北师大版2020年中考英语题型专练：阅读理解(二)A卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 北师大版2020年中考英语题型专练：阅读理解（二）A卷

姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________

一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共86分)

1. （8分）阅读理解

My name is Wei Hua and I'm a sporting

robot of the 23rd century. I'm clever

at high flying exercises.

I jump from spaceships and as I fall, I turn, dive, circle and dance until I softly land as close as

I can to the finishing line.

Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport. Fans from all over China watch

their hand—held TVs when a competition comes on. Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won

the silver medal for my performance.

This year I was very proud to be chosen again. I wanted to meet robots from other countries and

explore ideas about our sport. However, my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving. It was

very painful for her and I felt very scared. I didn't feel so confident that I would win.

The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze. I stopped

for a moment(which I shouldn't)before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship, then I

began my performance. At the

correct moment I

tried to open my parachute(降落伞)but there was a problem.

It only opened a little. I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn, dive, circle or

dance. My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow.

This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did

not win anything at the

Olympics after all. I need the

factory to build me two new

legs and an even bigger

head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!

（1）Wei Hua finished _________ in the 78th Olympics high flying sport.

A . first

B . second

C . third

D . fourth

（2）Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game?

A . His programmer was sick.

B . He had a great pain in his leg.

C . He himself fell ill before they were leaving.

D . He couldn't meet robots from other countries.

（3）According to Paragraph 3, how many reasons led to Wei Hua's failure in the competition?

A . One. 第 2 页 共 16 页 B . Two.

C . Three.

D . Four.

（4）How is Wei Hua feeling now?

A . Full of hope.

B . Unsure about himself.

C . Heart-broken.

D . Satisfied with his result this year.

2. （10分）阅读理解

Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination(结合体) of many animals such as snakes,

fish and deer. They have two horns(角) and a long moustache(胡子). With fantastic powers, they fly in

the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good

luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.

We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants(传人)of the dragon”. In Chinese, “excellent”

people are often called “dragons”. A number of Chinese sayings talk about dragons, for

example, “Hoping

one's child will become a dragon”, which means hoping he or she will be successful.

It is said that people born in the year of the dragon have certain characteristics(特征). They

are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered（性急的）. They are some famous “dragons” who have

done excellent things, for example, the great man Deng Xiaoping, the famous businessman Li Jiacheng and

the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.

There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head-Raising Day

and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals

come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years.

The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the “descendants of the dragon”, it is

necessary for

us to know

the opinions on dragons in our

culture. It can help us understand

why our parents

always want us to be “dragons”.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（1）The Chinese dragon is a symbol of_____.

A . a combination of many animals

B . Chinese sayings

C . traditional festivals

D . strength and good luck

（2）The underlined sentence “Hoping one's child will become a dragon. ” means_____ in Chinese. 第 3 页 共 16 页 A . 龙马精神

B . 龙飞凤舞

C . 望子成龙

D . 龙腾虎跃

（3）What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have?

A . Creative, confident, brave and powerful

B . Creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered

C . Lovely, confident, brave and quick tempered

D . Lucky, confident, creative and successful

（4）Some traditional festivals about dragons are celebrated _____ in China.

A . every year