2019年中考英语二轮复习阅读理解编习题2

2019 中考英语阅读理解金题（4）

【能力选练】 A

（2019 中考训练题）

People often think of the North Pole(北极) and the South Pole as similar frozen(冰冻的)

wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there.

However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.

The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at

which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter

temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.

Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North

Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get

to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole

on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.

There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北极圈) on foot. People

中考英语考前强化专题复习综合阅读训练(三)

A

For students in Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, the first class after the November 26, 2005

earthquake was special.

All the lessons were about earthquake safety. Teachers told students earthquake ABC and

showed them what to do during a disaster(灾难). There was neither a ringing bell nor a classroom

for these earthquake learners. The weekend earthquake destroyed many buildings at their school,

so students had classes on the playground.

Not just students in Ruichang suffered from the disaster.

The quake hit Jiangxi’s northern areas between Jiujiang and Ruichang. It also affected(影响) neighbouring Hubei, Anhui and Hunan provinces.

The earthquake killed more than ten people and injured more than 8,000 in above

provinces.

Many students in the disaster areas were living in tents (帐篷) and having classes in the

2019中考英语阅读理解基础编题（11）及答案

【能力选练】 A

（2019中考选练）

When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here

I am. When I loo bac on my career, I realie the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight,

clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one

day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful

companies.

As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be

different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（义务）, wor ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every

CEO tae riss along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software

company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.

I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to

中考英语考前强化专题复习之综合阅读训练(五)

A

A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. On seeing this, the

headwaiter rushed over to his table and said, “I‟m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir,

because it is not good manners to do it in such a nice restaurant."

“Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen of England gave me

the permission(许可) to take off my jacket here.”

“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.

“Sure,” answered the man. “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to

see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, „You

may do that in the United States, but you can‟t do it here!‟ so I got the Queen‟s permission, right?”

Answer the questions below according to the passage.