2020-2021年中考英语阅读理解压轴题分类汇编
一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）
1．阅读理解
"Without music, life would be a mistake, "famous German philosopher（哲学家）Friedrich
Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some
American schools have cut music classes to control budgets（预算）.
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1, 000 teachers.
Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times.
In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music
classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That's partly
because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn't tested. Many students are busy
with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial（有益的）in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks,
according to Kenneth K. Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood
music
development
program. For example, when playing the piano, people
see music notes
and decode（解码）them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these
things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good
at playing music：Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in
playing the piano.
（1）Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ____.
A. they were too difficult to learn B. students in the US weren't interested in music
C. the schools wanted to control budgets D. there weren't enough music teachers in the US
（2）In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word "them" refer to（指代）?
A. Students in Chicago. B. Public schools. C. Parents in Chicago. D. Fired teachers.
（3）How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
（4）What's the writer's opinion according to this passage?
A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools.
C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isn't a very important life skill for us.
【答案】 （1）C
（2）D
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了很多地区削减了音乐课以控制预算，这是不合适的，因为音乐在许多方面都是有益的。
（1）细节题。根据some American schools have cut music classes to control budgets可知美国的一些学校停课，因为学校想控制预算，故选C。
（2）词义猜测题。根据Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1, 000 teachers...10 percent of the teachers taught art or music 芝加哥公立学校解雇了1000多名教师……10%的教师教授艺术或音乐，可知them指代被解雇的教师，故选D。
（3）细节题。根据 Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in
playing the piano 爱因斯坦拉小提琴，德国物理学家马克斯·普朗克擅长弹钢琴可知文章提到了2名擅长演奏音乐的科学家，故选B。
（4）推理题。根据 Music has a special connection with science as well 音乐也与科学有着特殊的联系 可知作者的观点是音乐是我们生活的一大部分，故选C。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。
2．阅读理解
A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery（外科手术）.He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly.
On seeing him, the father cried out, "Why did you take all this time to come？Don't you know
that my son is in danger？Don't you have any sense of duty？"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could
after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work."
"Calm down？！What if your son was in this room right now？Would you calm down？If your
own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do？"said the father angrily. The
doctor smiled again and replied, "We will do our best and you should also pray for your son's
healthy life."
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily, "Thank goodness！Your
son is saved！"And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying,
"If you have any questions, ask the nurse."
"Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state？"shouted the father
when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.
The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident.
He was at the burial（葬礼）when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved
your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."
（1）What did the doctor do after he received the call for the surgery?
A. He asked another doctor to do his duty.
B. He went to the hospital as soon as possible.
C. He discussed the boy's state with the father.
D. He waited until his son's burial was finished.
（2）The father shouted at the doctor because he thought .
A. he had waited too long B. no one cared for his son
C. the doctor was cold to him D. the surgery took a long time
（3）Who told the truth to the father in the end？
A. The doctor. B. The nurse. C. His son. D. A patient.
