金华市东阳市2016中考英语二轮阅读理解训练（四）及答案.doc

浙江东阳市2016中考英语阅读理解训练题及参考答案【中考先睹为快】（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。In the 1920s , the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants(服务) to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didnt want to work on a farm or marry a farmer she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital and at the same time took flying lessons and got her pilots license. Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a mans world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weather made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned1 an hour.In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.( )38. From the first paragraph, we know that _.A. the word “stewardess” was made up by Ellen ChurchB. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a planeC. Food and drinks were offered on the plane then.D. Travelling by air was very popular because of the flight attendants.( )39. From the second paragraph, we learn that _.A. Ellen did not behave（行为） in the same way as most as other girlsB. Ellens family was not rich enough to support her educationC. Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospitalD. Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely( )40. Boeing Air Transport (BAT) offered Ellen the job because of _.A. her flying experienceB. her university educationC. her nursing experience D. her life attitudes(态度)( )41. According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to _ if she wanted to be a stewardess.A. be a nurseB. be marriedC. be a motherD. be young( )42. The passage mainly talks about _.A. the background of early flying pilotsB. the experience of flying passengersC. the history of early flight attendantsD. the development of airplanes参考答案38-42 BACDCPassage A（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in a right way.Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .( )34.What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Strange. B. Popular. C. Exciting D. Common( )35.What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph? ANot losing a sense of self BCreating a club of our own CMaking a difference to our school DFollowing other students example( )36.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer? ABe nice to other people at school BFind something that you are good at CMake your teachers know youre a good studentDMake friends with some students who are popular( )37.The writer writes the passage to tell us_. Awhat to do in high school Bhow to get along well with othersChow to become popular in middle schoolDwhat kinds of students are popular at school参考答案34-37 AADC Passage B阅读理解。Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.1. It was _ for people to find work before than today.A. not possibleB. difficult C. more difficultD. easier2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _.A. people will have no jobsB. people can still have jobs as beforeC. 4% of the people will have jobsD. 97% of the people will have jobs3. One machine can do as much work as _.A. 40% of the peopleB. 4% of the people in the worldC. 40 peopleD. 75,000 people4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?A. 70% of the people.B. 4% of the people in the world.C. More than 75,000.D. About 75,000 people. 5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Machines are taking work instead of people.B. Now more people are out of work.C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.D. Most people want to have jobs.【答案及解析】1. 由短文的第一句话It has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everyone. 可知现在找工作比以前更困难，即以前找工作比现在容易得多。所以答案选D。2. 由短文的第二句话The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for the people. 准确地理解了这一句话的意思就能得出正确答案为B。3. 由短文的倒数第二句话One machine can often do the work of forty people.可知此题的正确答案为C。4. 此题根据原文的最后一句话可直接得出答案为D。5. 此题在原文中都可找到答案，而C答案与作者的观点Machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday.不一致，所以选C。阅读理解。A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. 1. The young man bought the new trousers _ his size.A. as long asB. two inches longer than C. as big asD. two inches shorter than2. He asked _ to shorten his new trousers. A. his mother and sisters B. his two sistersC. his elder sisterD. his mother and one of his sisters 3. His mother and sisters _. A. agreed to do thatB. didnt want to do thatC. said nothing to himD. said something to him4. His elder sister shortened the trousers _. A. after finished washing B. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinemaD. after having supper5. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _. A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorter C. six inches shorterD. eight inches shorter【答案及解析】1. B. 第一段的最后一句He found that they were about two inches too long. 2. A. 年轻人提出缩短裤子的要求，这个要求是向在场的妈妈和他的两个姐妹提出的。3. C. 因当时妈妈和姐妹俩都忙于干活，所以当时都没有回答他的话。4. D. 从第四段的原句(Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers)中我们可知是晚饭后去把裤子缩短了。5. C. 通读全文，知道有三人把裤子各缩短了两英寸，那么总共缩短了六英寸。Passage C中考阅读理解For most Americans, life without a car is hard to imagine. However, society has realized the serious air pollution problem caused by cars. The polluted air becomes poisonous(有毒的) to our health. One way to get rid of(摆脱) the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. Thats what several large companies have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress is this field has been slow. Another way is to replace the car engine(发动机) with something. Now inventors are working on steam(蒸汽) cars as well as electric cars. Many car makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases people. To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way we live. Americans, for example, have to reduce(减少) the number of their total cars. They should be encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory is closed. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment(失业). Although cars have led(引导) us to better lives, they have also brought us new problems. 1. A car is very important for most Americans. 2. Building a clean car is not difficult. 3. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to replace the car engine. 4. The writer thinks that the problem of air pollution is more important that that of unemployment. 【参考答案】(7) 14 TFTF中考阅读理解Many years ago, there was a man. He had a cat and loved it very much. He decided to call it Sky. One day, a friend said to him, Let me tell you that there is something stronger than the sky. I mean the clouds, for they cover the sky. You are right. answered the man, And now Im going to give my cat the name Cloud”. Two days