中考英语阅读理解训练1We know the mosquito very well.Mosquitoes fly everywhere.They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.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 only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs.She 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 will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen.You’re different from the others!If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know.She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything 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 the itching begins, and she has flown away.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, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.And then what happens?1.“Mosquito”means _______ in Chinese.A.苍蝇B.蜻蜓C.跳蚤D.蚊子2.We know mosquitoes very well because ___________.A.they can be found easilyB.they fly here and thereC.there are many kinds of themD.they can fly3.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.A.get angry with youB.be afraid of youC.make a lot of noiseD.choose another one4.The mosquito bites you _________.A.when you’re asleepB.because you have choose itC.too quickly to let you knowD.but doesn’t like you5.Which of the following sentences is wrong?A.The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.B.You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.C.Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.D.All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.2At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving.Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright.Think about all the water faucets (水龙头) in the toilet.Think about all the air conditioning in summer.Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!Many things at the mall use energy.Electric lights, infrared (红外感应) faucets andair-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean.More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright.When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as ing fewer lights means using less energy.You step up to the water faucet.The water starts to flow.You don’t have to touch a thing.Why do malls have such fancy faucets? The answer is simple.They save water.Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash.Infrared faucets turn themselves off.1._____ is a hot topic for a big mall．A. To spend moneyB. To Save energyC. To keep the mall brightD. To buy things2. What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?A. How to save water when using infrared faucets irl the mall.B. How to save energy when using air—conditioners in the mail．C. How to save money When shopping in the mail.3. The best title for the passage is _______.A. Lights, faucets and air—conditionersB.Spending less moneyC．Energy saving at the mall D.A hot topic3I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters.Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother.“But the desk,”she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry.I knew she loved me; she showed it in action.But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened.And a gulf opened between us.I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”.But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.As years passed I had my own family.I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family.I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she didforgive(原谅) me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer.None came.My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened.I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother.I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose.Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.A.after Mother diedB.before she became a writerC.when she was a childD.when Mother gave it to her2.The passage shows that ______.A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had doneC.mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words3.The word “gulf”in the passage means ______.A.deep understanding between the old and the youngB.different ideas between the mother and the daughterC.free talks between mother and daughterD.part of the sea going far in land4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?A.She had never received the letter.B.For years, she often talked about the letter.C.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D.She read the letter again and again till she died.5.What’s the best title of the passage?A.My letter to MotherB.Mother and ChildrenC.My mother’s DeskD.Talks between Mother and Me4Here are some tips (建议) on how to stay safe in earthquakes (地震).1. Stay inside and duck and cover.Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway.Cover your head and neck with your arms.2．Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby.Cover your head and neck with your arms.3. Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines (电杆) if outdoors。
