【聚焦中考】（浙江地区专版）中考英语总复习 第47讲 阅读理解（二）考点跟踪突破（含13年中考真题）（无答案） 外研版.doc

考点跟踪突破47阅读理解（二） (一)（2013,嘉兴、舟山）try reading the following sentences as fast as you can.“she sells seashells by the seashore.the shells she sells are surely seashells.so if she sells shells on the seashore,im sure she sells seashore shells.”not very easy,was it?what youve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令).it is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly.try the next example.“peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.did peter piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?if peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,wheres the peck of pickled peppers peter piper picked?”tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning.they are just designed to improve peoples ability (能力) to pronounce words.although they may be very difficult,these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak english correctly.this is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.so if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly,youd better try picking out some tongue twisters and practising them.1.tongue twisters are helpful in improving skills.a.listening b.writingc.pronunciation d.communication2.the first tongue twister is hard because .a.it is very boring to readb.it teaches us a lot of knowledgec.we dont know who “she” isd.the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar3.the passage is probably taken from in a school newspaper.a.story time b.study gardenc.latest news d.lost and found (二)（2013,义乌）teachers say the digital age has had a good and a notsogood influence on the american teenagers.more than 2,000 high school teachers took an online survey.75 percent of the teachers said the internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly good” use for their students research habits and skills.but 87 percent agreed that these technologies “make the students not have enough attention.” and 64 percent said the technologies “do little to help them in courses.”judy buchanan is a director of the national writing project.ms.buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more,and learn faster.teachers really like these tools,because they are ways to make some of learning exciting.young people enjoy using these tools.and the goal is to help them become creative students of meaningful work,and not just that kind of copyist.but one problem the survey found is that many students dont have a good understanding of how to use the digital knowledge well.in other words,they trust(信任) too much of the information.judy buchanan says these students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the online information is good or bad.another problem the survey found is something that might not seem like a problem,at all,beingable to quickly find information online.teachers say the ability of their students to work hard to find answers is becoming weaker.they say students depend too much on search engines (引擎) and do not make enough use,of printed books or research librarians.besides,many teachers are also worried about the problem that the internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.4. of the teachers agreed technologies may stop students from having enough attention.a.50% b.64% c.75% d.87%5.how many problems are mentioned (提及) in the passage?a.one. b.two. c.three. d.four.6.teachers like the digital search tools because they can .a.make some of learning excitingb.help students find answers easilyc.tell whether the information is good or notd.help students copy the work done by others7.what does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage? a.digital search tools have quite a lot of advantages.b.students dont know how to use the digital search tools.c.many teachers are worried about the students abilities.d.students should learn how to use the digital tools in a right way. (三)（2013,金华、丽水）hiphop or rap (说唱） music as it is also called,started on the streets and in the clubs of the new york city in the 1970s.but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music.this kind of music comes from reggae,disco and funk music.rapping means speaking to the rhythm of the music,and it is an important part of the music.people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.rapping in class.would you like to rap in class? well actually,hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the usa.why? there is a new school program called “flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop cds to help teach different school subjects.the words of the songs are just what students are studying.this makes learning easy and fun.students and teachers are excited about the positive results it has had on exam marks.one teacher said,“ive used hiphop songs in class,and i have never seen my students so crazy about history! you cant imagine how well they remember what i teach! we even try to write our own songs.”whose idea was flocabulary?blake harrison,a high school student,was the first person to come up with the idea of flocabulary.the word “flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”.“flow” is a rap word for “style”,or the way a rapper says the words of a song.“vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language.how did he get the idea ? well,he realized he could remember the words of a hiphop song very easily.so,why not make lessons into songs? today together with alex rappaport,a song writer,blake produces hiphop songs for math,science and literature (文学）.they are now used in schools with great success.8.rap music started in new york city.a.in the 1970s b.in a high schoolc.in the 19th century d.in a music class9.from the passage,we can learn “flocabulary” is a program to .a.write rap musicb.sing a song by talkingc.remember the words of a songd.help teach some school subjects10.the underlined word “positive” in paragraph 2 most probably means .a.bad b.good c.final d.direct11.blake harrison has produced hiphop songs for school subjects except .a.math b.science c.history d.literature (四)（2013，嘉兴、舟山）have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up？many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime.we all know that this is not true,but quite a few people actually think this way.for example,when people choose a major（专业）in college,they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives.however,there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers（职业）later in life.j.k.rowling,writer of the famous novel harry potter,was actually a school teacher before she began writing books.in fact,she was out of work before the first harry potter book came out.former us president ronald reagan began as an actor when he was a young man.he later decided that he wanted to do political work.this kind of passion finally led him to become president of the united states.the famous 19th century artist vincent van gogh was not a painter from the beginning.he once worked as an art salesman and later become a preacher.it was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.careers are always