2013届中考英语专项突破复习《提高阅读》专练
2012西城 C
Of the many kinds of vegetables grown all over the world, which remains the
favorite of both the young and old? The potato, of course. Perhaps you know them
as “taters”, “spuds”, or “Idahoes”. But it’s no matter, a pot ato by any
other name is still a potato—the world's most widely grown vegetable. As a
matter of fact, if you are a normal potato eater, you will eat at least a hundred pounds of them each year.
That's only a tiny part of the total grown every year, however. Worldwide, the potato harvest (收获) every year is over six billion bags, with each bag having a hundred pounds of spuds, some of them as large as four pounds each. In the United States, farmers fill about four hundred million bags a year. That may seem like a lot of taters, but it leaves us in third place among world potato growers. Farmers in Poland (波兰) dig up just over 800 million bags a year, while the Russians lead the world with nearly 1.5 billion bags.
People eat potatoes in many ways — baked (烘烤), mashed (捣成糊状), and roasted, to name just three. However, in the United States most potatoes are eaten in the form of French fries. One fast-food chain alone sells more than $1 billion worth of fries each year. No wonder, then, that the company pays close attention to the way its fries are prepared.
Before any fry makes it to the people who eat at this popular restaurant, it must pass many separate tests. Fail any one and the French fry is thrown away. To start with, only a certain kind of Idaho potato is used to make fries. They have less water than other kinds. Once cut into “shoestring” shapes, the potatoes are partly fried in secret oils, sprayed (喷洒) with liquid sugar to brown them, steam dried at high heat, and then quickly frozen for shipment to each restaurant.
Before shipping, though, every shoestring is measured (测量). Forty percent of the fries must be between two and three inches long. Another forty percent has to be over three inches. What about the twenty percent that is left? Well, a few short fries in a bag are okay, it seems.
So, now that you realize the huge size and value of the potato crop, you can understand why most people agree that this part of the food industry is no “small potatoes.”
53. According to the passage, which country has the largest harvest of potatoes？
A. America.
B. Russia.
C. Poland.
D. France.
54. What can be known about Americans and French fries?
A. Americans like to eat French fries at home.
B. Americans care about French fries’ size and shape.
C. Americans eat French fries less than mashed potatoes.
D. Americans prefer potatoes to be cooked in this way.
55. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Potatoes are known by many names.
B. The way of making French fries is interesting.
C. The potato is an important vegetable in America.
D. The various names of potatoes have a long history.
D
What does the word “patent (专利权) ” mean to you? Does it interest you? If it does, stop and think a moment about some of the commonplace things that you use every day: the telephone, radio, television, and the thousands of other things that enrich our lives today, were once only ideas in the minds of men. If it had not been possible to patent their ideas, so as to protect them from being copied, these inventions might never have been fully developed to serve human beings.
If there were no patent protection there would be little encouragement to invent, for once the secrets of an invention became known, those who did not experience the inventor's risks and expenses(花费) might well fill the market with their copies of his product and steal much of the benefit (益处) of his efforts.
The most basic values in the U. S. patent system came from England. During the rule of Queen Elizabeth I in England, the growing technology was furthered by the giving of exclusive privileges (独家特权) to people who had invented new processes (程序) or tools—a step that did much to encourage creativity. Later, an important value was added: society had everything to gain and nothing to lose by giving exclusive privileges to an inventor, because a patent for an invention was given for something new that society never had before.
George Washington signed the first patent law on April 10, 1790, and less than four months later, the first patent was given to a man named Samuel Hopkins for a chemical process, an improved method in soap making.
In 1936, the Patent O ffice became a separate department and it has grown into an organization of over 2,500 people who every week deal with more than 1,600 patent applications, and of those, give more than 1,000. A patent may be given for any new and useful process, machine, or planning method.
The patent system has also helped to improve the pay of the American worker to an unexpected level; he can produce and earn more by using computers or adding machines, two important patented inventions. Patented inventions also help keep prices down by encouraging competition.
Our patent laws, like the Constitution from which they grew, have stood the test of time. They have encouraged creative processes, brought great benefits to soc iety as a whole, and enabled American technology to outstrip that of the rest of the modern world.
56. From the passage, what can we learn about inventors?
A. They make a lot of money.
B. They fight against copiers.
C. They have a lot of experience.
D. They put effort into inventions.
57. Why were inventors given exclusive p rivileges?
A. Because their inventions made leaders happy.
B. Because their creativity is very important.
C. Because their inventions could enlarge society.
D. Because they were the smartest people in society.
58. According to the passage, the patent system is good for America because ______.
A. it helps more workers get jobs
B. it provides a first-class service
C. it produces less expensive things
D. it helps inventors find markets
59. What is the meaning of “outstrip” in the last paragraph?
A. be better than
B. catch up with
C. make better use of
D. cost more than 2012通州 C
The note read, “Call Margaret at 555-6167.” As a car instructor (教员), I often got calls from people to repair their cars. I dialed. A voice answered, “I have something to tell you.”
“All right,” I answered, looking at the clock. I only had a few minutes before I went back to class. “Yesterday I was driving when my car started acting up (出故障). It was late at night.
I was so afraid to stop the car to the side of the rode, but finally my car just broke down.
I sat there wondering what to do.”
I really needed to get back to class. “Would you like me to look at your car?” I asked.
“Let me finish. Suddenly, two young men came. I didn’t know what they were going to do.
I was so scared.”
“They asked me what happened and said they mig ht be able to get the car running again. I sat in the car hoping that these men weren’t doing something bad. A few minutes later, they started the car. It started right up! They told me the car would be fine but that I should get it checked out.”
“And you’d like me to look at it, right?” I asked.
“No,” the woman went on. “I was so thankful. I offered them money, but they wouldn’t take it. Then they told me they were former (以前的) students of yours.”
“What?” I asked in surprise. “Who were they?”
“They didn’t tell me. They just gave me your name and the school’s name and made me call to thank you. I hope you know how thankful I am.”
I didn’t know what to say. I always tried to teach students to be honest and other things about life — use what you know to help others. My students helped someone because of what I had taught them in my classroom. I had just got the greatest reward a teacher could ever get.
50. Why did Margaret want the instructor to call her?
A. Because she wanted the instructor to repair her car.
B. Because she wanted to be the instructor’s student.
C. Because the instructor had helped her to repair her car.
D. Because the instructor’s students had helped her.
51. The passage does NOT mention the instructor taught students to _____.
A. be honest
B. repair cars
C. help others
D. thank teachers
52. We can infer that the author was _____.
A. pleasant for what his students had done
B. proud of his students’ driving skill
C. unhappy for being late for class
D. glad th at Margaret’s car had been well
2012顺义 C
A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain. In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground. But during the night it is sometimes so cold that water would turn into ice.
Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried
up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs (悬崖) that have
been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara
Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.
Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there
is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very
deep to find it. Other plants have roots that spread out a long way so
they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls.
One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots.The cactus stores water inside its hard skin. This skin protec ts it from heat and cold.
Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water, too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.
Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing
and hearing because most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert
animals have extra big eyes or ears.
A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal fox. A gerbil (沙鼠)has huge eye,
so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground,
like most desert animals.
Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.
Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.
53.A desert is very dry because__________.
A. it is sandy
B. there is so little rain
C. the wind is strong
D. there is no water deep under the grou nd
54. What does the underlined phr ase “suck up” mean_________?
A. 围堵
B. 讨好
C. 释放
D. 吸收
55.Which of the following is true?
A. All the deserts are covered in sand.
B. Camels have special fur to store water.
C. People in the desert usually fry eggs on the ground.
D. Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard.
D
Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana (加
纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean
water. Every morning, she leaves home at half
past five to get clean water for her family in a
village far away. It takes her six hours to get
enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to
go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep heal thy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.
Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface.
You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain (酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:
●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 l iters each month.
●Leaky taps (漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!
●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you’ll be just as clean.
●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.
●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water!
56. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______.
A. without going to school
B. before she went to school
C. after she finished school
D. after she played with her friends
57. On the earth, _______.
A. there is 71% of fresh water
B. we don’t need to worry about water
C. there is very little water for our living
D. sea water is widely used than fresh water
58. Acid rain _______.
A. is only bad for living things
B. can be produced in factories
C. doesn’t do harm to people, but it’s bad for plants, animals and buildings
D. doesn’t just do harm to human beings but to ani mals, plants and buildings
59. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It’s time to take care of the water we u se.
B. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.
C. Something must be done to prevent water form being polluted.
D. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.
2012平谷 C
People coul d only see for about 50 metres in parts of Borneo yesterday and Singapore recorded its highest pollution for nearly 10 years as forest fires in Indonesia sent smoke across the sea to the rest of South-east Asia. Face masks have been given to hundreds of thousands of people in Malaysia, and in many places children stayed in their houses behind closed doors rather than walk through the smoke to go to school. Traffic stopped because people could not see out of their car window, boats stayed in the harbour and some airports refused to let aircraft land.
In Singapore, the air quality is measured every day. A measurement over 100 is considered unhealthy and at that level people who go outside will have problems breathing. Yesterday, the
reading was 128 and hundreds of people went to hospitals to try to get medical help. 500 fires were counted on satellite images yesterday. If there are many more fires, they could cause serious health problems for people living in the area.
Many of the fires are caused by people setting fire to their fields when they have harvested their crops. Some are caused by people lighting fires to cook on. But most of the fires are caused by winds which blew the flames from one forest to another. The smoke from the fires is then blown across the sea to other countries and, if there is no wind or heavy rain to get rid of the smoke there, it stays in the air. If it is so bad that the sun cannot shine through, people cannot see very far and many people become ill.
The smoke clouds yesterday reminded many people of the haze that covered large areas of south-east Asia in 1997 causing many people to become ill and costing countries billions of dollars.
I was living in Singapore at the time and I remember it well. I remember that I could not see the next apartment block for the haze, that I walked to the office and could hardly breathe and that I coughed and coughed for weeks afterwards. So did many of my friends and family and hundreds of thousands of people in Malaysia. Let us hope that the rains come and the winds blow the smoke away. Let us also hope that people do not light any more fires.
53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author was living in Singapore in 1997.
B. The fires were caused by people setting fire to the grass in the forest.
C. Lots of Malaysians had to stay at home because of the heavy smoke outside.
D. Some airports were closed because of the smoke and the airplanes couldn’t land.
54. Why did the people go to hospitals in Singapore?
A. Because there was less smoke there.
B. Because they could get face masks there.
C. Because they trie d to get medical help there.
D. Because a measurement over 100 is considered unhealthy.
55．What does the underlined word “images” mean?
A. public opinions
B. ideas in mind
C. picutures
D. papers
56. What can be the title of the text?
A. WITHOUT FIRES, WITHOUT SMOKE.
B. SMOKE SETTLES OVER SOUTH-EAST ASIA.
C. SMOKE CAUSES MANY PEOPLE TO COUGH.
D. BETTER STAYING HOME WHEN SMOKE COMES.
D
“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” My mother used to say so years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy (不干预政策), We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them computers, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”- and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Televison, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say ‘no’ to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them“no” again.
57. What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A. The writer’s mother is strict with him.
B. The writer developed himself naturally.
C. The writer didn’t have to stay home.
D. The writer’s mother used to let him learn Latin.
58. What does the underlined word “permissive” mean in the passage?
A. allowing behaviour
B. providing help
C. accepting opinion
D. having discussion
59.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It’s time to be more s trict with kids.
B.Kids should have more activities at school.
C. Parents should leave their children along.
D. Kids should have a good example to learn from.
2012怀柔C
One day, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?” As I was walking, I saw a group of kids runni ng toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw
a terrible sadness in his eyes.
My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him as he was looking for his glasses. As I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks…” There was a big smile on his face. Then I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
On Graduation Day, Kyle was giving his speech, “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those hard years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings (兄弟姐妹), maybe a coach… but mostly your friends. I’m going to tell you a story…”
I didn’t believe my ears to hear his story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
I heard the gasp (喘气) at his words. I saw Kyle’s mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it’s depth.
53.The underline word“tripping” here means ______in Chinese.
A.绊倒Ｂ.跑开C.挡路D.指责
54.The writer helped Kyle to ___ that day.
A. carry his books
B. look for his glasses
C. get up from the floor
D. look for those kids
55.How did the writer know Kyle’s story?
A. Kyle’s parents told him.
B. Kyle’s teacher told him.
C. Kyle told on Graduation Day.
D. Kyle’s other friends told him.
D
Some time ago scientists and doctors believed that babies started learning at a later age. But today’s research shows that this is not true. Experts say that babies start learning from their birth, and even before that.
Babies are influenced by the world around them. The first method of communicating with the outside world is smiling and crying. They smile when their mother does something that a baby likes. They cry when they feel unpleasant or want something.
Babies learn even before they are born. They recognize new sounds when they are still in their mother’s womb. Researchers from the Netherlands found out that unborn babies can remember sounds. They played sounds to babies and watched their movements. They realized that the older unborn babies got the longer they were able to remember sounds.
Above all , mothers can influence how a baby develops in the first year after birth. American researchers studied about 1000 babies and mothers for three years. They found out that a mother’s health influenced the intelligence of children a lot. Children of women who suffered from depression（沮丧）did worse in intelligence tests than those children of happy mothers. Such children also showed more problems when communicating with people.
A baby’s weight at birth may also influence its intelligence. Doctors have found out that babies who did not weigh that much at birth are more likely to have physical and mental problems. 500 youngsters who weighed less than 2 kg at birth were tested in the past years. Results show that they did not do as well in movement and mental tests than babies who had a normal weight.
The first three years of a child’s development is most important when it comes to communication and language learning. The brain develops rapidly during this time. When a child sees things and hears sounds of many people it repeats them often. Children that do not develop language skills during this period may have problems when they get older.
At six months babies make sounds in their native language, after a year they are often able to say a few words. By the age of two they can create simple sentences. By the age of four the
number of words a child can understand quickly increases and by the age of 5 it can understand some of the rules of its language.
Generally , parents who care for their child more and help develop l anguage skills before they start school do better at school.
56. What is the first method of communicating with the outside world?
A. smiling and crying.
B. Reapt many sounds of people.
C. Recognize new sounds.
D.Say a few words.
57. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Babies start learning from their birth.
B. Morther’s health influence the baby’s weight at birth.
C. Babies start language learning in the first year after birth.
D. When babies a re still in their mother’s womb ,they can remember sounds.
58.
59.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Babies Develop Better When They Are Cared For
B. Babies Learn Even Before They Are Born
C. How To Develop Babies’ Language Skill
D.The Best Tim e To Start Babies’ Learning
59. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell the true that babies start learning from their birth, and even before that.
B. To suggest parents to helping their babies develop language skill before they start school.
C. To explain why mothers’ health influence their babies.
D. To tell parents that babies develop better when they are cared for.
2012海淀 C
British Humor
Is it true that the British laugh at different things f rom people in other countries? Let’s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.
To the British, the powerful and important are often figures of fun. It’s not just politicians (政治家) who make us laugh quietly，but anyone whose job it is to tell other people what to do and who take themselves too seriously. We giggle at authority(权威), but also, kindly with anyone who is treated unfairly. We know they can’t win, but if they do so sometimes, it’s even funnier. Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things—and winning.
The British laugh when other people might feel very worried. People say that the British are cold and
unwilling to show their feelings and this is expressed in our humor. I don’t really think that’s true but I know that we do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). “Not very pleasant”, we say after some terrible experience. Along with this, is our love of understatement (轻描淡写). “It’s a bit windy today” we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or “There’s a slight problem” when something has gone very seriously wrong.
A British comedian will often begin by saying “Have you ever noticed…..?” We find humor in ordinary, boring life, especially its negative aspects. As well as this, we find it amusing to tell jokes about things that have gone wrong for us, rather than not mentioning them in case we look stupid. Our funny stories might start with “I’m such an idiot,I did something really stupid yesterday”.
Another thing that can make it difficult to understand “British humor”is that we don’t always laugh or even sm ile when we say something funny. We often “keep a straight face” even when we’re making a joke.
So, is the British sense of humour unique? Well, probably not. It is the combination of all these features that make the British laugh and make so many other people ask “Why is that funny?”
53. Which of the following is the British humor?
A. The British laugh at themselves.
B. The British laugh at things that are rude.
C. The British laugh when they meet boring people.
D. The British laugh when they think things are funny.
54. The underlined phrase “keep a straight face” means the British_______.
A. look confused
B. stop laughing
C. make a face
D. seem expressionless
55. The writer thinks ______.
A. the British politicians are funny people
B. the British sometimes laugh when others might cry
C. the British like to tell jokes in pleasant situations
D. the British humor is easy for other people to understand
D
For eight weeks last summer, scientists from several universities and government weather laboratories carried out the Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study (STEPS). They set up a center in Goodland, Kansas, home to some of the heaviest thunderstorms（雷暴雨）in the United States. In this area, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico meets hot, dry air from the southwest, resulting in storms so huge that they can last for days as they move east across the country.
The scientists working in Goodland were trying to learn as much as they could about these disordered storm systems. They already knew that the combination of strong winds, large amounts of moisture(潮湿), and big differences in temperatures could produce thunderheads,known as Super Cells. They also knew that super cells could produce terrible weather, including tornadoes（龙卷风）. What the scientists did not know, however, was why some super cells produce heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes, while others produce large hail（冰雹）that can destroy a wheat crop or a roof. The scientists supposed that the physical characteristics of storm clouds would give the reason for such differences.
To study the storm clouds, the researchers in Goodland met each morning and studied weather data(数据), hoping for bad weather. Their cars, equipped with weather instruments, were ready. Whenever a storm came near, some scientists drove toward the storm front and began collecting data on winds, temperature, air pressure, and humidity. During the storm, they also calculated the time and place of every lightning strike.
At the same time that the scientists on the ground were collecting their data, researchers in the air were operating a special radar station that would help them measure（计量） the shape and size of the water drops inside the clouds. These scientists rode in a single-engine plane specifically designed to fly through terrible weather systems. While the pilot guided the plane through heavy wind, lightning, hail, and ice, the scientists on board collected their storm data.
Researchers say that it will take years for them to understand all the data they have collected. Their hope is that by comparing the conditions on the ground with the conditions in the air, it may be possible to learn much more about how lightning is produced, why some storms produced
b aseball-sized hail, and why others produce floods and tornadoes.
56. According to the passage, large, disordered storm systems can be caused _______.
A. by tornadoes
B. by large hail and ice
C. when humid air and hot, dry air meet
D. when water drops make clouds grow too large
57. Which of the following actions did the scientists carry out first?
A. They collected storm data.
B. They waited for bad weather.
C. They measured water drops.
D. They drove toward the storm front.
58. The research data collected by the scientists in Kansas _____.
A. was so great that it will take time to sort out properly
B. has provided clear answers to the scientists’ question s
C. will lead to other research projects at the STEPS labs
D. has explained why some storms produce hail and others do not
59. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How scientists used what they knew about storms in their research.
B. How the scientists tried to learn more about serious storm systems.
C. How scientists collected different data on land and in the air.
D. How scientists chose Goodland Kansas as their research base.
2012延庆 C
I am a dragon hunter. Dragonflies, that is! My name is Keith Wilson. I’m an odonatologist. That’s a scientist who studies dragonflies. I don’t hunt to kill. I hunt to discover. So far, I have helped to find many new species, or kinds, of dragonflies. Flying Colors
Why do I look for dragonflies? The answer is simple. I love them!
dragonfly
They can speed by. They can make sharp turns
and sudden stops. They can even fly backward.
Best of all, dragonflies are beautiful. They come in many colors and patter ns. Who doesn’t like looking at these amazing insects?
Super Sizes
Dragonflies come in many sizes. The smallest one is the size of your thumbnail. The largest one would cover your face. I recently looked for the heaviest dragonfly in the world—the giant petaltail. It lives in Australia.
Built to Hunt
Dragonflies are built to hunt. They have two compound(复合的) eyes. Each eye is made of 30,000 smaller eyes. All those eyes help a dragonfly see everything. A dragonfly can spot a tasty meal from up to 18 feet away.
Dragonflies have six legs. The insect cannot walk on its legs, however. It uses its four wings to get around. It can fly up to thirty miles per hour, looking for food.
From Water to Air
A dragonfly begins its life underwater. It hatches (孵化)from an egg and becomes a larva.
A larva is a young dragonfly. It can swim, but it cannot fly.
A larva lives in a lake or stream. It can grow for several years. Then it crawls out of the water. It sheds(脱落) its hard skin and becomes an adult.
An adult dragonfly doesn’t have much flying time. Some adults live for only a few weeks. Others are around for several months. During that time, a dragonfly is very busy. It flies. It hunts. It eats. If the dragonfly is female, it also lays eggs. Soon there will be more young dragonflies.
Dragonflies in Danger
I worry about dragonflies. People are cutting down forests where the insects live. That could cause some species to die out. I want to protect these tiny dragons for others to see and enjoy.
53. The dragonflies are built to hunt because they .
A. have six legs
B. walk on their legs
C. begin life underwater
D. have compound eyes
54. After reading this passage, what can we conclude about dragonflies?
A. Dragonflies are easy to find.
B. Some dragonflies are in danger.
C. Dragonflies look like small dragons.
D. Some dragonflies can be harmful.
55. By writing the passage, the writer wants to tell us .
A. how to photograph dragonflies
B. how to protect dragonflies
C. the life of dragonflies
D. the living habits of dragonflies
D
Let’s say you took violin lessons all through primary school, but you haven’t got the instrument out of its case in years. Were all those lessons a waste of your parents’ money because you didn’t become a great violinist?
Not at all. Even though it has been a long time since you played the violin, a new study shows that as little as one year of music training can have a positive influence on your brain that will last the rest of your life.
In an experiment comparing children who h ad taken music lessons to those who hadn’t. Laurel Trainor, a researcher of the Institute for Music and the Mind at Ontario’s McMaster University, discovered that the musically-trained kids had larger brain responses to the sound recognition exams. Trainor’s findings show the possibility that musical education can actually improve the
brain’s hearing cortex (大脑皮层). “The study’s results show that music training affects attention and memory, and helps children develop learning skills. In this way music training might lead to better learning across a number of fields,” Trainor said in a statement. The effects of music education are even more obvious on children with difficulty in reading and writing and other language-related disabilities.
The study’s results point out that “musical training (but not necessarily passive（被动） listening to music) influences attention and memor y, which makes a possibility that musical training might lead to better learning across a number of fields,” Trainor said in a report. The effects of music training are even more easily seen in children with difficulties on language. “A musi c training that can strengthen the hea ring skills of children who have difficulty in reading may also help improve some of their language abilities,” said Gottfried Schlaug, who has also studied music training and learning.
So, whether or not you can play a Tchaikovsky symphony part, it’s likely that your years of music lessons prepared your brain for all the speeches, emails, and conversations that are part of your life today. To help make sure that kids today have the same chances for music-inspired （激发）brain development, help out by volunteering with or giving away instruments to your school’s music training department.
56. The underlined word“strengthen” means .
A. make stronger
B. exchange something
C. get achievement
D. keep balance
57. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Parents think that musical lessons are a waste of money.
B. One year of music training can also have a helpful influence.
C. Musical practice can make the brain become much heavier.
D. Most children spend much time learning to play an instrument.
58. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Learning skills depend on music training greatly.
B. Children who have difficulties with language enjoy music.
C. The writer took violin lessons when he was youn g.
D. Music training can also help improve one’s language ability.
59. What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. How to Study Well with Music Training
B. Children Must Take Some Music Lessons
C. You Can Also Become a Great Musician
D. Music Training Can Build up Your Brain
2012门头沟C
Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.
Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for many things. Fresh wa ter covers only 1% of the earth’s surface.
You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the peo ple in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water：
●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month.
●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!
●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you’ll be just as clean.
●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.
●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water!
( ) 54. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______.
A. before she went to school
B. after she finished school
C. without going to school
D. after she played with her friends ( ) 55. Which of the following wastes water?
A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.
B. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.
C. Don’t let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.
D. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.
( ) 56. What’s the main idea o f the passage?
A. It’s time to take care of the water we use.
B. Water is the most importan t natural resource on the earth.
C. Something must be done to prevent water from being polluted.
D. Clean water means much t o human beings and living things around us.
D
If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.
An auto biography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.
Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.
So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Au tobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious(好奇的) to find out more so they are very eager(渴望) to read autobiographies.
Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ(雇佣) writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then wri te the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.
Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra(额外的) income(收入) and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.
( ) 57. An autobiography is __________.
A. always a best-seller in the UK
B. a magazine with stories and photos of a star
C. someone’s life story normally written by themselves
D. a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays
( ) 58. Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when __________.
A. they became famous
B. they wanted to make money
C. they were older and had achieved a lot
D. they wanted to share their childhood with the readers
( ) 59. The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that ________.
A. we can learn a lot from them
B. they encourage people to read
C. famous people earn a lot of money by selling them
D. they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people
2012房山C
“Soon，you’re going to have to move out!”cried my neighbor when
seeing the largest tomato plant known to the world，or at least known
in my neighborhood．
One tiny 9-inch plant，bought for $ 1.25 in the spring, has already
taken over much of my rose bed， covering much of other plants，and is
well on its way to the front door．Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work．As it is．I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year．Bushes must be pruned(剪枝)in early spring，leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later．It was the space that can be used in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant．A big mistake．
Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes．The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing(肥料)have turned the little plant into a tall bush．
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is difficult．First．I have to find the red ones among the leaves，which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under，pick the tomatoes and draw back my hand without dropping the prize so dearly won．I found two beautiful white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June． But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for shortage of light．
Here I face a painful small decision： tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses．Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind．I'll think about that tomorrow．53．The writer planted the tomato because________.
A．it cost only$1．25 B．the soil was just right for it
C．there was room for it in the garden D．the roses’branches needed to be covered 54．Why was it possible for the tomato plant to be moved out?．
A．Because it stopped sunlight from reaching the roses.
B．Because he had great difficulty picking tomatoes.
C．Because the roses needed regular fertilizing.
D．Because it produced too many tomatoes.
55． What can we infer from the text?
A．Roses and tomatoes ask for the same soil conditions.
B．White roses needs more sunlight than red roses .
C．Roses should be pruned before winter comes.
D．Tomatoes require more care than roses.
D
Your parents always tell you that a solid education is the key to a successful future. For those of you who have or will be graduating from high school, the promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice 1—You can live with your parents, leech on to them, and basically do nothing. Or Choice 2—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related.
Okay, so Choice 2 is obviously going to be more productive. You will finally be entering the real world. What would be a good place to start? Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some sort of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an advisor or a person working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge on a particular line of work beforehand can be good by helping you in your search to find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to research jobs and get some hands on work is related to the fact that it will also be helpful in providing you with some valued experience. Internships(见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will clearly be saving money from high college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may suggest that you should go back to school and get a degree. Besides, a college degree will usually mean higher pay.
56. The underlined phrase “leech on to” in the first paragraph might mean “_____”.
A. deal with
B. care for
C. quarrel with
D. depend on
57. Which of the following Isn’t mentioned in helping you find a job?
A. Ideas about getting a job in high schools.
B. Advice from teachers and parents.
C. Internships and volunteering.
D. Experience in work.
58. The advantages of starting work right after high school include the following except _____.
A. getting to know if you should go back to school
B. making sure if you are really ready to work
C. getting higher pay
D. saving money
59. The best title for this passage might be _____.
A. Going Back to College
B. The Place Where I Should Start
C. Jumping into Work after High School
D. The Advantage of Starting Work Earlier
2012丰台 C
Gao Defu, 10, is a student in a primary school in a small village in Guizhou. He used to go hungry or have only an ear of corn for lunch at noon. But now, Gao and his classmates have better food and vegetable dishes for free every day, thanks to the free lunch program.
The program was started by Deng Fei, a journalist at the Phoe nix Weekly(《凤凰周刊》). Early this year, Deng met Xiao Yu, a primary school teacher from Guizhou, and was told that students in Xiao’s school didn’t have lunch to eat. Instead, they drank water to lessen their hunger.
Deeply shocked, Deng decided to do something for kids in the poor areas. He posted a message on his microblog (微博) saying he wanted to build a canteen at Xiao’s school. The message soon got the support and attention of tens of thousands of people around the country. In March, some 500 reporters, along with a dozen news organizations and charity funds (慈善基金), finally set up the free lunch program.
Local teachers and foundation workers calculated that one lunch for one child costs 3 yuan. People can donate for a meal, a month’s worth of meals,
or a year’s worth of meals for children on the
Internet by going to https://www.doczj.com/doc/3213974128.html, /.
According to the China Development Research
Foundation(基金会), there are about 23 million
resident students (住宿生) in central and western
rural areas. Many of them come from poor families and
can’t afford nutritious lunches. Now, schools with
kids that can’t afford lunch can apply for help
through the free lunch program’s official website.
In half a year, the program has raised more than
16 million yuan, providing free lunches for poor
students in 77 schools. 24汉字 279 w
53. The free lunch program was started by _____.
A. a student in a primary school
B. a journalist at the Phoenix Weekly
C. a primary school teacher
D. 500 reporters and some charity funds
54. In Paragraph 2, the word “lessen” best means _____ in the context.
A. giving a lesson
B. stopping the feeling of thirst
C. making the feeling of hunger smaller
D. stopping the feeling of hunger
55. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Many of the 23 million resident students can’t afford nutritious lunches.
B. In poor areas, each child needs just three yuan for a lunch.
C. More than 16 million yuan reached the free lunch program soon.
D. A poor student can go to a special site on the Internet for free lunches.
D
Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. Our skin color depends to a great extent on how much sunshine we get.
During the cold winter months, people keep themselves covered. A group of light-colored people will all seem to be pretty much the same color in these months. But when summer arrives and they go to the b eaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and a few will not tan at all. Each one has inherited a different ability to tan.
Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because the peasant had a tan.
During the Industrial Revolution things changed. Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines, and mills. Working for long hours in dingy-lit factories and mines made their skins pale. Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel to sunny countries. They had the leisure to lie around on the beaches and get a tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sunlamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the i nvention of pills and lotion (乳液) that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight. These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore.
A rich man can spend hundreds of dollars on a vacation in the sunny West India and get his suntan there. But his lowest-paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle of a few cents.
So there are three answers to the question "Where does our color come from?" It comes from the genes we inherit. It comes from the conditions in which we live. And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner. 364 w
56. What can we infer from the passage?
A. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable.
B. In the past, English peasants had the same tan as the noblemen.
C. The more we lie on the beach, the more tanned our skins get.
D. At one time people needed a tan skin to show they were wealthy.
57. What does the word “tan” in Paragraph 2 best mean?
A. Getting thirsty.
B. Getting tired.
C. Getting hot.
D. Getting brown.
58. How many different ways do western people use to give their skin a tan?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
59. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Our skin color depends on how much sunshine we get.
B. Our skin color changes with the conditions in which we live.
C. Our skin color depends on where and how we live besides heredity.
D. People’s attitude towards their skin color changes with time and people.
2012朝阳 C
Many heart attacks (心肌梗塞) are not as easy to discover as shown on television. In fact, there are some people who present few or no symptoms (征兆) when they are having a heart attack. However, the common symptoms are chest pain (疼痛), shortness of breath, breaking out in cold sweat (汗). Not getting to the hospital in time may result in death.
The symptoms of a heart attack are not as clear in women as they are in men. Women may experience breathlessness, fast heart beating, light-headedness, chest pain, neck and shoulder pain and un usual tiredness. Heart attacks with few or no symptoms seem to be more common in women than men.
The early warning symptoms of a heart attack usually last for at least 20 minutes, during which women may experience one or more symptoms. These include:
Pain in chest
A heart attack usually causes discomfort or pain in the cent er of the chest, which lasts for more than 20 minutes and is usually with a lot of cold sweat. The pain may come on suddenly, start slowly, develop over minutes, or come and go. Women usually have lighter chest pains and so may not take this symptom seriously.
Pain spreading
The chest discomfort may spread to the neck and throat, shoulders, the back, arms and even to wrists and hands.
Discomfort in the upper body
Some people don’t get chest pain-only discomfort in parts of the upper body, including back o r neck pain. There may be a feeling of choking (阻塞) in the throat, or the arms may feel heavy.
Unusual symptoms
There may be shortness of breath or some difficulty breathing, a cold sweat, or a feeling of being light-headed.
Lots of tiredness
A study of 515 women found that the most common early warning symptom of a heart attack in
英语试卷第 1 页（共 8 页） 英语试卷第 2 页（共 8 页） 北京市 2019 年初中毕业暨一模考试 英 语 试 卷 2019.4 知识运用（共 14 分） 一、单项填空。（共 6 分，每小题 0.5 分） 从下面各题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Terry and I are good friends. are in the same class. A ．He B ．She C ．We D ．They 2．Peter often plays basketball his classmates on weekends. A ．from B ．with C ．for D ．to 3．My back hurt badly I went to see a doctor. A ．so B ．or C ．and D ．but 4.I think swimming is than running. A ．interesting B ．more interesting C ．most interesting D ．the most interesting 5．Jack to university in England next September. A ．goes B ．went C ．will go D ．has gone 6．My grandma usually dumplings for me on Sundays. A ．makes B ．made C ．is making D ．will make 7．Please keep quiet! My little brother now. A ．sleeps B ．slept C ．is sleeping D ．was sleeping 8.I a math exam yesterday afternoon. It was quite dif?cult. A ．have B ．had C ．am having D ．will have 9.I my cousins since 2016. I miss them very much. A ．don't see B ．didn't see C ．won't see D ．haven't seen 10．— I come back to school before 10 o'clock? — No, you needn't. A ．Must B ．Can C ．May D ．Should 11. Some new computers to that village school last month. A ．give B ．are given C ．gave D ．were given 12．— Excuse me, could you tell me ? — Sorry, sir. I wasn't there at that time yesterday. A ．how the accident happens B ．how does the accident happen C ．how the accident happened D ．how did the accident happen 二、完形填空。（共 8 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Reading didn't really change my life until I saw it change the life of a child. Marcus was a quiet boy who lived with his mother in a shelter ( 收 容 所 ) for the poor. Because he was the weakest 13 in his class, he became one of my Reading Help students. Marcus knew letters but couldn't read at all. However, he worked very hard and made progress very 14 . I often gave him books to take home every night so that he could read them with his mother. One day, Marcus didn't bring his books back. He looked so 15 that he was about to cry. When asked why, he told me that someone had taken his book bag during the night. I put my arm around his shoulders and 16 that I would give him more books to take home. "Maybe the person who took your books," I said, "will become a good reader just like you." A few weeks later, I learned Marcus and his mother were being moved to a different shelter across town for safety. I began to 17 what his future would be if he couldn't ?nish the program. Marcus' mother was worried too, so she put him on public transportation every day and sent him all the way across town to 18 with me. Marcus finally graduated from the program as a strong reader. We had a small celebration and I gave him a book to keep. That was the last time I saw Marcus. Although I may never see him again, I'm certain that learning to read changed his life forever. The 19 certainly changed mine. Since then, I've taught many struggling readers, from ages 5 to 75. Each student has increased my love for teaching reading. Each one reminds me what a/an 20 it is to be a teacher working with struggling readers, and how happy it is to see lives changed forever by the simple joy of reading. 学校 班级 姓名 考号 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题 13．A ．runner B ．speaker C ．reader D ．leader 14．A ．quickly B ．slowly C ．carefully D ．seriously 15．A ．happy B ．sad C ．tired D ．funny 16．A ．warned B ．reminded C ．provided D ．promised 17．A ．worry B ．prove C ．argue D ．understand 18．A ．live B ．meet C ．deal D ．agree 19．A ．mind B ．notice C ．book D ．experience 20．A ．love B ．action C ．honor D ．memory
阅读理解整体分析 选材 ①阅读材料通常在150~250词之间 ②选材广泛,具有浓厚的时代气息 ③阅读语段生动活泼,语句富子变化 命题原则 ①要求考生既能理解具体的事实,也能理解抽象的概念; ②要求考生既能理解文章的表层意思,也能理解文章的深层含义; ③要求考生既能理解某句、某段的意思,也能理解全篇的逻辑关系; 中考阅读理解的应试策略 在解答阅读理解题时,要根据如下步骤进行解题。 1.浏览问题明确要求 先了解文章后面所要解决的问题再去看文章,能使思路更加清晰,做到心中有数。 2.略读全文,了解梗概 略读就是在尽可能短的时间内把握文章或段落的内容,略读时要特别注意主题。 3.通读寻读猎取信息 寻读时可把与答题无关的内容一扫而过,而与答题有关的重要信息要认真读。 4逐条分析,对号入座 即把寻读时所获得的信息与答题要求结合起来,逐条进行分析,对号人座。 5.复读全文,验证答案 再次仔细阅读全文,进一步加深对文章的理解,核实所选内容是否正确。 阅读理解不同题型解题技巧 基于不同的考查目的,阅读理解题通常可分类为“细节理解题”“主且大意题”“词义猜测题”与“推理判断题”,不同的考查目的,会有不同的设题特点可使用不同的解题技巧。 一、细节理解题解题技巧 细节理解题主要是考查who, what, which, when, where等文章细节些细节理解题比较简单,只需浏览文中所叙述的事实或细节,就可以作答。 但一些细节理解题则需要通过语句的同义或反义转换来考查学生对英语的理解能力,对文中个别难词、关键词、词组或句子作出解释或需要对有关的上下文提供的语境和信息、甚至对整篇文章的内容建立准确、立体的理解和判断。这些题的难度较大解答细节理解题时,要先看题于,然后带着问题读文章。同学们做这类题时可以边读边做记号,加强阅读的针对性提高做题的准确率, 1.语义转换题一跳读查找法。语义转换题通常考查对某句话或某几包话的理解，可根据题干内容从原文中找到相关句子,然后进行比较和分析,并确定最佳答案运用跳读查找法时,要特别注意试题及其选项与原文之间的语义变换,如同义变换、概念解析、归纳事实等 2.生活应用题一常识理解法。生活应用题要求学生在读懂文章的基础上结合定的生活常识进行判断。但有些时候,一些常识性判断题,甚至只看题干,就可选出最佳答案。 3.细节排序题一首尾定位法。这种试题要求学生根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系,找出事件发生的正确顺序,做此类题时可采用“首尾定位第一个动作和最后一个动作,迅速缩小选择范围,从而快速选出正确答案 4.寻找值息题一干定位法。快速寻找信息题一般为功能阅读题,主要形式有广告、公告、演出信息、航班时间表、购物就餐等,做这类题时没有必要阅读全文,直采用“题干定位法,根据题干要求,直接从表格中查找相关信息
中考英语阅读理解训练 1 2 1 3 We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can 4 be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds 5 of them. 6 No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and 7 8 only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She 9 is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she w ill 10 11 turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites 12 you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! 13 If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you 14 know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything 15 different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time 16 17 the itching begins, and she has flown away. 18 And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, 19 20 on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. And then 21 what happens? 22 23 1. “Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese. 24 A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子
2020届中考英语阅读理解50篇 (绝对精品训练题，接近实战考题，值得下载练习) 1 When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest. Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw t he rest away. 1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______. A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud 2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way. B. They only ate its best part. C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece. 3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______. A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money
考生须知 · 2018年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英语试卷 姓名准考证号考场号座位号 1.本试卷共10页，共五道大题，39道小题，满分60分。考试时间90分钟。 2.， 3.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。 4.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 5.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 6.考试结束，将本试卷、答题卡卡和草稿纸一并交回。 知识运用（共14分） 一、单项填空（共6分，每小题分） 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 brother and I like football. play it together once a week. 【 A. I B. They C. We D. You birthday, Peter! Here’ s a gift you. A. for B. in C. with D. from 3. ---- do you usually go to school, Mary --- By bike. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why people like pandas they are cute. A. though B. if C. while D. because ￥ 5. I go now, or I ll miss my train. A. can B. might C. must D. could is of the three boys, but he is the tallest. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. the youngest likes reading. He picture books with his dad every evening. A. read B. reads C. is reading D. has read , what were you doing at nine Last night -----I a movie in the cinema with my friends. — A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. will watch 9. David a tennis player, He to play tennis when he was six years old. A. begins B.will begin C. began D. has begun
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中考英语句子翻译题专练100题·附详解 前言：:句子翻译=单词,短语，句型+语法。也就是说，翻译句子并不是真的让你自己去翻译，而是要用你学过的单词短语句型来完成一个句子。希望大家能看懂我的话，所以想提高翻译水平，你首要提高的是你的词汇水平和语法能力。大量的输入最后才能输出。 一、根据所给中文，完成相应的英语句子，每空限填一词： 1. 多喝水，这对你的健康有好处。 Drink more water. It _______ _______ _______ your health. 2. 昨天直到雨停了孩子们才离开学校。 The children _______ leave school _______ the rain stopped yesterday. 3. 非常感谢邀请我参加你的聚会。 _______ ______ _______ _______ asking me to your party. 4. 钥匙是金属做的，用来锁门。 The key _______ _______ ______ metal and _______ ______ ______ door. 5. 你们想拿回你们的电视机，是吗 You want to ________ your TV set ________, _______ you 6. 天太冷了，不能去游泳。 It's too cold _________ ________ ________. 7. 我和她年龄一样大。 I'm _______ _______ ________ ________ _______ 8. 丽丽叫我不要忘记告诉她母亲这条好消息。
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中考英语阅读理解100篇：中考英语阅读理解真题及答案（1） Edward rose early on the New-year morning. He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family. Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore. He left the house with a light heart, expecting to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family. “I wish you a Happy New Year.” said Edward, as he was passing on. The man shook his head. “You are no t from this country.” said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak his language. But he pointed to his mouth and to the children shaking with cold, as if (好像) to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.” Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble. He took out his dollars and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. They were excited and said something in their language, which doubtless meant, “We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.” When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. “I have bought no books”, said he. “I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hu ngry then.” He went on, “I think I can wait for my books till next New Year.” “My dear boy,” said his father, “here are some books for you, more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift” “I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family. It was nice for a little boy to do so. Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year.” 48. Edward expected to _________ with the money he got from his father. A. help the poor family B. buy something to eat C. buy some pretty books D. learn another language 49. Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him A. He couldn’t understand the boy B. He wouldn’t accept the money C. He didn’t like the boy’s language D. He was too cold to say anything
2018年北京中考英语试题 1. My brother and I like football. play it together once a week. A. I B. They C. We D. You you. 2. Happy birthday, Peter! Here’s a gift A. for B. in C. with D. from 3. ——do you usually go to school, Mary? ——By bike. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why 4. Many people like pandas they are cute. A. though B. if C. while D. because 5. I go now, or I'll miss my train. A. can B. might C. must D. could 6. Tony is of the three boys, but he is the tallest. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. the youngest 7. Bill likes reading. He picture books with his dad every evening. A. read B. reads C. is reading D. has read 8. ——Paul, what were you doing at nine Last night? ——I a movie in the cinema with my friends. A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. will watch 9. David a tennis player,He to play tennis when he was six years o1d. A. begins B. will begin C. began D. has begun
中考英语阅读理解专项复习经典 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读理解 Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne（凡尔纳） as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but from his early 20s Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth（1864） and From the Earth to the Moon（1865）. In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many predictions（预言）for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and air conditioning, a long time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich. Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies. 20, 000 Leagues under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first time that Disney movie had used real actors instead of cartoon drawings. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time! （1）What does the phrase "the father of science fiction" mean? A. The father who has several children. B. The man who loves science and inventions. C. The writer whose father wrote science fiction. D. The man who first started writing science fiction successfully. （2）What encouraged Jules Verne to write more stories? A. The plays he wrote for the theater. B. The encouragement from his father. C. The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon. D. The scientific subjects in his stories. （3）Why were Jules Verne's books very popular in the 19th century? A. Because his books made him rich and famous. B. Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time. C. Because his books were the subjects for many movies. D. Because many people were interested in science and inventions. （4）Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg? A. Five Weeks in a Balloon. B. Around the World in Eighty Days. C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth. D. From the Earth to the Moon. （5）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The space flight Verne described was different from others. B. The main characters in Verne's books are always on time. C. Jules Verne only wrote in the 19th century. D. Many of the predictions in Verne's stories came true.
中考英语句子翻译题专练100题·附详解 前言：:句子翻译=单词,短语,句型+语法。也就是说,翻译句子并不是真的让你自己去翻译,而是要用你学过的单词短语句型来完成一个句子。希望大家能看懂我的话,所以想提高翻译水平,你首要提高的是你的词汇水平和语法能力。大量的输入最后才能输出。 一、根据所给中文,完成相应的英语句子,每空限填一词： 1. 多喝水,这对你的健康有好处。 Drink more water. It _______ _______ _______ your health. 2. 昨天直到雨停了孩子们才离开学校。 The children _______ leave school _______ the rain stopped yesterday. 3. 非常感谢邀请我参加你的聚会。 _______ ______ _______ _______ asking me to your party. 4. 钥匙是金属做的,用来锁门。 The key _______ _______ ______ metal and _______ ______ ______ door. 5. 你们想拿回你们的电视机,是吗？ You want to ________ your TV set ________, _______ you? 6. 天太冷了,不能去游泳。 It's too cold _________ ________ ________. 7. 我和她年龄一样大。 I'm _______ _______ ________ ________ _______ 8. 丽丽叫我不要忘记告诉她母亲这条好消息。 Lily asked me _______ _______ _______ ______ tell her mother the good news. 9. 昨天当我到达电影院时,电影已经开始半小时了。 When I ______ ______ the cinema yesterday, the film _______ _______ ______ for half an hour. 10. 晚饭后为什么不去散步呢？ _______ _______ _______ out for a walk after supper? 二、根据所给中文,完成相应的英语句子,每空所填词数不限： 1. 躺在床上看书对你的眼睛有害。Reading in bed _______. 2. 中华人民共和国成立于1949年。The PRC _______ in 1949. 3. 我今天为你买了一件新衬衫。为什么不试一下？ I bought a new shirt for you today. _______? 4. 我认为他明天不会来参加会议的。
中考英语阅读理解本章综合与测试（解析版）经典1 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．根据短文内容选择正确答案。 C Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman （垃圾清理工） Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman!” Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red. “Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be thankful to Jodie’s father.” Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time. Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?” Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.” The place really smell too go od. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes you won’t smell a thing.” said her father. Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck. It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soom got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy. “Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and cle an. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.” Jodie give her dirty, smeely garbageman daddy a big kiss（吻）. She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbagegirl!” Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!” （1）What happened in My Swale’s class? A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful. B. He asked an improper question. C. Jodie gave an honest answer. D. Jodie was laughed at. （2）Why did Jodie’s fathe r take her to his workplace? A. To make Jodie calm down B. To prove how dirty his job was.C To help Jodie learn about his job. C. To help Jodie learn about his job. D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.