2019年中考英语阅读理解实战训练及答案

2019年中考英语阅读理解+完形填空真题训练试卷(名师精选全国真题+答案，值得下载练习)一、阅读理解。

A（2019中考保健与健康类选练）Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce the chance of becomingshort-sighted, a research shows. It challenges the belief(信念) that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.The Australian government researchers believe that the sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They compared the vision(视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted—this rate(比率) was ten times higher than Australian children.Both groups spend a similar amount(数量) of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However the Singaporean children spent an average (平均) of only half an hour a day outdoors—90 minutes less than the Australian children.Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s vision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playingoutside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical(化学物质) which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted.So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or having sports.1. How much time did the Australian children spend outdoors on average according tothe research?A. 30 minutes.B. 60 minutes.C. 90 minutes.D. 120 minutes.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. If people spend less time outdoors they will certainly become short-sighted.B. There are fewer short-sighted Singaporean Children than Australian children becausethey have more knowledge of protecting their eyesight.C. There will be fewer risks of getting short-sighted if people spend two or three hoursa day playing outside.D. When people begin to go to school they will become long-sighted.3. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?A. Why natural daylight has a special chemical.B. Why daylight prevents people from becoming short-sighted.C. Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light.D. What the special chemical which can stop eyeballs from growing out of shape is.参考答案1. D 2. C 3. BBDifferent countries have many different kinds of climate (气候)．And in one big country people in different areas may often have different kinds of climates as well.The United States has many different kinds of climate.On the northwest coast (海岸)，the temperature changes very little between summer and winter.It is not hot or cold all the year around.But the people in the north central states have a very different kind of climate.In those states，people wear light clothes in summer，and in winter they need to wear heavy woolen clothes. In the southwest coast of the United States，temperatures in summer are very different from those in winter.Summer is usually hot，and winter is usually cold.In spring the temperatures are warm，and in fall temperatures are cool.Many years ago，people in the cold parts of the United States didn't often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the summer.Today，however，trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to the cold parts of the United States.In this way，Americans“send their climates”to people in other states.()6. The summer and winter temperatures are almost the same ______.A. in the northeast of the United StatesB. on the north central statesC. in the west of the United StatesD. on the northwest coast()7. In the north central states people wear ______ clothes in summer and ______clothes during the winter.A. silk; lightB. light; heavy wollenC. wool; cottonD. wool; silk()8. The word “temperature”in this passage means “______” in Chinese.A. 湿度B. 脾气C. 气候D. 温度()9. Today people ______ can get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.A. in the north central statesB. in every part of the United StatesC. in the cold parts of the United StatesD. in the southwest part of the United States ()10. From the passage we know that the climate of the United States ______.A. is always very coldB. is warm in winterC. is widely differentD. changes very little between summer and winter参考答案6～10 D B D C CC（2019中考科普环保类选练）Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头）introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.（平台）They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography. Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education? 1. What can we find this kind of passage?A. In a magazineB. In a science bookC. In the newspaperD. In a textbook2. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.B. Because they can store many subjects.C. Because we don’t need to do homework.D. Both A and B.3. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.A. Every coin has two sidesB. There is some good newsC. There is some bad news C. We have to catch it.4. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?A. He completely agreed with itB. He thinks high school students like it.C. He likes it so much that he buys one.D. He doesn’t tell us.5. How will the writer continue this passage?A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.参考答案CDADB二、语法选择。

2019年中考英语阅读理解真题实战练习(名师剖析解题技巧+真题实战练习，建议下载练习)时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018永州)流行词——点赞、任性、秒杀、土豪As the Internet is developing fast, more and more new words and phrases have been created in Chinese. Here are some examples.One of the most popular words is Dianzan, which is often used when you quite agree with someone. Another example is Renxing. When you say somebody is Renxing, you mean that they will do whatever they like. The phrase Miaosha first came from online shopping, which means you can complete your shopping orders before others. But now it's widely used when you achieve your purpose in a very short time. If you describe somebody as a Tuhao, you mean that he is very rich.You can find lots of such new Chinese words. Keep learning and you'll know more about Chinese culture.()1. When you quite agree with someone, you may say________．A. RenxingB. MiaoshaC. Dianzan()2. What does Renxing mean in English?A. Someone can complete his/her shopping orders before others.B. Someone will do whatever he/she likes.C. He/She is very rich.()3. How many kinds of Internet language are mentioned in thepassage?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.()4. What does the underlined word “purpose” mean in Chinese?A. 目标B. 讨论C. 成功()5. Which of the following is Right according to the passage?A. Now, fewer and fewer words and phrases have been created in Chinese.B. Miaosha has been created two meanings in Chinese.C. You can find lots of new Chinese words without learning.Passage 2(2018娄底)“20国集团”峰会在杭州举行Hangzhou, the capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, is one of China's finest and most popular tourist places. The city is ready to hold the two­day 2018 G20 Summit(“20国集团”峰会) from September 4.The city has been trying its best to greet the coming Summit. The new hotels for Chinese and foreign leaders, as well as the rebuilding and improvement of some old streets, are almost finished. The riverbanks(河岸) of the Qiantang River are made much more beautiful with colorful lights.We saw the 100-day countdown(倒计时) on May 27, 2018. More than 5，000 staff(工作人员) and volunteers are preparing for the summit.()1. From the passage, we can know that Hangzhou is________．A. the capital of East ChinaB. the biggest city in ChinaC. one of the most famous places for the Chinese tourists()2. When will the 2016 G20 Summit end in Hangzhou?A. September 2.B. September 4.C. September 5.()3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Chinese and foreign leaders will live in new hotels when attending the Summit.B. Hangzhou is trying to rebuild all the old streets.C. Hangzhou is becoming more and more beautiful now.()4. How many staff and volunteers are getting prepared for the Summit?A. Over 5，000.B. Less than 5，000.C. More than 500.()5. Where does this reading material most probably come from?A. A story book.B. A newspaper.C. A text book.Passage 3(2018滨州)二孩政策的好处China is a great country with the largest population in the world. In order to solve the population problem，our government carried_out one-child policy (政策) before. When it is carried out for some time, many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages.From 2018, two-child policy is put into effect. In my opinion, two-child policy is good. First of all, two-child policy is the gift for some only child. For some families, maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child. Besides the loneliness of their child，when their child grows up and they grow older, their child marry an only child girl, the burden (负担) on their child and his wife is too heavy. Their child and his wife have to take care of two couples. Usually, a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult. But if their parents have two children, they can share the burden of taking care of their parents. It would be much better. Secondly, two-child policy can guarantee (保证) the number of Chinese population.All in all, one-child policy has been out of date. And two-child policy is needed and necessary. It can solve the problems of nowadays (现在) and the future.()1. Which country has the largest population in the world?A. America.B. Britain.C. China.D. Japan.()2. The underlined phr ase “carried_out”in Paragraph 1 means “________” in Chinese.A. 携带B. 取消C. 禁止D. 实行()3. Our government carried out one-child policy before in order to ________．A. solve the population problemB. take care of two old couplesC. share the burden of taking care of their parentsD. argue that two-child policy should be put into effect()4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. One-child policy has its advantages and disadvantages.B. It's easy for a young couple to look after an old couple.C. China is a great country with the largest population in the world.D. For some families, maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child before 2018.()5. What's the main idea of this passage?A. Two-child policy is needed and necessary.B. Our government carried out one-child policy.C. Two-child policy is the gift for some only child.D. Two-child policy can guarantee the number of Chinese population.Passage 4(2018咸宁)“9页手绘步骤”教父母玩微信Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9­page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology，” he said.Zhang's experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, saysZhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it's possible that children know more than their parents do.According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.In Zhang Ming's eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out？” said Zhang.()1. According to the passage, Zhang's parents can't ________ with the “WeChat guide”．A. make video callsB. send messagesC. grab the red envelopesD. take pictures()2. Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays?A. Because parents teach the children about almost everything.B. Because children can ask more older generations for help.C. Because parents are getting old.D. Because children can get more information by using new technologies.()3. What does the under lined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean?A. teacherB. connectionC. treasureD. conversation()4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Zhang Ming's “WeChat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.B. 40% of parents learn about new technologies from their children all over the world in 2014.C. 56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINIC.D. Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more newtechnologies.()5. What's the best title of the passage?A. Ways of using new technologyB. Kids can also teach parentsC. How parents connect to the worldD. Ways to get informationPassage 5(2018荆州)人工智能——AlphaGoWho is smarter, human being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能)? The question swept the world a few months ago. In March 2018, AlphaGo, an AI program developed by Google, had the Go(围棋) match with Lee Sedol, a South Korean Go player. He is the world top player of this old Chinese game.In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的)human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4－1.In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didn't think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind. However, the result was disappointing. As a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses.AlphaGo's wins over a human champion(冠军) show that computers can do more difficult tasks. Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But scientists say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. Thomas Johnson, a scientist of AI said, “I t's not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation.” And we believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world.()1. The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to ________．A. get the reader to think about AIB. draw the reader's attention to AlphaGoC. show how AI is usually testedD. tell the reader AI has over the human brain()2. What was the result of the match?A. Google program beat AlphaGo.B. Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4－1.C. Lee Sedol was beaten.D. Neither side won the match.()3. —Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner?—Because ________．A. computers had weaknesses and also got tiredB. AlphaGo only beat a human Go player onceC. the Go game was invented by Chinese peopleD. computers were not so smart as a human()4. What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with?A. AI does better than humans in every situation.B. It's hard for AI to beat the human at everything.C. The development of AI could be harmful one day.D. AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions.Passage 6(2018荆门)如何应对校园暴力？Every school seems to have a “bully”(欺凌). In fact, bullying goes on in schools all over the world. Bullying is a common situation at school. We need to get to know more about bullying.Who gets picked on(被选择)? Bullies pick on people they think don't fit in—someone who “looks different” or isn't as “smart” or as “rich”. For example, shy kids often get picked on because of their characters. Physically hitting someone is the most obvious(明显的) form of bullying, but insulting(侮辱), gossiping(说闲话) and making fun of others are also usual forms of bullying.What can you do to stop bullying? If you are the bully, think about how your actions hurt others. You can't build yourself up by putting others down. When you're feeling stressed orangry, find acceptable ways to deal with your frustrations.If you are the victim(受害者), tell a trusted adult and get some help. Many times adults can find ways to solve the problem. Here is some wise advice:●Ignore(忽略) the bully and walk away.●Hold your temper(脾气). Maybe the bully wants you to explode(发怒)．●Don't fight physically. It may lead to more violence(暴力)．●Practice confidence even if you have to pretend it.●Talk with parents or teachers about it. They are sure to help you solve the problem.●Make true friends at school. That may be helpful.()1. According to the passage, what's going on at school in the world?A. Being late.B. Bullying.C. Being angry.D. Fighting with teachers.()2. Who may be bullied at school easily?A. The person who is smart.B. The person who doesn't gossip.C. The person who is shy.D. The person who often gossips.()3. As a student, how can you stop bullying?A. Think less about the results of your actions.B. Build yourself up by insulting others.C. Deal with your frustrations by fighting with others.D. Deal with your stress or anger in acceptable ways.()4. What can a student do to avoid being a victim?A. Don't ignore the bully and face it.B. Don't talk to parents about it directly.C. Make more good friends at school.D. Fight physically if he or she can't hold temper.Passage 7(2018滨州)在网络平台“晒食物”的坏处We can't remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not.We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took, __▲__. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them！” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.()1. From the passage, what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?A. People talk about their Weibo or WeChat.B. People learn from each other how to cook dishes.C. People like taking photos with friends or families.D. People take photos of food and post them before eating.()2.Which of the following can be put in the __▲__ in Paragraph 3?A. the less cheerful they becameB. the less delicious the food seemed to themC. the more interested they were in the foodD. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or WeChat()3.What does the fourth paragraph talk about?A. The reasons for checking your mobiles.B. The ways of posting the photos onto the Internet.C. The tips(提示)of making others like your photos on the Weibo.D. Some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals.()4. Which of the following is the writer's opinion?A. We take our mobiles and click when a dish comes.B. We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal.C. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.D. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.()5. What can we learn from the passage?A. Take photos of food in order to have a wonderful life.B. Take photos of delicious food and share them with others.C. Remember to have dinner with our family and friends at home.D. Enjoy the life with people around us instead of taking photos of food.Passage 8(2018泰州)表情符号受欢迎Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to communicate online? For example, “Happy Birthday” has become a cake with lit candles. And “I am happy” has become a smiling face.Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan.According to a survey of a mobile technology company, 6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day. Last year, 20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and17 percent of those used in the US was the icon . It became the most widely-used icon in 2015.Emojis are now used as “a new form of expression”，and one which can cross language barriers(障碍). “Emojis are popular among millennials,_who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s, because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are ‘flexible(灵活的) and show meanings beautifully’”，president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural.Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce(劳动力), emojis have been more accepted in the workplace. For many people, the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream(主流) society. In the digital age, emojis are “how most people communicate and show their personality many times every day.”But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing. Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said that the success of emojis is “a step back for humans”，hurting people's ability to use languages.“There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures—the written word is necessary to ex press your ideas and feelings to their highest level.” he said.Do you feel or about emojis?()1. What emoji is “Happy Birthday” according to the passage?A. B. C. D.()2. Where were emojis invented?A. In Japan.B. In China.C. In the UK.D. In the US.()3. What does the underlined word “millennials” is the 3rd paragraphmean in Chinese?A. 80后B. 00后C. 独生子女D. 千禧一代()4. Why are emojis popular among millennials?A. Because emojis limit what they say with pictures.B. Because they think emojis are a step back for humans.C. Because 6 billion emojis are used in text messages every day.D. Because young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things.()5. The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by ________.A. telling storiesB. explaining the word “emojis”C. listing numbersD. making comparisons(比较)Passage 9(2018淄博)加拿大森林大火引发全社会救援On May 1, a wildfire started in a forest near the Alberta town of Fort McMurray in Canada. Within two days, the fire grew larger and the people who lived in Fort McMurray had to leave their homes. While there have been very few people injured(伤害) by the large fire itself, it has been harmful to the community.Canadians in other places have been helping by sending money and donations to the Red Cross. Many people in Alberta have taken in people from Fort McMurray, letting them stay in their homes for free until the fire is put out. Many firefighters are needed to fight the fire and some of them have come from other parts of Canada to help. The brave firefighters were able to save 25，000 homes as well as the hospital and all of the town's schools, according to CBC news.There have been thousands of other acts of kindness towards the people of Fort McMurray. Some musicians, such as Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle, are holding special concerts, with the money going to Fort McMurray people. And companies have been helping, as well. Beer-maker Labatt filled thousands of cans with water—instead of beer—and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray.The fire is huge, spreading over more than 229，000 hectares(公顷), but firefighters say they believe they are starting to get it under control—it is becoming smaller instead of spreading.()1. How many people have been injured by the large fire itself?A. 25，000.B. Very few.C. 229，000.D. Many.()2. In this passage, the underlined word “donations” means ________．A. 捐赠物B. 礼物C. 吉祥物D. 农作物()3. What did beer-maker Labatt do for the people in Fort McMurray?A. He sent money to the people in Fort McMurry.B. He held a concert and gave the money to the people in Fort McMurray.C. He took in people from Fort McMurray and let them stay in his home for free.D. He filled thousands of cans with water and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray.()4. What is the passage mainly about?A. A big fire in Fort McMurray of Canada.B. The people in Fort McMurray of Canada.C. The firefighters in Fort McMurray of Canada.D. The musicians in Fort McMurray of Canada.,小词典)1．riverbank n. 河岸 2.countdown n．倒计时3．staff n. 工作人员 4.policy n. 政策5．burden n. 负担 6.guarantee v．保证7．older generation 长辈8.champion n．冠军9．bully n．欺凌10.obvious adj. 明显的11．insult v. 侮辱12.gossip v. 说闲话13．victim n．受害者14.ignore v. 忽略15．temper n. 脾气16.explode v．发怒17．violence n．暴力18.barrier n. 障碍19．flexible adj. 灵活的20.workforce n．劳动力21．mainstream n. 主流专项训练十四热点话题Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

2019年中考英语阅读理解真题汇编(带详细解析过程)(名师精讲解题方法与技巧+实战训练，建议下载练习)【考点分析】阅读理解旨在考查学生阅读、理解的能力。

近几年来，中考英语题中的阅读理解材料新颖，题材丰富，考查学生综合推断能力、根据语篇猜单词意思的能力的力度加大，考查学生关注细节的能力占很大部分。

所以学生往往要么没能正确理解语篇中某些句子的意思，在细节题上丢分，要么就是对语篇的整体把握不够，在综合题或者推断题方面丢分。

那么到底怎么做好阅读理解这一题型呢？一、解题思路（一）先读问题，弄清考查要点，以便能带着问题看文章，这样会心中有数，有的放矢。

（二）快速浏览全文，掌握全貌，注意发现与问题有关的信息，如果时间紧，至少要扫视一下起首段和尾段。

再把标题和文章内容结合起来想一想，这样全文大意便清楚了。

此时，不要忙于答题。

（三）细读原文，捕捉相关信息词，掌握短文细节内容。

这是解题的关键，应特别注意以下几点：1．抓住四个"W"和一个"H"，就是边读边用铅笔做些标记，把What (事件)，When （时间），Where（地点），Why（原因），How（经过）划出来。

抓住了四个“W”和一个“H”，就抓住了文章的全貌，一些直接性的问题便可解决。

2．抓住连接词及起关键作用的副词、代词、介词、插入语等。

因为这些词具有因果，让步，递进，转折，指代，列举及承上启下等各种连接上下文的特殊功能。

这对考生分清文章层次，辨明各种关系，了解人物心理，推断作者意图，进行逻辑推理等手段来分析难点，都具有举足轻重的作用。

3．注意领会文章的寓意。

4．根据题意，初选答案。

这一步须仔细审题，领会测试要求，确定解题方法。

对那些明显的，有把握的题可以断然确定，不必把其余三个答案再作推敲而浪费时间：有些略难的题，应再查阅短文（不是重读一遍），迅速找出依据，予以排除。

常用的解题方法有如下几种：①直接解题法。

即从原文中直接找出答案。

2019年中考英语阅读理解专题训练5篇(名师精选全国真题+详细解析答案，值得下载打印练习)【能力选练】 A（2019中考保健与健康类选练）How much sleep is enough?To stay in good health, some expert in the US say, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep. Teenager need nine to ten hours. And pre-school children need more than 10 hours of sleep a night.Experts say the quality(质量)of our sleep becomes poor as we grow older. This happens because the brain unit that controls sleep begins to weaken slowly as we age.Experts say the change starts in our 30s. By the time we reach our 50s, a person may have lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep.These people have trouble failing and staying asleep through the night. From middle age on, these problems only get worse, and they can have a bad effect on their health.Signs that show you may not be getting enough sleep.You’re always hungry or you’ve got unwanted weight. If you are in short of sleep, certain chemicals in your body will not work well and tell your brain in time that you have eaten enough.You have trouble making decisions. Not having enough sleep may make your brain work slower in problem solving.You have trouble remembering things. Sleep helps prepare the brain for new memories.Your feeling changes unreasonably. People who don’t sleep well may feel unable to control their feelings.You are having trouble seeing. If there is a shortage of sleep, you may not be able to see thing as clearly as usual.How to improve your sleep? Here are a few things people can do to get better sleep.Health experts say that exercise and avoiding work on computers make people go to sleep more easily. A cool room is also a good choice for sleeping well.1.What can we learn from the passage?A. With the help of medicine, we can sleep better.B. People begin to have sleep problems in their 40s.C. Teenagers usually need more sleep than adults.D. Few people have sleep problems in their late years.2.The underlined word”effect” in the passage is close in meaning to.A. KnowledgeB. influenceC. excuseD. activity3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a sign that you are not sleeping well?A. You often get hungry.B. Your eyesight is failing.C. You have proper memoryD.You always feel tired.4.It is possible that the article is taken from .A. a middle-school textbookB. a scientific reportC. A magazine on healthD. an ad in the newspaper参考答案1C 2B 3D 4C【能力选练】 BA 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap(南极冰盖最高点) peak on January18. They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A (海穹A). It is 4,039 meters above sea level (海拔).The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples (标本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly100-meter long ice samples from a place about 300 meters under the icecap peak.It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctica and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and environmental changes in this area(地区).The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The system can send out information about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many other things about the weather.The Antarctic icecap makes up 70% of the earth's freshwater (淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the world's weather changes. We can't get this information from other places on the earth because Dome Ais the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.1. How many Chinese first landed on the Antarctic icecap peak?A. 18B. 12C.150D.2002. The team has got about 100-meter long ice samples ___.A. from 150 meters to 200 meters belowB. from a place about 300 meters belowC. from 200 meters to 250 meters belowD. from a place about 150 meters below3.They built a weather study system to get ___.A. the earth's freshwaterB. ice samples from the peakC. information about the weatherD. the news about other countries4. Choose thy right order (顺序) according to this passage.①They built a station to study the changes of the weather.②A Cliinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak.③The Chinese scientists built a weather study system.④They got ice samples from the icecap peak.A.②①④③B.②①③④C.③②①④D.②③④①5. From this passage, we can infer (推断): After the Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak, ___.A. we can go there for holidaysB. the world's weather must be better and betterC. the peak will be the best place for people to live inD. our country will do better in the world's weather research参考答案1－5 BBCAD【能力选练】 CThe total area of land on earth is estimated(估计) as 149 million square kilometres, orabout 29 percent of the total area of the earth.The mean(平均) height of the land is about 750 meters above the sea level.The Eurasian(欧亚的) land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,000 square kilometres. The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometres, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania(大洋州). The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is in Asia.The world’s largest peninsula(半岛) is Arabian, with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres. The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded(环绕) by fresh water is Liha de Maraja(4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island(2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of the Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou Lake, in which there are several island.1. Oceania is made up of ______.A. Tasmania and New ZealandB. AustraliaC. New Guinea and the Pacific IslandsD. all of the above2. The largest island surrounded by fresh water, which has an area of 4,022 square kilometres, is in ______.A. a riverB. a lakeC. a seaD. an ocean3. Lake Huron lies ______.A. in CanadaB. near to CanadaC. partly in CanadaD. in Brazil4. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct relation ship between Manitoulin Island (MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML), and the “several islands”(SL) mentioned at the end of the passage?参考答案1—4 DACD【能力选练】 DIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Some people say the young today only think of themselves. It's not true. In fact more and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays helping others. And they do it without reward. Here are some of their plans.A. watching TVB. playing gamesC. helping othersD. travelling()2. Jason Moore will volunteer to ______ this summer.A. build new hiking paths in the mountainsB. build houses with Special House ProgramC. teach children who have trouble in readingD. help children choose and read books that they like()3. Who is going to help children choose and read books that they like?A. Alice Brown.B. Jason Moore.C. Trish Anderson.D. Mike Brown.()4. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?A. Alice will spend the whole summer living in a tent.B. Jason will breathe the fresh air this summer.C. Trish will have a chance to go to sleep under the stars.D. Jason will build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the rich.()5.Where is the text most probably taken from?A. A novelB. A science bookC. A storybookD. A report参考答案1～5 C B C A D【能力选练】 E1. All the information about the writer must be included except his/her _______.。

2019年中考英语阅读理解专项复习(名师精选真题实战训练+答案，值得下载练习)【实战训练】 A（2019中考保健与健康类选练）Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.wThere are seve ral causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes (基因) and aging(老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while.Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight too. If a person exercises regularly(定期地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.( ) 1. ___________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.A. Taking medicineB. Natural eye careC. Seeing the doctorD. Being happy all the time( ) 2. All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight except ___________.A. computersB. ageC. readingD. height( )3. What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?A. Having a rest after working for a while.B. Eat healthy foods.C. Clean the eyes by using cold water.D. Wear a pair of sunglasses.( ) 4. What do the underlined words “UV rays” mean?A. 闪电B. 沙尘C.紫外线D.超声波( ) 5. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Ways of Eye ExercisesB. Ways of Eye CareC. Ways of Being HappyD. Ways of Being Healthy参考答案1B 2D 3A 4C 5B【实战训练】 B2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：广告布告类请认真阅读下列材料，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2019年中考英语冲刺复习及答案（阅读理解+词汇运用+书面表达）(限时:30分钟)一、阅读理解。

AA 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap(南极冰盖最高点) peak on January18. They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A (海穹A). It is 4,039 meters above sea level (海拔).The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples (标本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly100-meter long ice samples from a place about 300 meters under the icecap peak.It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctica and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and environmental changes in this area(地区).The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The system can send out information about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many other things about the weather.The Antarctic icecap makes up 70% of the earth's freshwater (淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the world's weather changes. We can't get this information from other places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.1. How many Chinese first landed on the Antarctic icecap peak?A. 18B. 12C.150D.2002. The team has got about 100-meter long ice samples ___.A. from 150 meters to 200 meters belowB. from a place about 300 meters belowC. from 200 meters to 250 meters belowD. from a place about 150 meters below3.They built a weather study system to get ___.A. the earth's freshwaterB. ice samples from the peakC. information about the weatherD. the news about other countries4. Choose thy right order (顺序) according to this passage.① They built a station to study the changes of the weather.② A Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak.③ The Chinese scientists built a weather study system.④ They got ice samples from the icecap peak.A.②①④③B.②①③④C.③②①④D.②③④①5. From this passage, we can infer (推断): After the Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak, ___.A. we can go there for holidaysB. the world's weather must be better and betterC. the peak will be the best place for people to live inD. our country will do better in the world's weather research【参考答案】1－5 BBCADB阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

中考英语：阅读理解优选练习题（八）及答案【实战训练】 A（2019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 fre estyle 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 sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Ju st 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, sa id 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 interested in 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 mean s _____________.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 go ld 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DBACA【实战训练】 BHenry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. F ishing. Cheap and interesting.”“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.But four days later, he returned home.“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy count ry life?”“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!”“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”1. How did Henry find out about the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.B. His best friend told him.C. He wrote to the farmer.D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because ______________.A. he didn’t like the country life at allB. the farmer wasn’t friendly to himC. his holiday was overD. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.A. 夸奖B. 说三道四C. 抱怨D. 故弄玄虚4. Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm!B. Have a good time.C. A short holidayD. Henry and the farmer.(A) 假日里，亨利喜欢到海边去旅游。

2019中考英语阅读理解20篇(含答案)阅读理解着重测试学生理解性阅读的能力。

这种阅读要求考生掌握事实、了解细节，同时也要求考生领会深层含义、把握主旨。

1．快读全文，掌握大意阅读理解与完形填空题一样，属“语篇理解”题型，宜先通读全文，初步了解短文的整体框架、主旨大意及作者意向，以获取主要信息和各段中心内容。

2．细读题目，有的放矢细读文后的题目在于审读这些题目是针对什么设计的。

带着问题进行有目的地阅读，可以边阅读边选出考查表层情况试题的答案，从而提高效率。

3．再读全文，掌握细节在初读文章和了解题目要求后细读全文，可用铅笔做标记，把有关的人物、事件、时间、地点、起因划出来。

例如，凡逢人物就圈起来，看后一数，有几个圈就是几个人，一目了然。

经过这样的处理，对文章的内容和细节便会胸有成竹，对事态的发生、发展和解决有了更深入的理解。

4．试选答案，先易后难对那些深度理解的题目(多为主观判断题)，应在查阅短文、找出依据、仔细推敲后，再确定正误。

在选择答案时，有些选项干扰性很强，这时可以采用排除法进行选择；有一部分试题的答案在文中无法直接找到，而要求考生根据已有的常识结合文章来进行判断。

考生在推理时，切不要加入自己的主观印象或加入自己的情感。

在未完全读懂文章时不要匆忙选定答案，抓紧时间在尚未读懂的地方细读几遍，力争通过上下文的联系理解文章再选定答案。

5．复读全文．核对答案要用全文的主题思想核对各题，上下对照，研究其内在的联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核各道题目的答案。

[针对性练习]（一）Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine.How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?a high school in Washington, US had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about 9475.The book was borrowed out of the library o{ the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, US by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father's basement (地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school."I feel very sorry about that," Wayne said."We're very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing," Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.( ) 1. In which year was the book borrowed out of the library of the high school?A. 19:19.B. 1966.C. 1975.D. 2014.( ) 2. What is Gone with the Wind ?A. A library.B. A school.C. A book.D. A magazine.( ) 3. Who offered to send the book Back to the school?A. Wayne's father.B. Wayne.C. Lori's headmaster.D. Lori.(二)Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals.Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope (陆坡). She climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the top, she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was frightened and then looked carefully. "It's a dog and it's dead." she said to herself. It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog's eyes were open. A. thin, dirty bull dog was lookingat her.She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog's mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason,but he didn't respond. She knew that if ahe didn't carry the dog down the mountain, he would die.She carefully put her arms under the dog's body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest.Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animalin her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn't give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.Andi's husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt. He was likely to lose his left leg.A few days later, the Davises returned to the animal hospital. "The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son." Andi sai& They named the dog Elijah and broughthim home that day.( ) 1. How did Andi get to the top of the mountain?A. Her husband sent her.B. Another hiker helped her.C. She climbed by herself.D. She reached there by car.( )2. What does the underlined word "respond" in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Pull.B. Contact.C. Speak.D. Answer.( )3. Which of the following is the correct order?a. Audi found a dying dog on the top.b. Andi climbed up the sleep slope.c. The Davises brought the dog home.d. Andi had much trouble carrying the dog down.e. The Davises drove the bull dog to the hospital.A. badceB. badecC. abdceD. adbec( )4. The best title should be ____________ .A. A woman hiker saved the life of a 50 pound bull dogB. A woman hiker carried a bull dog down the mountainC. A woman hiker got on well with a 50 pound bull dogD. A woman hiker found a 50-pound dog on the mountain(三)Mary was waiting for the airplane to take off. She was happy to get a seat by herself. Just then, an air hostess came up to her and asked, "Would you mind changing your seat? A man would like to sit with his wife." The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms broken, a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. "I don't want to sit there," Mary thought immediately.But a soft voice spoke, "She needs help." Finally, Mary moved to that seat.The girl was named Emily. She had been in a car accident and now was on her way fortreatment.When the snack and juice arrived, Mary realized that Emily could not feed herself. Mary considered offering to feed her but hesitated (犹豫), as it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger. But then Mary realized that Emily's need was more important. Mary offered to help her eat. Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept, she agreed. They became closer and closer in a short time. By the end of the five-hour trip, Mary's heart had warmed, and the time was really better spent than if she had just sat by herself.Mary was very glad that she had sat next to Emily and fed her. Love sometimes goes beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep people away. When we reach our hands to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.( ) 1. How did Mary feel at first when an air hostess asked her to change her seat?A. She felt glad to do so.B. She went mad with anger.C. She was not willing to do so.D. She was afraid of the man and his wife.( ) 2. Why did Emily have a sad expression at the beginning?A. She lost her job.B. She suffered from a car accident.C. She met a stranger.D. She disliked the air hostess.( )3. What do the underlined words "she agreed" mean?A. Emily agreed that Mary would help her eat.B. Emily agreed that she would sit next to Mary.C. Emily agreed that Mary would change her seat.D. Emily agreed that she would receive her treatment.( )4. What is the best title for this passage?A. Flying With StrangersB. Changing SeatsC. Learning To ForgiveD. Passing Your Love On(四)The day before yesterday, when Peter's family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, "Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrong doing."This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Nell Stone. whom none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on Elm. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red. Neil Stone is a tool !The next day, the whole school saw' these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter lied, denying the truth. No one ever talked about it.This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. "Sorry.Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it." "I knew it!" Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil's closing words were: "Peter. I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knewyou were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me... for your sake."Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up thepast and make a fresh start.( ) 1. What did Peter remember doing in middle school?A. Something fantastic.B. Something unpleasant.C. Something valuable.D. Something useful.( ) 2. What colour were the words "Neil Stone is a fool !"?A. Dark blue.B. Light green.C. Pure white.D. Bright red.( ) 3. What does the underlined word "denying" mean?A. 夸大B. 赞同C.否认D.承认( ) 4. When did NeiFknow who wrote the words on the school main road?A. Ten years ago.B. The day before yesterday.C. This morning.D. Not until Peter told him.( ) 5. What is the best title for this passage?A. Peter's story.B. An unforgettable lesson.C. It's never too late.D. Every dog has its day.(五)( )1. At , students are having a painting lesson.A. 9:30 a.m.B. 11:35 a. m.C. 1:30 p.m.D. 2:15 p.m.( )2. The underlined word "Alternatively" is closest in meaning toA. As another choiceB. For this reasonC. At the same timeD. In other words ( )3. Students should prepare a new part of ahead of time as their homework.A. TechnologyB. BiologyC. DramaD. Chemistry( )4. Students can learn how to according to the information in the table.A. make a videoB. write a report on DramaC. play basketballD. surf the Internet safely( )5. An average student needs about minutes to finish his homework.A. 30B. 40C. 90D. 110( )6.The information in the table is mainly for students to_______________A. take classesB. do their homeworkC. choose teachersD. organize hobby groups(六)Tom has tried many ways to be iii. He doesn't wear a sweater when he should, and two days ago he walked in the rain without his shoes. But so far nothing has happened.Yesterday Millie told Tom about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. The boy would rub (摩擦) the end of the thermometer (温度计) until it went up to 39°C. Then he'd put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill.This morning Tom tried doing that but it never went above 35~C and he rubbed it for ten minutes.So he held the thermometer next to the light on his desk and it went up to 40~C. He thought he'd put it in his mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then his mother would take it outand she would be worried when she saw that he was rather ii1.The only trouble was that he didn't know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as he put it into his mouth it burnt his tongue (舌头) ! He spit the thermometer out. It fell on the floorbut it didn't break.Tom will have to think up a better way to get his mother and father back together.( ) 1. Why did Tom walk in the rain without his shoes two days ago?A. Because he had no money to buy a pair of shoes.B. Because he thought it interesting to walk in the rain without his shoes.C. Because he forgot to put on his shoes when he left home.D. Because he hoped he could be ill in this way.( )2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. The boy in Millie's class helped the writer a lot.B. The boy in Millie's class knew everything.C. The boy in Millie's class didn't like going to school.D. The boy in Millie's class was not healthy.( )3. After Tom rubbed the thermometer, it went to_______________ .CC B. 37°A. 35°C. 39°C D. 40°( ) 4. Why did Tom spit the thermometer out?A. Because it smelled terrible.B. Because it was too hot.C. Because it was too long.D. Because it was broken.( )5. Tom tries to be ill because ________________ .A. he wants to stay at homeB. he wants his father and mother to come back togetherC. he wants to ask his father for some moneyD. he wants to see a beautiful nurse(七)We usually believe what our brain tells us, but there are some amazing facts which show that the brain tricks us. As a result, we think we can see something that is not actually there or we ignore (忽视) things that actually are there.Scientists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris have researched this phenomenon (现象), which they call "change blindness". Their experiments show how we sometimes just do notsee what is in front of our eyes because 4Here is one of their most famous experiments. In this experiment, the participants (参与者) were shown a video of two groups of people (one group in white T-shirts and one group in blackT-shirts) who passed basketballs around in a hallway. Each group had three members. Simons and Chabris asked the participants to count how many times the white team passed the ball. While the two teams were passing their balls around, a person dressed up as a big bear walked through the group and stopped to look at the camera. Simons and Chabris found that about half of the research participants did not notice the big bear.( )1. What do Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris do?A. Scientists.B. Astronauts.C. Engineers.D. Directors.( )2. How many people did the experiment need in the video?A. Three.B. Four.C. Six.D. Seven.( )3. What percentage of the participants noticed the big bear?A. Less than 25%.B. About 50%.C. About 75%.D. Almost 100%.( )4. Which is the most suitable to complete the last sentence in the second paragraph?A. we are not interested in itB. we are too confident to see itC. we are depending on other peopleD. we are paying attention to Watching something else( 八)In the past, many people used horses for traveling, farming and other kinds of work. A lot of people still like to ride horses. And horse racing is also popular. So it is not surprising that Americans use this animal when they talk.Long ago, rich or important people rode horses which were very tall. Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should get off her high horse.Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground. But I had to finish my work, so I said, "Hold your horses. Wait until I finish what I am doing." My two boys like tocompete against each other and play in a noisy and not very careful way. I always tell them to stop horsing around or someone could get hurt.Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favourite TV show. I decided not to answer it because wild horses could not drag (拖，拽) me away from the television. There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.Sometimes you get information straight from the horse's mouth. Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information straight from the horse's mouth.You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.A. horse aroundB. straight from the horse's mouthC. get off her high horseD. wild horses could not drag her awayE. you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink1. Mike, don't with your brother. You'll break my mirror!2. --I can't stand Mary any more! She always says she has a better voice than me.--Please take it easy. I'll go and tell her to____________3. He no longer tried to stop her watching that movie because from it. She loved it somuch.4.---I hear from Grandpa that Uncle George is coming at the weekend. Is it true?---You've got the news ________________.5. Jerry, your son really hates going to the piano class.Remember, Let him do whathe likes.(九)Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏) in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared,eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him."Tom!" Ben said. "Why are you working?""Oh, it's you, Ben," Tom said, "I didn't notice you. '"I'm going for a swim," Ben said, "but you don't want to come. You want to work, don't you?It's much nicer!" Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said, "What is work?What do you call work?""Isn't that work?" Ben asked."Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You've neverpainted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!""Please, Tom. Let me do a little," said Ben."No, Ben. If you do, you'll do it wrong. You can't paint very well. '"I won't do it wrong. I'll be really careful. I'll give you my apple." Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad. His trick had worked.After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had Discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can't have or want to do what they shouldn't do.( )1. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "opportunity" in this passage?A. RewardB. Interest.C. Ability.D. Chance.( )2. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that he was enjoying the work.B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben's attention.C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if he saw him.( )3. What can we infer (推断) from the story?A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the truth.C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.（十）( ) 1. How many popular articles are there in the magazine?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5 ( )2. Which article is about saving money?A. Ice cream and banking.B. Black sheep and Uncle Bob.C. Relation between you and food.D. Films that aren't really about Canada.( )3.What is Black sheep and Uncle Bob about?A. American films.B. Family stories.C. Food.D. Banking.(十一)I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom (开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any {lowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave theplant to my friend Linda.One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When Iwalked in, her jasmine {lowers surprised me. I reached out to touch theflowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them.Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenlyunderstood something.Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom；regretfully, I gave it away.In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life,we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait formy jasmine to bloom.( )1. Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it forA. one dayB. one yearC. two weeksD. two months( )2. When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she feltA. unhappyB. peacefulC. hopefulD. surprised( )3. What has the writer learned from her experience?A. Patience is needed in life.B. Flowers can make life better.C. Friendship is necessary for us.D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.(十二)"My dear lady," says Holmes. "You're shivering. Are you cold? Do youwant a cup of hot tea?""I'm not cold," the woman replies, "I fear for my life!""We are here to help you. Don't worry about anything. I don't know you.But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon (马车).""Why, yes. You're right. But how do you know these things?""I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.""My name is Helen Stoner," she states, "My mother and father are dead. I am living with My stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr. Roylott is using my mother's money for expenses (开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages."Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen'sstory. He hears every detail.Helen continues. "My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.""He has no friends at all?" asks Holmes."No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from plaice to place.A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.""Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?""My dear Mr Holmes, you are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am Standing here in this room."( )1. Paragraph 6 beginning with "My name is..." is mostly aboutA.Helen's dead sisterB.Helen's trip to LondonC.the house Helen lives inD.Helen's stepfather and the family ( )2. What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?A. Walking slowly.B. Listening carefully.C. Standing sadly.D. Writing quickly.( )3. Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?A. They are very rich.B. They are afraid of other people.C. They live on a horse-drawn wagon.D. They move from one place to another.( ) 4. The passage is probably fromA. a novelB. a guideC. a poemD. an advertisement( )1. The concert will last for hours.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5( )2. Where will the concert be held?A. On Piano Square.B. In Yandi School.C. In Xiangjiang School.D. In Piano School. ( )3. Who holds the concert?A. Richard.B.The teachers.C. Mary Wu.D. Students' Union.(十四)In the future, we could all work and live in buildings with their own ecosystems (生态统).They are made to produce more energy than they use.Toby is an engineer from Europe. He has now made wonderful models, showing what this New building could look like.He said he was suggested by a kind of tree to create the towers. The Hyperion, found in Northern California, is the tallest tree in the world, reaching l15m. The buildings will be 120m high and have 1,000 homes, offices and working spaces, gyms, restaurants and swimming pools.Because of the ecosystems, the buildings will also make fewer diseases.The buildings will have city farms and small animal farms producing eggs and milk. "Farming call bring methane (甲烷) that produces energy, then the energy is supplied to homes," said Toby.Toby has had many excellent designs. At the end of last year, he also showed designs for eco-friendly (环保的) ocean buildings.The eco-friendty buildings don't need coal or oil as they produce their own energy and heat. ( )l. What is the name of the tallest tree in the world?A. Northern.B. Toby.C. The Hyperion.D. Methane.( )2. How high will the buildings be?A. 115 m.B. 120 m.C. 220 m.D. 1,000 m.( )3. The energy of the homes in the buildings comes fromA. methaneB. coalC. oilD. wood( )4. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The engineer is from Asia.B. The buildings will also make fewer diseases.C. The engineer has had many excellent designs.D. The engineer designed eco-friendly ocean buildings.( )5. The passage mainly talks aboutA. ecosystemsB. eco-friendly buildingsC. eco-friendly ocean buildingsD. great engineers(十五)Still looking for a place for your weekend? There are some places which can probably interest you.King's Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean enjoying the works of one of the most interesting artists on show nanywhere. This weekend sees the opening of show of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to "learn from the masters" or get more creative with paint-free. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which you have to pay a little.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 kinds of plant; it holds the research and teaching collection of livingplants for Cambridge University.The Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers aboveblue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts (爱好者). Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called "Hissing Sid" is commonly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byron's PoolIt is said that Lord (贵族) Byron swam by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside,]the pool is surrounded by beautiful paths around the fields. The singing of birds makes the trip ‘a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea.( )1.According to the passage, you have to pay if you ___________A. attend the masters' classB. work with local artistsC. learn life drawingD. visit Byron's Pool( )2. "Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____________.A. wildlife-enthusiastsB. commonly-seen snakesC. common insectsD. impressive plants( )3. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some places for weekend.B. The garden in Cambridge University.C. A way to become creative in art.D. The colorful life in the countryside.(十六)My First JobI'll never forget the first day of my first job. 1 The company sold furniture and I had several shops in the area.I started working at 8:00 on Monday morning and made my first mistake at 8:05. I hadn't driven that type of van before. I let too much petrol into the engine. So I had to wait for twenty minutes. 2I drove to one house to deliver a sofa. There was a problem, though. When I looked in the back of the van, the sofa wasn't there. Then I remembered the boss had told me to collect the sofa from another shop. I'd forgotten to do that. I drove to the shop in the next town. 3 All the shops are closed on Monday afternoons. I would have to call again the next day instead.4When I arrived at the next house, I opened the doors of the van at the back. A heavy chair fell out onto my foot. Ooooooww! I jumped up and down the street on one leg. It was very painful! I was able to walk on one and a half feet up to the house with the chair.The afternoon was getting very hot. I hadn't eaten or drunk anything and didn't have any water in the car. When I went through the next town, I met a traffic jam. 5 Two hours later, I got to the last shop. It was 6'clock. What a bad day!A. But I was too lateB. I found a job as a van driverC. I had to move very slowlyD. My next mistake was very painfulE. Then I started the engine(十七)You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves."We certainly have the technology for it now." says Andrew Poliak of automotive (机动车) technology supplier QNX. "We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 ]and 2025.'The American company Google has been working on self;driving cars for years. These。

2019年英语中考阅读理解题精选精练卷三【实战训练】 A（2019中考选练）Good morning, class!We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet is popular and it makes our lives colorful. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send E-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat(聊天) freely online with our friends. It can help us get in touch with people from all over the world.But some students spend too much time in playing computer game and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Teenagers even get to have boyfriends or girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them to much time to chat online so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. We should get online with adults(成人)--our teacher or parents.At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. We have different kinds of activities. If you are interested in sports, you can play basketball or football. We can go to the English Corner. We can practice talking in English there. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.Thank you for listening to me.That’s all.( ) 1.The short passage is about __________.A. going onlineB. how to communicate with othersC. how to spend our free timeD. different kinds of activities( ) 2. The Internet can make our lives _________.A. helpful and importantB. enjoyable and interestingC. enjoyable but expensiveD. different kinds of activities( )3. ________ is not good.A. Sending E-mailsB. Reading newspapers and magazines onlineC. going on line with adultsD. Spending all day in the net bars( )4. Playing computer games________.A. gives us lots of informationB. makes our studies worseC. makes us more cleverD. is harmful to our health( )5. Which of the following is NOT right?A. There are too many net bars in the cities.B. We can learn English from the Internet.C. We mustn’t get online when we are studying at school.D. We cannot do out-of-class activities from 4:50 to 5:50 p.m.参考答案1A 2B 3D 4C 5D【实战训练】 B中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类The aim of students who come to school is to study．But to study needs 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 result．In studying we must have patience．If we have not known a text well，we must read it again．We should not read the next one till we have learned 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 or our parents，or friends．In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better．Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so．【小题1】Why is the morning the best time for reading?A. I t’s easy to remember what we have learned.B. The air is fresh and the mind is clear.C. It’s difficult to get good results.D. A and B.【小题2】Why we must always ask “whys” in studying?A．To understand the book well.B．To write down the questions.C．To do with the new words.D．To get some questions to ask our teachers.【小题3】How many ways for studying has the passage taught us ?A．three B．four C．five D．many【小题4】 What does the passage mainly tells us?A．The importance of reading.B．To read in the morning.C．To pay attention to the ways of studying.D．To have patience in studying.【实战训练】 CFor many years scientists have said that the earth is getting warmer. Now they have found something new－hot cities! In the southern US, they have found that cities become very hot in summer. For example, the city of Atlanta in Georgia has rooftop temperatures of up to 50 degrees while it is 27 degrees in the streets! At night, the outsides of the building stay so hot that the heat of the city causes storm over the city.China also has the same kind of problems. Every year more farming land is used for factories or offices. More housing is needed, too. As people become richer, they buy more cars. Now roads are needed and new car parks are built in the city centers. This all makes the city hotter.It is not easy to change the situation. City planners say that we should plant more trees in the middle of cities. Every new street should have trees on both sides, they say. Trees make the temperatures lower, so we should have more trees in our parks and squares. Also we should paint our roofs white. If we do this, they do not become so hot. Every roof in a hot and sunny country should have solar roof panels. The electricity from these can be used to run the air conditioners in the building.People continue to cut down forests around the cities. This makes the problem worse. Cities are growing faster and faster. By the year 2025, 80％ of the world’s population will be living in cities. If we go on like this, there will not be enough farmland to feed everyone in the world.1. The best title for the passage is _______.A. The earth is getting warmerB. More land is neededC. Cities are warmer in winterD. Scientists are worried about storms2. What have scientists found?A. Atlanta is the hottest town in the USA.B. Buildings become very hot in the sun.C. It is not as hot on the roof as in the street.D. There are not as many storms as before.3. What can we do to make the cities cooler?A. Make more Parks.B. Use air conditioners more.C. Paint the roofs of all the white buildings.D. Plant more trees.4. What may happen in future?A. Most people will move to the villages.B. People will plant more trees outside the cities.C. We will not have enough food.D. The problem will get better, not worse参考答案1—4 ABDC【实战训练】 D（2019中考选练）It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people ge t jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of humans. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.1. People with little education usually _______.A. spend a long time in schoolB. have a good chance to get a jobC. spend the best years to choose jobsD. have a smaller chance to get a good job2. The earliest education was probably to _______.A. make a man lead a better lifeB. teach a man to write and thinkC. make people get a way of livingD. teach people to read good books3. The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.A. 圆满的B. 崭新的C. 公平的D. 全面的4. It is expected that educated people will be able to _______.A. accept education as a way of livingB. take an interest in the whole worldC. develop their abilities to make playsD. learn subjects like language and math5. The passage mainly tells us that _______.A. education should make a man improveB. people can get education in a short timeC. people should be able to get better-paid jobsD. all subjects are so important for a way of living参考答案1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A【实战训练】 E（2019中考训练题）A． Charles Dickens. B． William Thackeray.C． Edward Edwards. D． Graham Blake.2．Who can use public library services?A． CD or DVD sellers.B． Anyone living in Britain.C． A person with a library card.D． Newspaper or book writers.3．What is special about the mobile library?A． Keeping books in buildings.B． Returning books to readers.C． Offering special services to pupils.D． Going to a certain place at a certain time.4．Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus?A． Because parents offered the school an old bus.B． Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a bus.C．Because the school didn’t have enough money to buy books.D．Because the school didn’t have enough space inside the building.5．What can we learn from the passage?A． Schools in London like mobile libraries.B． Public library services in the UK are free.C．People living far away can’t use libraries.D． Many famous British writers lived in Manchester.【解析】试题分析：短文详细的介绍了英国的图书馆，及其怎样才能使用图书，和移动图书馆的好处。

2019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)1When 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. relaxedB. worriedC. hungryD. proud2. 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 businessmanB. worked hard all the timeC. lived a rich but healthy lifeD. knew how to make money4. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.A. the best part of the watermelonB. the writer’s busy lifeC. the writer’s decision of making moneyD. the writer’s hope of enjoying life5. It can be learned from the passage that ______.A. one has to work hard to reach his goalB. a friend in need is a friend in deedC. watermelon is the healthiest fruitD. one should keep work-life balance答案：ABCDD2Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighboring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side, sharing machinery and goods as needed, without a single proble. However，one autumn，things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference. The difference led to angry words, followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’ work，”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?” “Yes, ”answered Paul, extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm. That creek used to be a grass field, but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two meters tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.” The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned，the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge, stretching from one side of the creek to the other.As Paul stood on the bridge, staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason, came across, and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason. Then, Paul, with tears in his eyes, said to the builder who was packing his bag to go, “Thank you so much. Please stay.I have much more for you to do.” “I’d love to.”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?A.The digging of the creek.B.A problem about a farm animal.C.Who owned the field between the farms.D.Who would pay for building the fence.2.The underlined expression“ go him one better” in paragraph 4 means .A.do something even worseB. improve the situationC.point out his mistakeD.help him out3.What do we know about the brothers?A.They had been fighting for many years.B.Their farms were not very successful.C.They finally realized their mistakes.D.They liked building bridges.4.Why did the builder build the bridge?A.He needed a way to get across the river.B.There was not enough wood for the fence.C.He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.D.He wanted to bring the brothers together.5.In what order did the following take place in the story?a.The brothers stood on the bridge.b.Jason dug the creek.c.The brothers became angry with each other,d.The builder asked for work.e.Paul went into town.A.b，c，e，d，aB.c，b，d，e，aC.b，e，c，a，dD.c，d，b，a，e答案：BACDB3Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars.""What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.""No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars.""Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .A. wanted to steal the trousersB. wanted to sell the trousersC. wanted to fool himD. wanted to buy the trousers2. The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers .A. would give Tom two dollarsB. would pay three dollarsC. would pay five dollarsD. would give Tom six dollars and a half3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .A. he wanted to sell them cheaplyB. he wanted to buy them cheaplyC. he didn't like the trousersD. they were old and dirty4. In fact, the trousers _________.A. were hanging inside the shopB. were stolen by Tom from the shopC. had been the shop owner'sD. had been Tom's5. From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.A. the owner sold the trousers two dollarsB. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a halfC. the owner bought the trousers three dollarsD. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half答案：BABCD4Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke theScots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.1. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.A. Roman army and North EnglandB. Roman army and the ScotsC. England and ScotsD. a brave people and the Scots2. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.A. the Scots were not braveB. the Roman army was so strongC. the Scots did not have a good leaderD. the Romans had the support from the Scottish3. “We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means ________.A. they were sure to winB. they couldn't escape from deathC. they would win and then they would dieD. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed4. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.A. they didn't want to wake the ScotsB. they wanted to reach the topC. they wanted to catch the four guards firstD. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle5. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.A. it is a beautiful plantB. it is fresh and lovelyC. it had so many sharp needles all over itD. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle答案：BBDAD5It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the youngmen to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here.I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the horse died!”( )1.The military camp was built in the village to .A. stop the soldiers from going to townsB. stop the soldiers from meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly( )2.Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because .A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all( )3.The young officer was worried because .A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers would come backD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town( )4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because .A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all drank much in the town( )5.Which answer do you think is true?A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.答案：CABDC6A man loved his son very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra(额外的) work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. Looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently(耐心地) tore (撕) it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.When he got home, his son wanted to play with him, but he spread (铺) all the pieces of the map on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time his son could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “OK, it’s finished. Can we playnow?” The man was surprised, saying, “That’s impossible. Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”1. According to the passage, the father told the boy to play by himself because ______.A. he didn’t want to play with him any moreB. he didn’t love his childC. he had some extra workD. the boy didn’t need his father’s help2. What does the underlined word “removed” mean?A. 移动B. 撕下C. 搬掉D. 撕碎3. Why could the boy finish the “puzzle” so quickly? Because __________.A. he was very interested in the map of the worldB. his father often played the game with himC. he wanted to play with his father as soon as possibleD. the picture of the man on the back of the page helped him4. The passage mainly tells __________.A. how father can make children busy for hoursB. how to keep children away from parentsC. people should think about things in some other waysD. parents should think of some good ways to train children’s ability5. Which is the best title?A. A world in puzzle.B. Father and son.C. An easy puzzle.D. Father’s creative(创造性的) idea.答案：CBDCA7One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. ""What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. "We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down.. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.1. The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_________.A. he was very thirstyB. his arms were strongC. it was a good exampleD. he wants to share the water with students2. "A glass of water" in this passage referred to (指)_________.A. knowledgeB. the burdenC. the timeD. the money3. According to the teacher, you may feel_________ if you put down the burden sometimes.A. more stressedB. much heavierC. more relaxedD. much happier4. This was a lesson about_____A. how to relax oneself in lifeB. how to solve a physics problemC. how to keep fit by drinking waterD. how to study well5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.D. All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.答案：C B C A C8People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.1.According to Thomas Edison, what’s genius?A.Hard thinking.B.Hard work.eful dreams.eful inventions.2.After exploring the secrets of nature, Edison always tried to .A.write down what he had learntB.carry out a new experimentC.make them useful in lifeD.share them with others3.Edison could not understand .A.how anybody enjoyed lifeB.how anybody loved workingC.why anybody loved thinkingD.why anybody was tired of life4.The last sentence in the passage means that .A.Edison was born to be a great inventorB.Edison was able to live another 100 yearsC.Edison was ready to make his 100 th inventionD.life was too short for Edison to work for human beings答案：BCDD9I’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 get 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 wayshe chose that she did forgive(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 h er into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, tha t 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 dau ghter’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 be st title of the passage?A. My letter to MotherB. Mother and ChildrenC. My mother’s DeskD. Talks between Mother and Me答案：CABDC10A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted,but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and the n he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And s ome day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______.A. he met PaulB. Paul told him about the carC. Paul received an expensive carD. he was walking around the car2. From the story we can see the urchin _______.A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like Paul’sD. wished Paul could be a brother like that3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.A. to show he had a rich friendB. to show his neighbors the big carC. to let his brother ride in the carD. to tell his brother about his wish4. We can find from the story that _______.A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to BuddyB. the urchin wished to have a rich brotherC. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherD. the urchin’s wish came true in the end5. The best name of the story is _______.A. A Christmas PresentB. Paul, a Kind-hearted PersonC. A Brother Like ThatD. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride答案：BADCC11An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an opera tion. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost?1. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?A. Her brother was seriously ill.B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother.D. Both A and B.2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.A. something interestingB. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicineD. some good food3. The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.A. she had still kept some moneyB. she hoped not to be refusedC. There was no need to worry about moneyD. she thought money was easy to get4. What made the miracle happen?A. The girl’s love for her brother.B. The girl’s money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _______.A. The doctor didn’t ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought答案：DCBAA12A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.。