大家下载打印练习)Passage 1In England, afternoon tea, taken between four and five, is the most informal（非正式）meal of the day. If you are a friend of the family, you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting-room. Each person has a cup and saucer （托盘）, a spoon and a small plate for bread-and-butter and cake. By the way, do not help yourself to cake first; bread-and-butter first, then cake if there is any. Another piece of advice: Do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate at the same time.（）1. Afternoon tea is usually served with ______.A. tea onlyB. tea and some foodC. tea, dessert and meatD. cake and bread（）2. If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend’s home, _______.A. it is necessary for you to send a messageB. you should wait for his invitationC. it is impolite for you to go there without taking anything with youD. it is unnecessary for you to call him or send a message（）3. In the passage, “drop in”means “_________”.A. pay an informal visitB. fall downC. drink at a friend’s homeD. break（）4. It’s impolite for you ______.A. help yourself to cake firstB. share a cup with your friendC. put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate onceD. all of the above（）5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting-room.B. The members of the family often share（共用）a cup and saucer, a spoon, etc.C. Afternoon tea is usually taken between lunch and supper.D. Help yourself to bread-and-butter before cake if there is any.Passage 2Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you.Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be very polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you”letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you”all the time!( )1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it doesn’t mean he or she ______.A. doesn’t like youB. likes youC. can’t afford to do soD. is too busy( )2. It’s impolite ______.A. to ask about the price of a certain thingB. to say “thank you”to hostsC. take nothing with you when you are invited to dinnerD. to eat up everything on your plate( )3. The meal ends with _______ usually.A. soupB. coffeeC. meat or fishD. dessert( )4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.A. ask what time you should arriveB. take your wife with youC. drink as more as possibleD. eat more snacks as you can( )5. Which of the following is true?A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.D. You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.Passage 3Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they have their beginning in China. Chinese history says thatthe Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4, 00 years ago). In the Spring and Autumn Period(时期) copper and iron chopsticks appeared. With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came, followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later. Today we have chopsticks made of plastics. The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有). In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的). It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would turn colour. Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for “Chopsticks”in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.Many westerners, businessmen, tourists put aside(一边) their knives and forks in favour(爱好) of chopsticks in China. Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China, chopsticks are connected with good luck. So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.1. Chopsticks have their beginnings in .A. ChinaB. many Asian countriesC. African countriesD. all over the world2. Copper and iron chopsticks appeared in .A. the Xia DynastyB. the Spring and Autumn PeriodC. the Han DynastyD. the Tang Dynasty3. A. The history of chopsticks can tell us .A. something about Chinese foodB. nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China.C. about the lives of Chinese kingsD. much about Chinese way of life in the past4. Many Westerners in China like to use .A. chopsticksB. their knivesC. their forksD. chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time5. Chinese use chopsticks .A. to lift food to the mouth onlyB. to teach others a lesson onlyC. in many other ways besides taking foodD. in many other ways except taking foodPassage 4Chinese noodles have a long history. They were first mentioned in the Eastern Han Dynasty (朝代)，over 1，900 years ago. At that time，noodles were called “cakes”.They were “cakes”that were boiled in water.From the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty，there were written records about noodles.“Mian”became the name of noodles in the Song Dynasty. Before that，there was no specific name for this kind of food.There are all kinds of noodles，such as cold noodles，warm noodles，and fried noodles. There are also all kinds of noodle-making methods (方法)，such as brushing，pressing，rolling and pulling.China is where all noodles originated (起源)，including the noodles，such as spaghetti (意大利面条)，that we think came from other countries. In the Yuan Dynasty，Marco Polo came to China. He learned to make noodles，and then taught the method when he went back to his country. In 1912，the traditional Chinese method of noodle-making was brought to Japan. Japanese noodles were first called “Dragon Noodles”，meaning food eaten by the Chinese—the descendants (后代) of the Dragon.Among all Chinese noodles，the most special type may be Yi Noodles (伊府面).They were created by a chef in the Qing Dynasty. Yi Noodles are made in both southern and northern China，but Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces are most famous for making Yi Noodles. Yi Noodles can be served dry or with soup. Since Yi Noodles are similar to modern instant noodles (方便面)，they are considered to be the father of modern instant noodles.( )1.“Mian”became the name of noodles in the ________ Dynasty.A. Eastern HanB. TangC. SongD. Yuan( )2.Which of the following is TRUE?A. There are only two kinds of methods of noodle-making.B. Marco Polo came to China in the Yuan Dynasty.C. Noodles were not boiled in water in the Eastern Han Dynasty.D. Japanese noodles are more famous than Chinese noodles.( )3.From the fourth paragraph，we can learn that ________.A. there were no written records of noodles until the Yuan DynastyB. in ancient China，only poor people ate noodlesC. Chinese noodles came from ItalyD. it is believed that the Chinese are descendants of the Dragon( )4.Yi Noodles ________.A. are not specialB. were created by a person in the Yuan DynastyC. are similar to modem instant noodlesD. are only made and eaten in the south of China( )5.The best title for this passage would be “________”.A. The Culture of Chinese NoodlesB. The Legend of Instant NoodlesC. The Methods of Noodle-makingD. The History of Yi NoodlesPassage 5In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school –--- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take the money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons. When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.( )1. Which of the following is not necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?A. He should reach the age of 17. 1B. He should get a special two-year driving license.C. He should learn to drive in a driving school.1D. He should pass a driving test to get a full license( ) 2. A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he ________.A. has learnt to drive in a driving school.B. has a full driving license.C. has a full license and a teacher’s license.D. is given a special two-year driving license( ) 3 In the driving test, one _____________.A. mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road.B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time.C. has to be examined only in car driving skillsD. must drive round for more than an hour( )4. Which of the following is not true?A. There is no limit to the age of a man who drives a car.B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878D. A car driver didn’t have to get a license until 1935.( ) 5. The best title for the passage is ______________.A. Driving licenses in Britain.B. Tests for Britain people.C. Driving cars.D. Young Men’s driving licensesPassage 6British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sahar and Bobby Green, became young millionaires(百万富翁) when they opened a chain of American-style(美国风味的) coffee shops in the U.K.Having the idea: It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap in the market.”In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.Making it work: The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues(收入) of ￡30 million a year.Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work,but she says, "If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream."1. What kind of company do these people run(经营)?A. A fast-food restaurant.B. A teashop.C. A coffee shop.D. A hotel.2. How many people run the company?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.3. Where are their Coffee Republic shops?A. All over the U.K. .B. All over the US.C. In central London.D. In New York.4. Which of the following statements is right?A. British people prefer tea to coffee.B. Sahar was not interested in Bobby’s idea.C. As soon as they opened their first coffee shop, they were very successful.D. The best-seller written by Sahar is about how to make coffee.5. What is the passage mainly about?A. Sahar’s life story.B. Sahar’s trip.C. The American-style coffee.D. The success of a family business.Passage 7During the summer holidays there will be a changed schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be put up on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules will be put up each Wednesday outside of the student club.In the summer holidays. buses going to the town centre will leave the gate every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will be open at its usual hours during the week ,but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.Students must have a new summer card if you want to use the library lending services. This announcement will also be seen in the nest week`s student newspaper.1.This announcement is to ______.A. tell students of important schedule changesB. tell students of new bus and library servicesC. show the excellent services for studentsD. ask students to change their library cards2.From this passage we know______.A. there is a film each week in the student clubB. there is a film or a concert each week in the student clubC. there is a film or a concert on every Wednesday in the student clubD. there will be no changes about the schedules of the weekly film and concert duringthe summer holidays3. At which of the following times will the bus leave the gate?A.8:00,9:00,10:00,11:00B. 8:30,9:30,10:30,11:30C. 8:00,9:00,10:30,11:00E. 8:00,9:30,10:00,11:304.In the summer holidays, the library will have ______.A. no special hoursB. special hours on weekdaysC. special hours on weekendsD. special hours both on weekdays and weekends5.We may know that during the summer holidays_______.A. Few students will stay in the universityB. No breakfast will be served on weekendsC. The student newspaper will sell more copiesD. There will be a concert or a film each WednesdayPassage8A lift is wonderful. It is really only a small room. Rooms usually stay in one place. Lifts travel up and down all day long.Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates it up and down. In modern lifts there is no worker. The people walk in. They know what floor they want. They push a button and the lift goes to that floor. It is all very fast and easy.Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs? Maybe people can climb them one time. Can someone climb thirty floors to anoffice every day? Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-fourth floor? Can their mother and father carry food up all those stairs? Of course not.We can have high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings in the world without lifts. They are really wonderful.1.A lift looks like______.A.a small roomB.a small houseC. a small ladderD.a small stair2.Which of the following is true?A. A modern lift has no buttons.B. A modern lift has a worker to operate it.C.A modern lift can go up and down with no worker in it.D. A modern lift knows what floor people want.3.If you want to go to the floor you want, you_______.A. ask for helpB. open the door of the liftC. ring the bellD. push the right button4.Why do people have to use lifts? Because________.A. they have tall buildingsB. they can't walk up and downC. old people and children need themD. lifts are wonderful5.Choose the best title for this text.A. ButtonsB. LiftsC. Tall BuildingsD. Climbing StairsPassage 9Spain is famous for its tomato festival，called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities，but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration. You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There're many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's，some friends started a tomato fight，while another story is about a local band. Anyway，everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story. Before the tomato fight，there are parades，musical bands，street parties and so on.On the day of the fight，shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time，thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks full oftomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks，a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back，throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash(压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!( ) 1. The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.A. paradesB. street partiesC. the tomato fightD. the musical band show( ) 2. The stories about how the festival began are ________ according to the passage.A. very clearB. rather sadC. very famousD. quite different( ) 3. On the fight day，________.A. people fight for the whole dayB. people can throw everythingC. shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fightD. lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight( ) 4. The best title of the passage can be “”.A. Travel in SpainB. The Tomato Festival in SpainC. The History of SpainD. Rules of the Tomato Festival( ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The festival happens on the last Wednesday of August every year.B. On the fight day，shopkeepers cover their windows and doors.C. The fight day usually lasts half an hour.D. Everyone is supposed to obey some rules on the fight day.Passage 10We all know that the British people love their manners. They are part of their national identity (特性), as well as having fish and chips and complaining about the weather. Recently I read online that they said “sorry”up to eight times a day.After some research I have not been able to find any specific reasons why they are like this. I suppose, for centuries, manners, including how they behave at table and talk to other people have been one of the differences between the lower and upper classes and those manners show their social classes. Britain has traditionally been a quite conservative (保守的) country. There are many articles suggesting that their seemingly polite attitude of always saying “please”and “thank you”is quite false because it is impossible for a person to always feel that he or she wants tothank someone or say “please”.Maybe it is for this reason that people are going one of two ways:they are too polite and hold back their feelings or they are not polite at all and express their true feelings directly. Some British people are tired of pretending that they are always happy and having to please others. But sometimes because they feel they have to be polite, they are prevented from saying what they truly think.( ) 1. What don't the British people often do?A. Eat fish and chips.B. Have no quite good manners.C. Be polite to others.D. Talk about the weather.( ) 2. What do the British people say up to eight times every day?A. Hello.B. Thank you.C. I don't know.D. Sorry.( )3. What does the writer think are the reasons why the British people are so polite?①The upper classes should have good manners.②They have learned much about politeness at school.③They like to hold back their true feelings.④They are not honest at all.A. ①②B. ③④C. ①③D. ②④( ) 4. What does the underlined word “pretending”mean in Chinese?A. 打算B. 假装C. 想象D. 体验( ) 5. What is the best title of this passage?A. British people are too politeB. British people should not be so politeC. How to learn the British mannersD. It's time to change our mannersPassage 11Compared with other European countries，lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee，go out for a walk in the middle of the day，and enjoy long lunches and dinners.The family is important to Italians. They can't think of spending a day without talking about their parents and children，or a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country miss their family a lot.Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family，football and politics(政治).Sport is a very important part in the lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds offootball clubs with top football teams in Italy. Also，many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby，with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.Every Italian province，city，town and street has a historical event that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate.( ) 1. We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.A. people in most European countries like quick and busy lifestylesB. the lifestyle in Italy is much like that of the other countries in EuropeC. Italians enjoy long lunches and dinnersD. the weather in summer is too hot for Italians to take a walk at noon( ) 2. What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph?A. Friends are very important to Europeans.B. Italians can't spend a day without their parents.C. Italians wouldn't like to live with their children.D. The family is very important to Italians.( ) 3. Which of the following sports is loved most by Italians?A. Football.B. Basketball.C. Volleyball.D. Rugby.( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Italians love to spend national holidays，but there aren't so many.B. Italians never talk about politics with their family.C. Italians like drinking coffee after every meal.D. Volleyball is not very popular in Italy.( ) 5. Which may be the best title of the passage?A. The Relaxing Italian LifestyleB. Italian FamiliesC. Popular Sports in ItalyD. Italian HistoryPassage 12As part of the first International Hot Spring Culture and Tourism Festival in Xianning, Hubei Province, Miss Friendship International 2009 was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from 20th October 2009 to 9th November 2009 with 70 gorgeous contestants（佳丽）gathering from across the world.The city is a popular travel spotlight, known for its hot springs and red tourism.Beginning in 2005 in New York, Miss Friendship International is an international beauty contest, with the theme“beauty promotes（促进）international friendship which leads to world peace.”From 2:40pm to 3:42 pm on November 7th, 7 top hot spring hotels and scenic areas in Xianning, Hubei province began an activity called “Tens of thousands of people bath in the hot spring together”. 450 female university students from Xianning College formed the shape of the Arabic number“10000”in the big bath.1.Xianning 1st International Hotspring cultural and Tourism Festival ended ________.A. on 20th OctoberB. on 7th NovemberC. on 9th NovemberD.in 20052.Where did the gorgeous contestants come from?A. XianningB. WuhanC. collegeD. world3.What’s the purpose of Miss International beauty contest?A. bath in the hot springB. travel in ChinaC. promote international friendshipD. choose beauty4.From the passage we know Xianning is famous for ________A. university studentsB. gorgeous contestantsC. hotelsD. hot springs5.Which is true according to the passage?A. International Hot Spring Culture and Tourism Festival has been held in Xianning twice.B. The first Miss Friendship International beauty contest was held in China.C. 10000 people bathed in the hot sping except college students during the Festival.D. Xianning has become one of the most popular cities because of the Festival.Passage 13Valentine's Day is a very old holiday. It goes back to the times of Ancient Rome(古罗马).One of the characters we often see on Valentine's Day is Cupid. He was the son of Venus，the goddess of love. He shoots people with arrows(箭)of love. When a man and a woman are hit by his arrows，they will fall in love.Today people celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14.If a man and a woman are in love，they will give each other gifts. The most popular gifts are flowers(especially roses)and chocolates. Couples may also go to a restaurant for a very nice dinner or plan something else romantic.In the United States，Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. Children make special Valentine's cards for their classmates. Families and friends may give candy or other small gifts to each other. It can be a fun day.( ) 1. Who is Cupid?A. The arrow of love.B. The goddess of love.C. The son of the goddess of love.D. The first person to celebrate Valentine's Day.( ) 2.When a man and a woman are hit by Cupid's arrows，they will ________.A. fall in loveB. get gifts from GodC. hate each otherD. fight each other( ) 3. What are the most popular gifts on Valentine's Day?A. Roses and chocolates.B. Roses and cakes.C. Arrows and cakes.D. Cards and chocolates.( ) 4. What do school children in the United States do on Valentine's Day?A. They plan something else romantic.B. They make special cards for their classmates.C. They go to a restaurant for a very nice dinner.D. They give candy or other small gifts to each other.( )5. From the passage，we can NOT get information about ________.A. the date of Valentine's DayB. the most popular gifts of Valentine's DayC. the story of Valentine's DayD. the feelings of classmates and friendsPassage 14On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent American eat turkey. But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous. Every year, turkey farmers present turkeys to the US president. But instead of eating this turkey, the president gives it a “Pardon”. The turkey is flown to Florida for a thanksgiving parade (游行).Then it lives on the farm for the rest of its life.Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America's national bird.Turkeys that are kept on farms are large, awkward birds that can not fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at speed up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.Turkeys don't have ears. They hear by using the growth of beaks(尖喙).But their hearing is about five times better than human hearing.Turkeys are such interesting birds. No wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be American national birds.( ) 1. ________ people eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.A. A fewB. SomeC. MostD. All( )2. The underlined word “pardon”means ________.A.赦免B.赐死C.礼物D.原谅( ) 3. A wild turkey can fly at the speed of ________.A. 88 kilometers per hourB. 40 kilometers per hour。
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中考英语阅读理解拓展练习：艺人的生活对很多年轻人来说，成为一名艺人可能看起来是一个梦寐以求的工作。
如果你成为一名艺人，你就能以做你喜欢做的事情为生了；如果你出名了，全世界的人都会认识你。
很多艺人资助学校和慈善事业，帮助他人做很多事情，这是一个很多人都无法拥有的好机会。
但是，艺人也有很多问题。
如果你有名了，人们就会时刻关注你，到处跟随你。
这会让生活变得很麻烦。
如果你以演戏为生，有时候你的工作会非常危险。
很多艺人都有伤，并且如果你有钱了，你会很难发现谁是你真正的朋友。
事实上，很多艺人抱怨他们并不快乐，他们说在他们富有和成名之前更快乐。
拓展阅读：Mrs. Jones is a teacher. Her house isn't far from her school, and she always walks there in the morning. All the students in the school are very young. Today Mrs. Jones walks to school asusual(像平常). It's very cold, the cold wind(风) goes into her eyes and big tears(泪珠) run out of them. She gets to the school, opens the door and goes into the classroom. The room is nice and warm. Mrs. Jones is very happy. A small boy looks at her for a few seconds and says, “Don't cry, school isn't very bad.”With these words he puts his arms(胳膊) around her.1. Mrs. Jones is a _____.A. motherB. girlC. teacherD. a student2. Mrs. Jones works in a _____.A. schoolB. factoryC. hospitalD. TV station3. Mrs. Jones goes to work _____ every day.A. by busB. on foot(步行)C. by bikeD. by train(火车)4. Does the small boy like Mrs. Jones? Why?5. Why do big tears run out of Mrs. Jones' eyes?答案：1. C解析：Mrs. Jones is a teacher.选C2. A解析：她是个老师，所以在学校工作选A3. B解析：she always walks there in the morning.选B4. Yes, he does. Because he comes to Mrs. Jones and puts his arms around her.解析：A small boy looks at her for a few seconds and says, “Don't cry, school isn't very bad.”With these words he puts his arms around her.5. Because the cold wind goes into her eyes.解析：It's very cold, the cold wind goes into her eyes and big tears run out of them.中考英语阅读理解考前强化：cultureDo animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture?”Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or “culture,”can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing linebetween human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(非洲小猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.1. Choose the statement that best expresses the main idea.____.A. A chimpanzee can learn to use sign language to make sentencesB. Other animals can invent toolsC. Knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behaviorD. The line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think2. “Culture”refers to ____.A. book language of behavior we learnB. the patterns of behavior we learnC. traditional ideasD. people’s good habits3. A chimpanzee’s use of tools means ____.A. animals are the same as human beingsB. animals can be as clever as human beingsC. the dividing line between culture and animal culture no longer existsD. animals may have a culture like our own4. Which of the following statement is true?____.A. The ability to use language separates human beingsB. We can be certain that animals have a culture tooC. Social scientists doubt if animals have a culture tooD. Some traditional ideas about the difference between human beings and animals may be wrong5.The first sentence of the second paragraph “Our culture lets 7us make up for having lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses “means ____.A. as a result of our culture, we have lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defensesB. our culture has enabled us even better though we have lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defensesC. our culture has brought back to us strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses that we have lostD.our culture asks that we lose our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses which animals still haveThe key :10. D B D D B中考英语阅读理解考前强化：geographyIt helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.1. The writer is mainly talking about ____.A. geographyB. mapsC. Chinese namesD. the opening of the country2. Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.A. can study world events easilyB. can study world events without misunderstandingC. can’t study world events without misunderstandingD. will fell joy in studying world events3. What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?A. A foreigner has nowhere to buy a mapB. All the bookstores only open to Chinese.C. The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.D. The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.4. In the United Nations people use maps in ____.A. foreign languages onlyB. Chinese onlyC. various languagesD. English only5. According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.A. in a country open to other parts of the worldB. if a country is going to join the United NationsC. when we are learning geographyD.if there are no maps in bookstores open to ChineseThe key :9. B C D C A中考英语阅读理解考前强化：expelled(开除)More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.The department gave a report on the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996—97, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms.“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down(严惩)”on students who bring guns to school, “Education Secretry Richard Riey said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded(坚强的) about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”In March 1997, a 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro,Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Missisippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five inDaducab,Kentucky.“Most of the expulsions(开除), 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13, 34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools.”The report said.1. From the first paragraph we can infer that in theUSschools ____.A. students enjoy shootingB. students are eager to be soldiersC. safety is a problem C. students can make guns2. The report from the US Department of Education shows that ____.A. the number of the expulsions is now largeB. the number of the expulsions is wrongC. there are soldiers hiding among the studentsD. guns are out of control in US schools3. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ____.A. some examples of shootings in US schoolsB. the Americans’feelingC. some famous schoolsD. that some teachers were killed by students4. How many students were shot dead in1997 inUS schools?A. 10B.9C. 12D. 225. From this passage we know that ____.A. every American cannot have gunsB. only soldiers and police can have gunsA. every American citizen can own gunsD. teachers have no money to buy gunsThe key :The key :8. C D A B C中考英语阅读理解考前强化：Bobert S. Cassatt “I would almost rather see you dead.”Bobert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady’s family racked among(挤身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social(社会各界的) families, such an idea could not even be considered.That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger, she opposed(反对) him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持), she became America’s most important womanartist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.1. How did Mr Cassatt react(反应) when his daughter made her announcement?A. He feared for her life.B. He was very angry.C. He nearly killed her.D. He warned her.2. What in fact was Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s wish?A. Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.B. He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.C. He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter.D. Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.3. What made Mary Cassatt’s “struggle”to become a recognized artist especially hard?A. She was a womanB. Her father opposed her.C. She had no social position.D. She didn’t come from an artist’s family.4. What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage?A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career.D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the textaI had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的) farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then I could make out was thatsomeone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn’t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.It had been snowing heavily that I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!”he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻) . I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn. “I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!”he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her !”he said, and burst into tears again.1. The underlined phrase “make out”in the first paragraph means____.A. expectB. understandC. see clearlyD. hear clearly2. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ____.A. on the ground of a barnB. on the floor of a roomC. in bed in a roomD. in bed in a barn3. What do we know about Milly from the story?A. She had met with an accidentB. She had caused a scandal.C. She was seriously ill.D. She was hidden somewhere.4. The farmer wished that the writer might ____.A. look into the matterB. bring Milly back to lifeC. free him from a scandalD. keep the whole thing a secret5. The person who told the story is probably a ____.A. farmerB. policemanC. country doctorD. newspaper reporterThe key :7. B C A B C中考英语阅读理解考前强化：you dead“I would almost rather see you dead.”Bobert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was allright for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady’s family racked among(挤身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social(社会各界的) families, such an idea could not even be considered.That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger, she opposed(反对) him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持), she became America’s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.1. How did Mr Cassatt react(反应) when his daughter made her announcement?A. He feared for her life.B. He was very angry.C. He nearly killed her.D. He warned her.2. What in fact was Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s wish?A. Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.B. He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.C. He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter.D. Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.3. What made Mary Cassatt’s “struggle”to become a recognized artist especially hard?A. She was a womanB. Her father opposed her.C. She had no social position.D. She didn’t come from an artist’s family.4. What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage?A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career.D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?A. He was a cruel man.B. He was a stubborn (固执的) man.B. He knew nothing about art. D. He knew little about his daughter.The key :6. B A A B D中考英语阅读理解考前强化：The reportThe report came to the British on May 21,1949. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship(战舰) in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships supplies from the United Statesto war-tornEngland.The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match theBismarckin speed or in firepower. TheBismarckhad eight15-inch guns and 81 small guns. She could move at 30 nautical(海上的) miles an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable.However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down theBismarck. On May 24, the Hood found theBismarck.It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.The battle didn’t last long. The Bismarck’s first torpedo(鱼雷) hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 4,419 men with her.But in the fight, theBismarckwas slightly damaged. Her commander decided to run for repairs toFrance, which had at that time been taken by the speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her.For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find theBismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from the air. TheBismarckwas hit.On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on theBismarck, and she was finally sunk.1. TheBismarcksailed into theAtlantic Ocean____.A. to sink the HoodB. to gain control ofFranceC. to cut off American supplies toBritainD. to stop British warships reachingGermany2. Many people believed that theBismarckcould not be defeated because she ____.A. was fast and powerfulB. had more men on boardC. was under Luetjens’commandD. had bigger guns than other ships3. We learn from the text that on 24 of May ____.A. the British on the battle against theBismarckB. the Bismarck won the battle against the BritishC. the British gunfire damaged theBismarckseriouslyD. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British4. Luetjens tried to sail toFrancein order to ____.A. have the ship repairedB. join the other GermansC. get help from the FrenchD. get away from the British5. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of theBismarck?A. The British air strikes.B. The damage done by the Hood.C. Gunfire from the British warships.D. Luetjens’decision to run forFrance.The key :5. C A B A C中考英语阅读理解考前强化：the worldAround the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures ----those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitementfrom a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff.(悬崖)Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.(生存).Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.1. A best title for the text is ____.A. Dangerous sports: what and whyB. The boredom of modern lifeC. Bungee jumping: Is it really dangerous?D. The need for excitement2. More and more people today ____.A. are trying activities such as bungee jumpingB. are climbing the highest mountainsC. are coming close to death in sportsD. are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places3. In bungee jumping, you ____.A. jump as high as you canB. slide down a rope to the groundC. attach(系) yourself to a rope and fall to the groundD. fall towards the ground without a rope4. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _____.A. they have a lot of free timeB. they can go to hospital if they are injuredC. their life is short of excitementD. they no longer need to hunt for food5. The writer of the text has a ____ attitude towards dangerous sports.A. Positive(肯定的)B. negative(否定的)C. neutral(中立的)D. nervous(紧张的)The key :4. A A C C C。