英语阅读理解分类练习
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案(11)
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案（11）Passage A中考科普环保类选练）When you’re curious （好奇） about something， and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research （研究）.Step 1 On a notecard or piece of paper， write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example， you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs.Step 2 Next， stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:（1） Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.（2） Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.（3） Some dinosaurs fed on plants， some on meat.Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper， start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them: （1）What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared?Step 4 Armed with your list of questions， you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject，you’ll probably discover some new questions. For example， you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.The next time you find something interesting to research， take time to organize （组织） your thinking by asking good questions. And remember —learning more always brings more questions.1．When you do some research， you should take the following steps: .① list what you want to know ② choose a research subject③ list what you already know ④ discover new problemsA．④③①② B．①④③② C．②③①④ D．③②④①2．From the passage， we know .A．dinosaurs appeared after human beingsB．not all the dinosaurs fed on meatC．dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million yearsD．dinosaurs liked warm seasons3．What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?A．Putting your list of questions under your armB．Discussing your questions with your classmatesC．Writing down your list of questionsD．Taking your list of questions with you4．According to the passage， which one is true?A．You can find all the answers onlineB．Learn more，and you’ll have no questionsC．Asking questions is the only way for researchD．During the research， you may keep finding new questions5．The best title for this passage is“ ”.A．Discovering Dinosaurs B．Asking Good Questions C．Finding Subjects D．Learning Steps参考答案CBDDBPassage B中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类Studying makes you tired? What do you do with the worries and relax (放松)yourself? Here is some advice. It may bring happiness to you.1. Rest at weekendsWeekends are time for a rest. After a week’s hard work， weekends are the best time for you to relax yourself. Having a good sleep is a good idea. Besides， good sleep makes sure of your study.2. Cry outIf you feel sad，don’t try to hide your feelings. Crying out may help reduce(减少) your sadness.3. Keep a diaryYou can write down all that you want to say. That’s a great way to think about and remember life. You can do it on paper or on computers.4. Enjoy a big mealIt’s not a good idea for a student to lose weight，so you don’t need to eat less food. When you feel sad， enjoy a big meal. Eating delicious food will make you feel good.5. Join in activitiesHaving a party is great fun. Going out with friends for a trip will make you happy. And it will also bring you a good sleep.【小题1】How many pieces of advice can we find in the passage?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.【小题2】 What can bring you a good sleep?A．Crying out. B．Keeping a diary.C．Enjoying a big meal. D．Joining in activities.【小题3】The passage is mainly for _____________.A．students B．parents C．teachers D．WorkersPassage CMexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to thesouth. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population， of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world， even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans， maize， avocados， tomatoes， peanuts， chili peppers， vanilla， and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.(Words: 161 Minutes: 3 )1. Mexico is ____the USA.A. on the south ofB. on the north ofC. a part ofD. as large as2. Mexicans speak______.A. English C. FrenchB. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语)3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.B. The population of Mexico City is 30，000，000.C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.A. AmericaB. SpainC. TokyoD. Mexico5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ___.A. Mexico CityB. Mexico's plantsC. MexicoD. Mexico's population参考答案[Key] 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. CPassage D中考科普环保类选练）Sorry to say， our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn't be helped， but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine，" says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools， we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process（过程） in which the brain deals with information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech， the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training， the program starts asking you to tell sounds (between "dog" and "bog"， for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It's a bit like tennis instructor， says Merzenich，hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow，but before long you're pretty quick.The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn， it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge，doing crossword puzzles， learning a language.... "When it comes to preventing ageing，you really do 'use it or lose it'，" says Barbara Sahakian， professor at Cambridge University.1. According to the new studies， what will happen to our brains?A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30B. They will start working slowly after the age of 30C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercisesD. They can not be improved once they start to slow down2. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain， EXCEPT_____A. doing a million new activitiesB. sleeping as much as possibleC. playing some intelligent gamesD. playing table tennis3. What can we learn from the text?A. Using right tools is important for brains’ work.B. Brain research deals with information from the InternetC. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer，D. Many activities can keep our brains young.4. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?A. The train methods work better for the old.B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging.C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.5. Which one is TRUE according to the passage?A. If you are 71 years old， your brain is too old to train.B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic.C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains.D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.参考答案CBDBCPassage E中考选练）If you want to become a fluent(流利的)English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading， listening， speaking，and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that youmust think about the meaning of the sentence， the meanings of the unfamiliar words，etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across， but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them， for example in other passages or books，is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it_As for listening， there are two choices: besides reading， you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading， then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind， you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice， your speaking and writing will improve automatically， and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.1. According to the author， which should you improve first among the four skills?A. Reading and writing.B. Reading and listening.C. Writing and speaking.D. Speaking and listening.2. The underlined phrase "come across" in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by "_______".A. meet byaccident B. discoverC. find on purposeD. look for3. The author seems to agree with the view that_______.A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every dayB. you needn't practice listening if you keep on reading every dayC. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningD. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing4. The passage is mainly about how to_______.A. choose suitable listening materialsB. deal with new words in readingC. read as many English books as possibleD. become fluent in speaking and writing English参考答案BACD。
高考英语专题复习分类练习 阅读理解综合解答题附答案
一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解It started during a yoga class. She felt a strange pull on her neck, a feeling completely foreign to her. Her friend suggested she rush to the emergency room. It turned out that she was having a heart attack.She didn't share similar symptoms with someone who was likely to have a heart attack. She exercised, watched her plate and did not smoke. But on reviewing her medical history, I found that her cholesterol (胆固醇) level was sky-high. She had been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin (他汀) medication, but she never picked up the prescription because of the scary things she had read about statins on the Internet. She was the victim of fake medical news.While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might lead to an increase in deaths. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the Internet—and they have very real bad consequences.False medical information can also lead to patients experiencing greater side effects through the "nocebo effect (反安慰剂效应) ". Sometimes patients benefit from an intervention (干预) simply because they believe they will—that's the placebo effect (安慰剂效应). The nocebo effect is the opposite. Patients can experience harmful effects because they anticipate them. This is very true of statins. In blinded trials, patients who get statins are no more likely to report feeling muscle aches than patients who get a placebo. Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs. What else is on the fake news hit list? As always, vaccines (疫苗) . False concerns that the vaccine may cause side effects have greatly reduced coverage rates.Cancer is another big target for pushers of medical misinformation—many of whom refuse alternative therapies. "Though most people think cancer tumors are bad, they're actually the way your body attempts to contain the harmful cells," one fake news story reads. It warns that prescription medications lead to the uncontrolled cell mutations (变异) .Silicon Valley needs to face this problem. I am not a free-speech lawyer, but when human health is at risk, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information. Meanwhile, journalists should do a better job of spreading accurate information.（1）We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.A. the woman paid little attention to her daily dietsB. the unhealthy lifestyle might lead to the woman's heart attackC. the symptom of the heart attack was familiar to the womanD. the woman didn't take the prescription due to fake medical news（2）According to the passage, the placebo effect functions because patients ________. A. neglect necessary treatment B. discontinue the harmful drugsC. believe the benefits of an interventionD. suffer more side effects（3）What does the author mean by claiming that "he is not a free-speech lawyer" in the lastparagraph?A. He is a lawyer very easy to speak to.B. He is good at speaking because of his job.C. He is available to give a speech on the law.D. He is very cautious when speaking something（4）The main purpose of the passage is to ________.A. remind us to take medication as prescribedB. warn us against fake medical news on the InternetC. encourage journalists to report more positive news eventsD. teach us how to distinguish fake medical news on the Internet【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，通过举例来论证了网络谣言，尤其是关于药物的网络谣言有巨大的杀伤力。
专题08-2021高考英语真题分类拔高练习-阅读理解(解析版)
2021高考英语真题分类拔高练习08科普环保类1.（2017·新课标Ⅰ卷）阅读理解DA build-it-yourself solar still（蒸馏器）is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it's an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5' 5' sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container— perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet's center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won't have to break down the still every time you need a drink.（1）What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?A.It's delicate.B.It's expensive.C.It's complex.D.It's portable（2）What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The tubeB.The stillC.The holeD.The cup（3）What's the last step of constructing a working solar still?A.Dig a hole of a certain sizeB.Put the cup in placeC.Weight the sheet's center downD.Cover the hole with the plastic sheet（4）When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup form .A.the plastic tubeB.outside the holeC.the open airD.beneath the sheet【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）D【解析】太阳能蒸馏器是由美国农业部的两位医生研发的，是一款优秀的集水器。
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案(6)
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案（6）Passage A中考科普环保类选练）Every year when the Italian artist Michelangelo’s (1475－1564) birthday comes around，computer users all over the world are filled with fear（恐惧） and use their computers with care. Some may even choose not to turn on their computers on March 3rd. All this fear and care are just because a deadly computer virus is expected to cause damages （伤害）on that day.What’s a computer virus then? Why do people get so afraid of it?A computer virus is， in fact， a little program that is put into other programs and that does something bad. It is called a virus because， like any real life viruses such as AIDS virus， it reproduces (繁殖) itself. And when these programs are run， the virus is brought to life. It hides itself in your computer system waiting for the right moment to make damages. And at the same time it keeps producing itself by copying itself onto other programs.The Michelangelo virus waits until the artist’s birthday comes around， and then it will wake up to do very bad things like destroying you files.（文件）So next time when you turn on your computer， look out for computer viruses!1. A computer virus is a kind of .A. famous person’s birthdayB. deadly diseaseC. unsafe gameD. dangerous program2. Computer users fear viruses becauseA. they can bring users bad luckB. they can cause damages to the usersC. they may do great harm to computersD. they can change the programs in all computers3. It seemed that .A. a computer virus will appear each time you turn on your computerB. a computer virus is given to the computer by an Italian artistC. a computer virus will appear at the right timeD. a computer virus can never be got rid of by human beings4. From the passage we know .A. many people fear computers because of the virusesB. a computer virus is just the same as a real life virus.C. Michelangelo was born on March 3rdD. the artist Michelangelo was a bad person5. In the last paragraph， the writer suggests that we shouldA. look for computer virusesB. wait for the artist’s birthday to comeC. be careful of computer virusesD. not turn on our computers参考答案DCCCCPassage B中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类Have you heard of “Kong Nao”? A new word appears on the Internet recently. In fact， it refers to some passengers who behave badly by plane and could endanger flight safety. On December 11， on the airline flight from Bangkok Thailand to Nanjing， two tourists conflicted with an air attendant. The male tourist poured garbage in the aisle(过道) and said something bad to the flight attendant. The female tourist threw a whole cup of hot water over the flight attendant. At last the plane was forced to turn back. On January 10， 2015， a passenger on Flight MU2036 opened an emergency exit without permission because of dissatisfaction with the flight delay. At last the plane was forced to turn back.These things not only affect the normal order of flight but also have a bad international influence.The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can take a plane. But many of them don’t behave well in public. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the w orld’s second worst tourists after Americans.If you want to change those bad behaviors and become a civilized passenger， rememberto avoid the followings：●Don’t spit in public or throw away trashes here and there.●Never cut in line or snatch bus sea ts.●Don’t laugh or speak loudly.●Don’t take off shoes or smoke in public.●Say something polite and do something civilized.Whenever and wherever you are， you need to respect others. In this way， you'll win compliments（称赞） for yourself.【小题1】Why do more and more Chinese people take the plane?A．Because Chinese people want to see more of the world.B．Because taking the plane is more and more popular around the world.C．Because of the growth in the industry and the improvement of living standards. D．Because Chinese people do better and better in public manners.【小题2】________ were reported the worst by Living Social website in March 2012. A．Chinese B．Thais C．Phuketers D．Americans【小题3】What does the underlined phrases “air attendant” mean?A．空姐 B．护士C．船长D．经理【小题4】According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE?A．“Kong Nao” refers to some passengers with good behaviors.B．Chinese travelers should stop such bad manners as speaking loudly.C．Four pieces of advice are mentioned to become a civilized visitor.D．On December 11， 2014， the airline flight had to return because of weather.Passage CIn almost every big university（大学）in the United States， football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball， but they alsothrow the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards， they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field， they receive six points（点）.It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards， his team kicks the ball the other team.Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good， it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1， the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.1. The passage talks about ___________.A. footballB. how to play footballC. American sportsD. American football2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.A. kickB. throwC. run withD. catch3. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.A. ten yards is a long wayB. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come nearC. the playing field is very largeD. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one4. If they _________， the teams will play on January 1.A. receive six pointsB. play eleven games in the seasonC. are the best teamsD. move the ball to the end of the field5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?A. JumpingB. DancingC. CryingD. Shouting参考答案Keys: 1-5 DABCCPassage D中考选练）What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiao’peng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before， let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!“I never thought this would happen，” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important，Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow spo rt. In 2002，China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City， US. Just because Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow， he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995， a coach found his talent(才能). The coach，Yang Er’qi， said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China，the boy couldn’t swim， skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time， but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me， helping me through，” he recalled.Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success， more and more people in China are becoming interestedin skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.1. What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.A. a horse which isdark B. someone who is expected to winC. a horse which likes living in thedark D. someone whose win is unexpected2. Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?A. In China .B. In Italy.C. In America.D. In Australia.3. What made the coach，Yang Er’qi， choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?A. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.C. He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.4. Which of the following senten ces is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.5. What is the best title for this passage?A. A Dark Horse at the Winter OlympicsB. A Wonderful MatchC. A Hopeless Snow GameD. An Exciting Horse Race参考答案DBACAPassage E中考科普环保类选练）In most situations， light helps us see．But nowadays humans are using too much of itso that it is in fact a kind of pollution．When it comes to looking at the night sky， too much light makes it difficult for us to watch some of life’s most wonderful sights: stars， planets and even galaxies（星系）．According to scientific research， about 2， 500 stars can be seen by the human eye without using any special equipment（设备）．But because of light pollution， you can only see 200 to 300 stars from today’s countryside， and no more than ten stars from a city．In most big cities， people cannot see the sky filled with stars like they did in their childhood．Light pollution affects more than just our view of sky．Research shows that lots of nighttime light can harm wildlife， too．When birds fly to another place over cities， they sometimes get lost by the brightness and fly in circles（圈） until they drop from tiredness．Sea turtles（海龟） need dark beaches for laying eggs，but they can’t find their ideal places because of those bright lights．Too much light at night may even affect human health， but scientists are not sure of that． They are still learning more．In order to prevent things from going worse， governments and some organizations are working to reduce light pollution．Many cities and towns have taken action to reduce the use of lights at night．Lights are used only when and where they are truly needed．They also shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky and use lower brightness levels．Hopefully， in the near future， humans can enjoy the clear and beautiful sky again and all the wildlife will live a peaceful and undisturbed life， too．1．Why does the writer think that too much light is a kind of pollution?A． Because there are fewer and fewer stars．B． Because human health has been affected．C． Because too much light is a waste of energy．D． Because some of the wildlife can be harmed．2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到）in this passage?A． The problems that light pollution has caused．B． The reason why humans use too much light．C． The ways that light pollution can be reduced．D． The reason why fewer stars can be seen than before．3．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A． There are about 2，500 stars in the sky．B． Humans want to do nothing to reduce light pollution．C． Sea turtles always get lost and die from tiredness．D． Something has been done to reduce light pollution．参考答案DBD。
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案(3)
中考英语：阅读理解练习及答案（3）Passage A中考日常生活类训练）It’s so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations(假期)off? A new survey(调查)found that 31﹪of U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days. Amer icans have 12 vacation days on average(平均)each year， but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.So why don’t they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just can’t leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days， and 40﹪ plan to take at least one there-to-four-week vacation.Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year，but they can’t find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.British workers have the longest working week in Europe(欧洲)，with 23 vacation days --the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked.75﹪ say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40﹪would sacrifice a day’s pay(工资)for one more vacation day.1. How many vacation days do Americans have on average each year in fact?A.9B.12C.15D.232. Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?A. America.B. France.C. Sweden.D. Great Britain.3. What does the word“sacrifice”mean in the last sentence?A. Use up.B. Put up.C. Take up.D. Give up.4. Which of the following is true?A. Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.B. French workers can take one Three-to-four week days.C. Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.D. British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.参考答案1A 2C 3D 4APassage B中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类If you are lucky enough， you may find the hummingbird (蜂鸟)， the smallest bird of the animal world， in a south American forest.Though the hummingbird is no bigger than a bee and weighs only 2 to 3 grams， it can fly as fast as 50 meters in a second. It can fly forwards (向前) as most birds do，and it can fly backwards as well. The strangest thing about it， however， is that it can stay still in the air， just like a helicopter.Whenever a hummingbird needs food，it will fly slowly towards a flower. It won’t stand on the flower， as bees do， but just hangs to the flower and then begins to sunk (吸吮) the honey from inside the flower with its needle-like beak.The hummingbird is very particular in building its nest (巢). It takes great trouble to choose materials. It likes soft ones better than hard ones. Its eggs are so small that a common match box can hold as many as one hundred of them.【小题1】Most of the hummingbirds live in a(n) __________ forest.A．north American B．south AsianC．north Asian D．south American【小题2】A hummingbird can fly as fast as _______ meters in a second.A．fifty B．five hundredC．fifteen D．one hundred and fifty【小题3】The underlined word “helicopter” most probably means _______.A．轮船 B．公共汽车C．火车D．直升飞机【小题4】When a hummingbird builds a nest， it likes better.A．soft materials B．hard materialsC．an material D．both【小题5】Which of the sentences is NOT true?A．A hummingbird can even fly backwards.B．You cannot see the wings of a hummingbird move.C．A hummingbird will fly quickly towards a flower when it’s hungry.D．A common match box can hold as many as one hundred hummingbird eggs.Passage CFebruary 14th， V alentine’s Day， is a complicated but interesting occasion. First of all，Valentine’s Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. In many countries it is observed by sending cards to your friends and candy or flowers to your husband or wife if yo u’re married，or to your boy friend or girl friend if you’re not married. In Japan， some girls even give their fathers chocolates.Why is this holiday for people in love called Valentine’s Day?One explanation comes from a Christian man whose name was so mething like“Valentine”. He lived at a time when the Roman Emperor refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason. Many couples came to Valentine to be married. So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out of the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart. Valentine was killed on February 14th and Valentine’s D ay recalls his tragic death. On Valentine’s Day， American elementary school children make or buy Valentine cards，write the name of a classmate on them， and take them to school and put them in a special Valentine’s Day box. And then on that day the box is opened， the cards are taken out and given out.1. Which of the following is true about Valentine’s Day?A. It is observed by sending flowers to one’s husband or wife.B. Children in Japan give their fathers chocolates.C. It is a legal holiday in many countries.D. People send candy to each other.2. The man called Valentine was put in prison because ________.A. He secretly got married in a Christian ceremonyB. He helped people get married when love was not allowedC. He helped Roman soldiers get marriedD. He wanted to kill the Roman Emperor3. So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. “marry” is closest in meaning to ________.A. Which priest is going to marry them?B. She has married off all her daughters.C. I’m glad Hubert married a g irl of spirit.D. At present she doesn’t intend to marry at all.4. People celebrate Valentine’s Day _________.A. to take a day offB. in memory of ValentineC. C. to show their loveD. both B and C5. American school children don’t _______ on Valentine’s Day.A. buy Valentine cardsB. make cards for their teachersC. give each other Valentine cardsD. put their cards in a Valentine’s Day box参考答案1－5 ACADBPassage D中考日常生活类训练）Though many countries have laws against the illegal ivory trade (反对非法象牙贸易)， tens of thousands of African elephants are killed every year.In January， 2014， hundreds of elephant tusks (象牙) as well as ivory sculptures were put into two large crushing machines (粉碎机) in Guangdong， China. In all， more than six tons of ivory were destroyed. People called the event an ivory crush. In November， 2013， the similar event happened in Colorado， America. There， wildlife officials also destroyed more than six tons of ivory.Though it may sound strange， wildlife officials are crushing ivory to help save African elephants. Stephanie Wang， who works for the Wildlife Protection Society in New York City， says，“We try to let the world know that we don’t think ivory is valuable when it’s not on an elephant.” Each year， poachers kill elephants， cut off their long tusks and take the tusks out of Africa secretly. Then they sell the tusks and get thousands of dollars. The buyers use the ivory to make sculptures，jewellery and traditional medicines.The purpose of recent ivory crushes is to send a message to the poachers and those who buy illegal ivory. Stephanie Wang says，“China’s ivory crush is ‘an important step’. However， it is only a small amount (数量) of the illegal ivory. If we don’t stop the illegal ivory trade， African elephants could disappear from the wild within 10 years.”1. The writer mentions ______ ivory crush(es) in the passage.A. oneB. twoC. sixD. twelve2. What can we infer from the passage?A. There are too many elephants in China.B. Chinese people can’t afford ivory sculptures.C. American people never buy ivory sculptures.D. Wildlife officials are against the ivory trade.3. What does the underlined word “poachers” mean in Chinese?A. 偷捕动物的人B. 热爱动物的人C. 虐待动物的人D. 训练动物的人4. According to Stephanie Wang， ______.A. it’s not a good idea to crush ivoryB. all of the ivory trade is in ChinaC. we should do a lot to protect African elephantsD. African elephants will disappear within 10 years参考答案1B 2D 3A 4CPassage E中考教育类选练）The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way， or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning， because in the morning， the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason， we can get good results (结果).In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We shouldn’t read the next one till we have understood the first one.When we are studying， we must put our hearts into the book， or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood， write it down and ask our teachers， parents， or friends. In any possible way， we must know it completely and what we’ve leaned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying， yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.1. The passage tells us ______.A. the importance of readingB. to read in the morningC. to pay attention to the ways of studyingD. to have patience in studying2. The passage has taught us ______ ways of studying.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. many3. We’d better read in the morning because ______.A. it’s easy to remember what we have learnedB. the air is fresh and the mind is clearC. it’s difficult to get good resultsD. both A and C4. If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read， it is ______.A. easy to understand it wellB. better to get something from itC. impossible (不可能)for us to get something from itD. possible (可能) to learn something from it5. In studying we must alwa ys ask “whys” in order to ______.A. understand the book wellB. write down the questionsC. do with the new wordsD. get some questions to ask our teachers参考答案1C 2B 3B 4C 5A。
2020届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解 细节理解类 专项练习题(含答案)
2020届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解细节理解类【分类真题】（2019年课表全国卷二，C）Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s "me" time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half（53 percent）have breakfast alone and nearly half（46 percent）have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report."I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?" Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. "Today, I just wanted some time to myself," she said.Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he's on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction（交流）. "I reflect on how my day's gone and think about the rest of the week," he said. "It's a chance for self-reflection, You return to work recharged and with a plan."That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. "It doesn't feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology," said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.28. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?A. Food variety.B. Eating habits.C. Table manners.D.Restaurant service.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。
英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)
英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long, Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “A t places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appealed on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death, Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock（股票）drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock - holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test — preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income,（1）What can we learn about the New England Courant?A. It is mainly about the stock market.B. It carries articles by political leaders.C. It marks the beginning of newspapers.D. It remains a successful newspaper in America.（2）What can we infer about the newspaper editors?A. They often accept readers' suggestions.B. They caw a lot about each other's health.C. They stop doing business with advertisers.D. They face great difficulties in their business.（3）Which of the following found a new way for its development?A. the Washington Post.B. The Guardian.C. The New York Tinier.D. New England Courant.（4）How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers”?A. Satisfied.B. Hopeful.C. Surprised.D. Worried.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国报纸的由来，以及现在面临的挑战和做出的调整。
英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)含解析
英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, help to form new industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront. Physicists are creating a new class of materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even two years ago—superconductivity (超导体技术).Used today only in specialized equipment, super conductors have the potential to radically change most of the electrical and electronic appliances found in the home, making them smaller, more powerful and efficient. They could free our cities of pollution by replacing petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles with electric cars, and cut the cost of electricity. The new materials do something that even the best of conductors such as copper and silver cannot—they do away with all electrical resistance. The significances for energy storage are great.The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains and money. For 75 years it had remained little more than a scientific curiosity with limited practical use because the phenomenon occurred only at extremely low temperatures. It was first observed in 1911 by a Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who cooled mercury (水银) to temperatures below -269℃ with liquid helium (氦). Then in January last year, two IBM scientists, K. Alex Muller and J. George Bednorz, found a metal oxide ceramic (氧化陶瓷) that superconducted at -243℃. Their report went largely unnoticed until last December, when it was confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston. Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助产士) to a new technology.（1）As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity ____________. A. has already been developed B. is still under developmentC. will be used only in specialized equipmentD. will be used in daily lives in a few years（2）The new technology differs from the others in that ____________.A. it began in the East and spread later to the rest of the worldB. it began in the West and spread later to the rest of the worldC. it is being cultivated in research labs around the worldD. it is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich（3）From the passage, we may conclude that ____________.A. Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technologyB. Dutch scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75 yearsC. IBM scientists' report receive immediate attention all over the worldD. the West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. The Prospect of a New TechnologyB. Superconductivity: A New TechnologyC. A New Technology: The Key to Change the Way of Our LivesD. A New Technology: A Joint Effort of Many Countries【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了超导体技术的发展潜能和发展状况。
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英语阅读理解分类练习 - Passage 1 - A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in his mouth―a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look， he was surprised to recognize the dead animal to be a bunny that belonged to a little girl who lived next door. Her name was Bonny. My friend felt terrible， believing his cat had killed Bonny’s bunny. My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan. Removing from the cat’s mouth the dead animal， which by now was a dirty mess， he put it in the kitchen sink （水池）. With a little warm water and some shampoo， he tried to clean up the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny until it looked pretty good. Finally， he took the dead bunny out to the neighbor’s rabbit hutch （茅屋） and placed it back in the cage. He kind of fluffed （抖开） it up so that he looked very natural there in its box. The next morning， he looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people gathered around the rabbit hutch. Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. He decided to go over and act like any normal curious neighbor and find out what was going on. When he got there， Bonny’s mother said to my friend， “you won’t believe what has happened！ It’s a miracle！ Bonny’s bunny passed away a few days ago， and we buried （埋） that little bunny right over there… （ ）1. Bunny was killed by _______. A. the cat B. my friend C. my friend’s neighbor D. we don’t know （ ）2. What did my friend use to make the bunny look pretty good？ A. water B. shampoo C. dryer D. all of above （ ）3. When Bonny’s mother saw the bunny in the cage， she was _______. A.sad B. happy C. surprised D. scared （ ）4. The words underlined in the last paragraph means _______. A. died B. lived C. lost D. missed （ ）5. What can be inferred from the passage？ A. My friend was afraid of dead animals. B. My friend thought his cat killed the bunny. C. My friend knew that the cat belonged to Bonny D. My friend liked little animals. - Passage 2 - Once upon a time there was a man who left his own country for the world known as the Land of Fools. He soon saw a number of people flying in terror from a field where they had been trying to reap wheat. “There is a monster in that field.” They told him. He looked， and saw that the “monster” was merely a watermelon. He offered to kill the monster for them. When he had cut the melon from its stalk （藤）， he took a slice and began to eat it. The people became even more terrified of him than they had been of the melon. They drove him away with pitchforks， crying， “He will kill us next， unless we get rid of him.” It so happened that shortly afterward another man also went to the Land of Fools. But instead of offering to help the people with the“monster，” he agreed with them that it must be dangerous， and by tiptoeing away from it with them he won their confidence. He spent a long time with them in their home until he could teach them， little by little， the basic facts which would enable them not only to lose their fear of melons， but finally to cultivate melons themselves.” This action of the first person may have worked out the immediate problem， but it didn’t comfort the“Fools” because they still held to the original fear. The second person won the confidence of the people and helped them by showing them not only how to overcome their fear of the unknown， but to also accept the melons and cultivate （培育） them for their own benefit. Don’t be afraid of the melons you come across in your lives， but rather welcome them and learn how to cultivate this new knowledge for your benefit and the others around you. （ ）1. When the people in the Land of Fools saw a watermelon for the first time， they felt_______. A. surprised B. frightened C. annoyed D. interested （ ）2. Why did the people in the Land of Fools drive the first man away？ A. Because the first man ate the watermelon. B. Because the first man wasn’t afraid of the watermelon. C. Because the first man wanted to kill them. D. Because the first man was thought to be even scarier. （ ）3. Which word has the same meaning as “get rid of” in the passage？