2013十三大市中考阅读理解.docx

无锡阅读理解：（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）AMy Year Abroad This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers experiences in year-abroad programmes.Mariko Okada TokyoMy year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. Im not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.Carla Fonseca Rio de JaneiroI spent last year studying English in London. Im from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but Im glad to be home!Alvin Chen Hong KongStudying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a weekwith lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. Im really glad I went!25. All the three teenagers went abroad .A. to study EnglishB. to visit friendsC. to have a holidayD. to find a job26. Who didnt really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?A. Mariko.B. Carla.C. Alvin.D. None of them.27. Travelers Corner is most probably .A. a sports club newsletterB. a science documentaryC. a travel magazineD. a news websiteBThe Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Franks completed test this week.Weekly Test1. I prefer to spend my spare timeq(a) with my family (b) with my friendsq (c) on my own.2 f have a problem, I would rather (a) talk to my parents than to my friends.q (b) talk to my friends than to my family.q (c) solve it on my own.3. I prefer to studyq (a) at home with my family around.q (b) with my friends. (c) on my own.4. For my birthday I would prefer toq (a) be with my familyq (b)have a party with lots of friends. (c) go out with just my best friend. You get 1 point for each(c), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) Go and find out what your score means on the right!Scores and their meanings:4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others.7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous.10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but youd rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself. You can e-mail us at and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you.28. How many points did Frank get in the weeks test?A.8B.9C.10D. 1129. From Franks result, we may know that .A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with themB. his family comes first although he loves being with friendsC. both his family and his friends are of great importance to himD. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends30. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out .A. how to solve teenage problems B. how to make good friendsC. what his lifestyle is like D. what kind of person he isCAunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”“Oh, its you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didnt notice you.”“Im gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you dont want to come. You want to work, dont you? Its much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”“Isnt that work?” Ben asked.“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? Youve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.“No, Ben. If you do, youll do it wrong. You cant paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldnt mind, but it isnt.”“I wont do it wrong. Ill be really careful. Ill give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they cant have or want to do what they shouldnt do.31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?A. Reward B. Interest. C. Ability.D. Chance.32. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Bens attention.C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.33. What can we infer (推断) from the story?A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth.C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.DEverything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the cat and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her babys cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance. The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.34. Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?a. The ears receive the sound waves.b. The mother recognizes her babys cry.c. The cars turn the sound waves into signals.d. The babys cry ravels in the form of sound wavese. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.A. d-a-c-b-eB. d-a-c-e-bC. a-d-c-b-eD. a-d-c-e-b35. Certain words or songs can change tarpons moods mainly because of his .A. lifestyle B. personalityC. experiences D. hobbies36. According to the fast paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the bearing in one car to tell .A. where the source of a sound is B. how loud a sound isC. when a sound starts to appear D. what makes a sound37. What is the best title for this passage?A. Human Brains Amazing Facts B. Human Hearing CharacteristicsC. How to improve Hearing D. How Do Humans Hear苏州市阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AAccording to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射杀）a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon， he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddys Bear”.Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered，saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.26.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_A. a candy store owner B . a toy store owner C . the inventor of the teddy bear D .Teddy Roosevelt friend27.The idea for making the first teddy bear came from_A. a movie B . a magazine story C.a TV advertisement D.a newspaper cartoon28.From this passage we can see that_A.many people liked Teddy RooseveltB.many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt C.President Roosevelt cared only about important people D.President Roosevelt did not like young bearsBTony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.In the early 1970s，Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London，through Asia，to Australia. On the trip，they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries weather，customs(风俗），and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s，Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popularWheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today，400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example，Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information，read the books!29.Which trip was Tony Wheelers first guidebook about?A.The United Kingdom. B.From Asia to England.C.From Australia to Afghanistan. D.From England to Australia.30.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?A.He needed the money. B.His wife asked him to do it.C.Many people asked questions about his travels. D.He liked writing books.31.How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?A.It talked about places most tourists did not go .B. It was longer and more expensive.C.It told people about a countrys weather，customs，and places to see.D . It was the first guidebook about Asia .32.Which sentence below is true?A.Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.B.Tony Wheelers first guidebook was not popular.C.After their first trip，Maureen did not travel with Tony .D.Today，Lonely Planet is still a small company.CComputers are good tools(工具）.The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They cant stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症）（IAD).People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉)their jobs!Do you have IAD? Think about these questions：How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online，are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online，do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you cant play a game?If you have IAD，what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S.Young have some ideas. First，ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example，use the computer or play games twice a week，not every day. In this way，you can have a good social life with other friends.33.The passage is mainly about_A.a new sickness B.an online game C.messages D.computer jobs34.If you have Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)，you are_ A.online for an hour a week B.send e-mall messages at workC.are on the Internet more than with friends D.never use the computer35.According to the passage，which is NOT a sign of IAD?A.Quitting your job to spend more time online. B.Spending time with family and friends.C.Forgetting the time when you are online. D.Getting angry when you can，t play a game.36.Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S. Young_A.quit their jobs B.are online a lot C.have IAD D.help people with IADDIf you plan to take your pet on a trip，prepare ahead of time. At least two weeks before you leave，take your pet to a vet. See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving. The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter. Your vet may have this information. You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have. For information on foreign countries， check with their consulates (领事馆).You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling.Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.If you are going by plane or train，ask if pets are allowed. If they are，ask where they will be kept and who will care for them. The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.Choose your pets box carefully. Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can be chewed(嚼碎).If going by plane or train during warm weather，try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Also try to avoid (避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold. Even in your own car， be careful. Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold.37.The main idea of this passage is to_A.warn people to leave their pets at home B.give general information about pet travelC.tell people how to choose their pet boxes D.tell people about foreign pet laws38.When taking a pet on a trip，a pet owner_A.doesn need to make any special plans B.should stay at friends homesC.should make plans before leaving home D.should travel by bus instead of plane39.From the passage，we can learn that_A.it costs too much to take pets on trips B.some pets may not be well enough to travelC.all train lines treat pets exactly the same D.pets are welcome everywhere40.Which person would be the most interested in this passage?A. A vet. B. A pet owner . C . A bus driver. D . A pet shop owner.2013常州 阅读理解（213）AWe were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldnt stop- I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled together, were five frightened kittens . They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.I wanted to find the mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one-unbelievable.We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family.The veterinarian told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they werent confident about the about the mothers chances.About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had risked her life five times-and it had paid off. All