中考英语基础阅读题训练（五）.docx

基础阅读(五)AWelcome to the Art Museum!Youve just stepped into one of the worlds greatest collections of art, covering centuries of human creativity from all over the world. With thousands of works on show, you may wonder how to start your visit, so we are here to help. CLICK on the “dont miss” list, and youll find introductions of the must-see works in our collections in different museum rooms. They are great choices to start if you are new to the museum.The overlook below shows a clear floor plan of the museum and its collections. Enjoy your visit and feel free to ask for help and directions at any point during your stay.Tickets can be bought online at or at the ticket office at $10 per person. Children under 16 can get a half price. Family package (for 34 people) is $18.A guide can be arranged(安排) for you for $40 for a 2hour tour, giving youintroductions of the must-see artworks and the interesting stories behind them. But itneeds to be booked(预订) 1 day before your visit at 7695100.1. The passage probably comes from a(n) _.A. tour map B. guide book C. museum website D. art magazine2. In the “dont miss” list for the Art Museum, we can know about the _.A. free paintings B. must-see worksC. new collections D .museum buildings3. Which part of the museum shows Chinese art?A. The “Bridge”. B. Rice Building.C. Michigan Avenue Building. D. Mckinlock Court.4. To visit the museum with his 9yearold twins, Mr. Smith should at least pay _.A. $15 B. $18 C. $20 D. $405. We can know that the guide in the museum _.A. will show you around for a whole day B. will guide you to see every artwork C. can be booked when you arrive D. needs to be booked on the phoneBIn the world, soccer or football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream World Cups” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. 6. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, it must have_. A. Many football fans B. a very good team C. many football players D. a big playground 7. The World Cup after 2002 is held in_. A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 2004 8. From the passage, children drew many things in the picture except_. A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers 9. In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries_. A. to show their love for their own country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football 10. Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because_. A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A,B and C CIn 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed our feelings, like other kinds of art. 11. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of _ A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window 12. The Daguerrotype was_. A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photographer 13. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_. A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.14. Mathew Brady_. A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people 15. This passage tells us_. A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras DNameTELSchoolVolunteeringProjectPlaceNa Yuegang679-67261Beijing Language and Culture UniversityAPEC ForumBeijing HotelSu Ming867-32653Shijiazhuang No.27 Middle Schoolhelp these poor childrenYuhua OrphanageBao Yiqiao578-23489Beijing Sanfan Middle Schoolpsychological counsellorClass 4Xu Xinxin307-2269Ningbo HuizhenSchoolProtect meadow (草地)Huizhen campus16. Jia Ming is good at English and French, which project should he join?A. Help poor children B. Psychological counsellorC. Protect meadow D. APEC forum17. If you want to help poor children, you should call _.A. Na Yuegang at 867-32653. B. Su Ming at 867-32653C. Bao Yiqiao at 632-15698 D. Xu Xinxin at 307-226918. Someone needs help because of some psychological problems, where should he go? A. Huizhen campus B. Yuhua orphanageC. Beijing Hotel D. Class 419. The sign “keep out of the grass” should be put in _.A. Beijing Language and Culture University B. Beijing Sanfan Middle SchoolC. Ningbo Huizhen School D. Shijiazhuang No.27 Middle School20. Who do you think is most concerned about children?A. Xu Xinxin B. Bao Yiqiao C. Su Ming D. Na YuegangEAmericans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车). A small car can hold(容纳) four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together. Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their childrens sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱) when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats, the van can then carry the grandparents. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America, there are many parks for motor homes.21. From the passage, a van is also called _. A. a motor car B. a