2019中考英语阅读理解：人物故事第一节阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A(2018年甘肃兰州)As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job."The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.Under the slogan(口号)”Reading touches people's hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting She said it brought her "quite ahuge challenge”."There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.( )1. What shows is Dong Qing hosting now?A. Readers.B. Chinese Poetry Conference.C. Chinese poetry Conference and Readers.D. The Voice of China.( )2. Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015?A. In FranceB. In EnglandC. In JapanD. In America( )3. What does Dong Qing do at present?A. An actressB. A singerC. A hostessD. A hostess and producer ( )4. The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ____”.A. loveB. joyC. surpriseD. pride( )5. What’s the best title (题目)for the text?A. Find the Beauty of LifeB. How to Be a Successful TV HostessC. Reading Touches People’s HeartsD. Dong Qing—a Talented LadyB(2018年四川省宜宾)Wang Fuman is a 10-year-old student. He is now studying inZhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province. On Monday morning (January 8, 2018), he braved -9℃ weather to travel over an hour to reach his school. When he arrived, his hair and eyebrows had been completely frozen with snowflake (雪花). This made his 16 classmates laugh a lot. Fu Heng,Wang’s teacher saw this and took a picture. He uploaded (上传) Wang’s picture. The picture soon has got much attention to children from poor families in the countryside. Wang, who has beennic knamed “Snowflake Boy” by netizens, became famous online overnight. By Wednesday morning, his picture had been “liked” more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo and shared more than 40,000 times.After hearing Wang’s story, the Yunnan China Youth Development F oundation held a public donation ( 捐赠) activity for children from poor families. The Foundation has promised togive each poor child 500 yuan ($75) to help them stay warm in winter.By 1 pm on Wednesday, the Foundation had collected about 300,000 yuan in public donations, according to their website. Wang’s village now has electricity and tap water, “…andmy family is getting help to build a new house close to the school”, Wang said, “I think our life will get better.”( )1. What was the weather like on Monday morning?A. Snowy and cold.B. Rainy and cold.C. Snowy but warm.D. Rainy but warm.( )2. Why did the classmates laugh when Wang entered the classroom?A. Because he lost his books .B. Because he told a joke.C. Because he looked funny.D. Because he was late.( )3. The Foundation held a public donation to help the poorchildren .A. stay happyB. keep healthyC. stay educatedD. keep warm in winter( )4. What can we know from the text?A. Zhaotong’s weather in winter is warm.B. Wang’s fut ure life may become better.C. Wang’s village had electricity before.D. Few people shared the boy’s picture.C(2018年湖北省宜昌中考)I'm not much of a crier most of the time. But recently when I was reading a book on a plane, I started crying. Of course, it came as a big surprise when tears came up, no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to control myself.Oh no, not this now. I thought to myself. But even as the thought entered my brain. I felt the first hot drop of salty water coming down my face. I put my head down, hoping that I could go on reading.In fact, the harder I tried, the more tears pushed their way out of my eyes. You could guess how surprised the man next to me looked.I dropped my head in shame. He must think I was crazy. May be I could turn toward him, hold up the cover of the book and say in my crying voice. "I'm sorry, sir. It's just a really good book! "But I didn't say anything. Instead, I just put my head back against the seat and let the tears run. Do you know what decision I made while I was crying? My decision was that it was okay if he thought I was crazy. I'd rather be crazy than be the kind of person who wouldn't cry when the situation called for it, or who wouldn't let herself feel anything at all.I’ve been that girl who has spent so much time trying to make sure people didn’t think I was crazy. But now I don’t want to be that girl any more ---that bored and sad girl. I'd rather be this girl who is able to forgive(原谅), love and act, even if it means being disappointed or being hurt again and again.( )1. The writer started crying because____________.A. she is usually a crierB. she is kind of crazyC. she was moved by the bookD. she felt uneasy on the plane( )2. When tears came up, the writer at first____________.A. thought deeplyB. went on readingC. tried to control herselfD. explained to the man beside her( )3. As tears got out of her eyes, the writer did NOT______________.A. drop her head shamefullyB. think about others' feelingsC. let her head against the seatD. say sorry to anyone in a crying voice( )4. According to the passage, we know the writer ____________.A. decided to change herself bravelyB. lived a sad and boring lifeC. wouldn't cry in any terrible situationD. wouldn't let others feel anything at all( )5. The passage mainly tells us ____________.A. why the writer cried hard on the planeB. how the writer tried to stop herself cryingC. what the writer thought about while she criedD. how the writer overcame herself and decided to changeD (2018·江苏南京)There was a kingdom long，long ago. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse，he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle，” the king said. “Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it，” the king challenged.People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads.“How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it？” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土) over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked，and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.A week passed，and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour(面粉)．“Your Majesty，” the baker said to the king，“I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his b ag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line. The line the baker made was longer than the king's line.“Now，good king，” the baker smiled，“your line is shorter.”The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands.“You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.”The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.( )1. What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?A. He couldn't make fine breads.B. He needed money to open more stores.C. He didn't have enough flour to make more breads.D. He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom.( )2. The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ________.A. tried to erase the lineB. poured water over the lineC. kicked dirt over the lineD. put their noses to the ground( )3. The baker smiled because ________.A. he was glad to see the kingB. he wanted to make the king happyC. he felt sure that he solved the riddleD. he sold a lot of breads to the villagers( )4. This story shows that the king liked ________.A. to be richB. to train horsesC. to eat breadsD. to have fun( )5. Who tells this story?A. The king.B. The farmer and the dressmaker.C. The baker.D. Someone who is not a character in the story.E(2018年浙江省绍兴中考)17-year-old Brennan Agranoff，a colorblind boy，started his custom sock business in middle school，withnall loan （贷款）he got from his Parents. Up till now，he has sold over 1 million worth of socks online in the last four yearsBrennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was attending a high school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood，Oregon，and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids, then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.But the boy didn’t tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan.＂They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recently told CNNMoney， but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3,000 loan to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. The fact that he was colorblind didn’t stop him and he has created over 200 designs now.Business was slow the first year, but then Brennan started pushing his Hoopswagg products heavily on the Internet. Orders soon started coming in in large numbers, and Hoopswagg became a popular brancag custom sock lovers. Right now, his designs can be found on Hoopswagg website, Amazon and ebaamo four years after starting his business, Brennan has achieved great success while balancing schoolhouse chores and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.( )1. The second paragraph mainly tells us how BrennanA. designed his custom socksB. got his business ideaC. organized the basketball matchD. managed his company( )2. To start his business， BrennanA. bought some Nike socksB. made a business planC. asked teachers for adviceD. got money from friends( )3. It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that BrennanA. got no support from his parentsB. busy to do house choC. stopped designing because of his eyesD. enjoyed both his study and business( )4. Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？A. Honest.B. Kind.C. Creative.D. Helpful.F(2018年甘肃省白银)Alice in WonderlandChapter 2Alice was not hurt, so she jumped to her feet in a moment. She looked up, andfound the White Rabbit was still in sight. She was close behind it when she turned the comer, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen. She found herself in a long, low hall.There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.Alice walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table. There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice's first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door.She tried the little golden key in the lock, and she was pleased to find it fitted! ( )1. The hall where Alice stayed is___________.A. long and lowB. big and highC. wide and lowD. big and wide ( )2. What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall?A. She wanted to know how to get some foodB. She wanted to know where her sister wasC. She wanted to find out how to get out againD. She wanted to meet the Rabbit( )3. Where did Alice find the tiny golden key?A. B. C. D.( )4. How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock?A. TiredB. ShockedC. HappyD. Interested( )5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hallB. Some of the doors around the hall were lockedC. Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hallD. The passage is from Alice in Wonderland.G (2018·江苏无锡)Sarah stood in front of the mirror(镜子). “It looks like a raincoat on me，” she said.“Perhaps the blue，” said Mama，gently.“Sure，” the shopkeeper said. But when he took the blue coat，there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats，hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness，there，as if by magic，was a pink coat.“A pink coat！” Sarah cried. “I want the pink coat.”“That coat is smaller than the other o nes，” Pa pa said.Sarah spoke up. “I'm small，too. Papa，please let me try it on，Mama? Please？”“It wouldn't hurt to let her try it on，” Mama said.Without a word，the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah.“Ohhh！” Sarah said. The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia's blouses. “Ahhh！”Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror. She looked for a very long time. In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower.“Sarah！” Mama said.Sarah looked up. Mama was standing behind her. She was holding the brown coat.“I'm afraid the pink coat will only fit one year，” Mama said，taking a step closer.“And there's no one to pass it on to，” said Papa.And the shopkeeper said，“It's wise to save money.”Sarah backed away. No one was going to put her into a raincoat again. She wanted to be a flower.“Sarah！” It was Papa. He came over to her. “You're old enough to know that you can't always have your own way，” he said seriously.“Wise and true，” said the shopkeeper.Sarah took off the pink coat，slowly.“It is her colour，though，” Mama said.“Ahh，” said the shopkeeper. “Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face.”Papa looked thoughtful for a moment.“We are lucky.” continued Mama，“that it is only one li ttle coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally.”Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat. “The cows will give milk soonenough，” he said “And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one？”“Papa！” Sarah cried，putting on the pink coat back，quickly. She threw her arms around Papa's neck. “__3__” she whispered.“Like a rose in spring，” Papa said.( )1. What did Sarah try on first?A. A big pink coat.B. A small pink coat.C. A big brown coat.D. A small brown coat.( )2. Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue?A. Because Sarah looked better in them.B. Because Sarah could wear them longer.C. Because they were big enough for Sarah.D. Because they cost less than the pink one.( )3. What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end?A. How do I look?B. How does the coat look?C. I do look like a flower，don't I?D. The coat looks nice，doesn't it?H(2018年湖北省黄冈市中考)A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come all night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poorplace. "What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily."If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!"( )1. What did the farmer's friend give him one day?A. An apple.B. Some apples.C. A young tree.D. Some young trees.( )2. Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?A. He thought strangers would steal the fruit.B. He thought the tree would die.C. He thought his children would take the fruit.D. He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.( )3. Where did the farmer plant the young tree?A. Near the road.B. In his field.C. In his woods.D. Near the house.( )4. Why did the young tree die in the end?A. Strangers pulled out the tree.B. His neighbors cut down the tree.C. His children broke the tree.D. There was less sunlight and poor soil.( )5. What does the story tell us?A. We should care about others' feelings.B. We should learn to share beautiful things.C. The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.D. The young tree can grow up one day.I (2018·江苏苏州)Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita，it never really seemed to be a question. From the day she began drawing at the age of two，she was an artist.Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby. As a little child，she loved coloring in her coloring books. Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children，so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.By the time Alexandra was seven years old，she had begun painting with oil paints. When Alexandra took a local art class，her teacher was amazed at the young artist's unusual style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honor，but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was，but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork. It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.She_just_cannot_imagine_doing_anything_else_that_would_bring_her_such_joy_and_s atisfaction.Today，Alexandra is a fulltime artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world.( )1. When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures?A. At the age of eight.B. At the age of seven.C. At the age of two.D. In the year of 1985.( )2. Alexandra was called “Little Picasso” because ________.A. she leaned to paint from PicassoB. her style of painting was like Picasso'sC. she was one of Picasso's big fansD. her style of painting was unusual( )3. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?A. Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied.B. Only money can make her so happy and satisfied.C. Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied.D. Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied.( )4. According to the passage，which word can best describe Alexandra?A. Polite.B. Generous.C. Patient.D. Creative.J (2018·江苏泰州)That year，I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However，it was difficult to get back to normal(正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything，walking，talking，and yes，maths.To help me with that task，Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by，I made progress.I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays，sat with me at the kitchen table，and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents,17 cents,63 cents. It was challenging，but she also made it fun.After a year and a half，I had progressed a lot，both in body and mind，to return to school. Seven years later，I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.As years went by，I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily，one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风)．Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed，unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket，dropped them on her bed，and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strangeuntil one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress everyday and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.One day，I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly，“Happy New Year to you and your family，Michael. Thank you for everything you've done for me.” I quickly said，“Thank you for everything you've done for me.”Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers，but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.( )1. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar's help.d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.A. bcdaB. cadbC. bcadD. bdca( )2. What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3?A. 模糊地B. 清晰地C. 彻底地D. 感激地( )3. What does the writer mean by saying “...I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4?A. He was cleverer than his classmates.B. He worked very hard on maths.C. His classmates failed to graduate.D. Mrs. Pillar's help greatly influenced him.( )4. The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ________.A. help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs.Pillar helped himB. play an interesting game with Mrs.PillarC. see whether Mrs.Pillar was getting betterD. make the nurse in the hospital feel strange( )5. What is the best title for the passage?A. A Great TeacherB. Always Have A DreamC. Never Give UpD. Kindness Makes WondersK (2018·江苏宿迁)My father was German，but he worked in England. He married my mother，who was English. Her family name was Robinson，so when I was born in 1632 in England，they called me Robinson，after her.My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job，and live a quiet，pleasant life. But I wanted adventure and an exciting life.“I want to be a sailor and go to sea，” I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.“Please don't go，” my father said. “Yo u won't be happy you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.” And because I love him，and he was unhappy，I tried to forget about the sea.But I couldn't forget，and about a year later，I saw a friend in town. His father had a ship and my friend said to me，“We are sailing to London tomorrow. Why don't you come with us？”On September 1st,1651，I went to Hull，and the next day we sailed for London.But a few days later，there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous，and the ship went up and down，up and down. I was very ill，and was very afraid.“Oh，I don't want to die！” I cried. “I want to live! If I live，I will go home and never go to sea again！”The next day the wind stopped，and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.“Well，Robinson，” my friend l aughed，“How do you feel now? The wind wasn't too bad.”“What？” I cried. “It was a terrible storm.”“Oh，that wasn't a storm，” my friend answered，“just a little wind. Forget it，come and have a drink.”After a few drinks with my friend，I felt better. I forgot about the danger，and decided not to go home. I didn't want my friend and family to laugh at me!I stayed in London for some time，but I still，wanted to go to the sea. So，when the captain(船长) of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa，I agreed. And so I went to the sea for the second time.It was a good ship，and everything went well at first，but I was very ill again. Then when we were near the Canary Islands，a Turkish pirate(海盗) ship came afterus. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time. There was a long，hard fight，but when it finished，we and the ship were prisoners. The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves(奴隶) in the market. But in the end，the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself，and took me home with him. This was a sudden and terrible change in my life. This Turkish captain was now my master.( )1. Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning?A. Because he had no money to own a ship.B. Because he hasted to live a dangerous life.C. Because he wanted to make his parents happy.D. Because he looked forward to getting a good job.( )2. Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?a. One of Robinson's friends invited him to sail to London.b. The Turkish captain took Robinson home.c. A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea.d. Robinson drank with his friend.e. A long and hard fight happened.A. adcebB. dacebC. acbedD. dcabe( )3. What did Robinson think of his sea journey?A. Everything was fine.B. The sea was quiet all the time.C. The wind was weak.D. Sea life was dangerous at times.( )4. Who took Robinson to Sallee in Morocco?A. The Turkish captain.B. His friend.C. The captain of a ship.D. His father.( )5. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish captain.B. Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain.C. Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain.D. Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain.。
